A new Matron takes over at St. Swithins - the fearsome Miss Fox. Even Loftus is afraid of her. Knowing of her puritanism, Dick and Paul attempt to scare her away by sending her forged love notes purporting to be written by Bingham.
Lawrence, meanwhile, is stung by Duncan's comments about his ability to chat up girls, and decides to prove him wrong by asking Sandra out to Matron's party. She accepts. When Duncan hears about this, he is stunned. On finding her in a compromising situation with his arch-enemy, however, Bingham cancels their date.
One of the patients - farmer Mr.Prothero - has been bringing vegetables onto the ward to make him feel more at home. He even has a massive lump of manure deposited under his bed...
A plot strand in the 1966 film 'Doctor In Clover' concerned the attempts of Dr.Grimsdyke ( Leslie Phillips ) to rid St. Swithins of a dragon-like matron called Joanna Sweet, played by Joan Sims. This Chapman/McKenna penned episode is a carbon-copy of that situation, even down to the forged love letters. It was also the last episode to feature Sammie Winmill as 'Nurse Sandra Crumpton'. Presumably the producers did not want Duncan tied down in a long-term relationship so early on in the series. The actress would next be seen on television in the first season of the children's sci-fi show 'The Tomorrow People' in which she played Carol.
William Moore, a.k.a. 'Mr.Prothero', went on to play Ronnie Corbett's father ( "Language, Timothy!" ) in the 1980's BBC sitcom 'Sorry!".
Funniest moment - Bingham's feeble attempts to ask Sandra out!
Lawrence, meanwhile, is stung by Duncan's comments about his ability to chat up girls, and decides to prove him wrong by asking Sandra out to Matron's party. She accepts. When Duncan hears about this, he is stunned. On finding her in a compromising situation with his arch-enemy, however, Bingham cancels their date.
One of the patients - farmer Mr.Prothero - has been bringing vegetables onto the ward to make him feel more at home. He even has a massive lump of manure deposited under his bed...
A plot strand in the 1966 film 'Doctor In Clover' concerned the attempts of Dr.Grimsdyke ( Leslie Phillips ) to rid St. Swithins of a dragon-like matron called Joanna Sweet, played by Joan Sims. This Chapman/McKenna penned episode is a carbon-copy of that situation, even down to the forged love letters. It was also the last episode to feature Sammie Winmill as 'Nurse Sandra Crumpton'. Presumably the producers did not want Duncan tied down in a long-term relationship so early on in the series. The actress would next be seen on television in the first season of the children's sci-fi show 'The Tomorrow People' in which she played Carol.
William Moore, a.k.a. 'Mr.Prothero', went on to play Ronnie Corbett's father ( "Language, Timothy!" ) in the 1980's BBC sitcom 'Sorry!".
Funniest moment - Bingham's feeble attempts to ask Sandra out!