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{{short description|1978 film by Justin Cartwright}} | {{short description|1978 film by Justin Cartwright}} | ||
{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Rose Dixon – Night Nurse | | name = Rose Dixon – Night Nurse | ||
| image = Rosie Dixon-Night Nurse.jpg | | image = Rosie Dixon-Night Nurse.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| director = [[Justin Cartwright]] | | director = [[w:Justin Cartwright|Justin Cartwright]] | ||
| producer = [[Frank Bevis]] | | producer = [[w:Frank Bevis|Frank Bevis]] | ||
| writer = [[Christopher Wood (writer)|Christopher Wood]]<br>Justin Cartwright | | writer = [[w:Christopher Wood (writer)|Christopher Wood]]<br>Justin Cartwright | ||
| based_on = novel by Christopher Wood | | based_on = novel by Christopher Wood | ||
| starring = [[Beryl Reid]]<br>[[John Le Mesurier]]<br>[[Arthur Askey]]<br> | | starring = [[Beryl Reid]]<br>[[John Le Mesurier]]<br>[[Arthur Askey]]<br>Debbie Ash | ||
| music = [[Ed Welch]] | | music = [[w:Ed Welch|Ed Welch]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Alex Thomson (cinematographer)|Alex Thomson]] | | cinematography = [[w:Alex Thomson (cinematographer)|Alex Thomson]] | ||
| editing = [[Geoffrey Foot (film editor)|Geoffrey Foot]] | | editing = [[w:Geoffrey Foot (film editor)|Geoffrey Foot]] | ||
| studio = | | studio = | ||
| distributor = | | distributor = | ||
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| budget = £300,000<ref>Doctor's ardours." Sunday Times [London, England] 7 Aug. 1977: 28. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 29 Mar. 2014.</ref> | | budget = £300,000<ref>Doctor's ardours." Sunday Times [London, England] 7 Aug. 1977: 28. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 29 Mar. 2014.</ref> | ||
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'''''Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse''''' is a 1978 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Justin Cartwright]] and starring [[Debbie Ash]], [[Carolyne Argyle]], [[Beryl Reid]] and [[John Le Mesurier]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090115093227/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/48898 BFI.org]</ref> It is based on a novel by [[Christopher Wood (writer)|Christopher Wood]]. The plot revolves around a new student nurse at a hospital, who attracts interest from the staff with comic consequences. | '''''Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse''''' is a 1978 British sex [[w:comedy film|comedy film]] directed by [[w:Justin Cartwright|Justin Cartwright]] and starring [[w:Debbie Ash|Debbie Ash]], [[w:Carolyne Argyle|Carolyne Argyle]], [[Beryl Reid]] and [[John Le Mesurier]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090115093227/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/48898 BFI.org]</ref> It is based on a novel by [[w:Christopher Wood (writer)|Christopher Wood]]. The plot revolves around a new student nurse at a hospital, who attracts interest from the staff with comic consequences. | ||
The film is one of several softcore sex comedies released in the 1970s to cash in on the success of the ''Confessions'' series (also written by Wood under the pseudonym 'Timothy Lea'). Like the ''Confessions'' films, it was adapted from a book, the author's credit going to the fictional Rosie herself. It is the only one of the nine Rosie Dixon novels to be adapted into a movie. The character of Penny Sutton – Rosie's best friend in the movie and in the books – is the star of an earlier series of similar novels that depict Penny as an airline stewardess. | The film is one of several softcore sex comedies released in the 1970s to cash in on the success of the ''Confessions'' series (also written by Wood under the pseudonym 'Timothy Lea'). Like the ''Confessions'' films, it was adapted from a book, the author's credit going to the fictional Rosie herself. It is the only one of the nine Rosie Dixon novels to be adapted into a movie. The character of Penny Sutton – Rosie's best friend in the movie and in the books – is the star of an earlier series of similar novels that depict Penny as an airline stewardess. | ||
Star | Star Debbie Ash is better known as one of the dance troupe [[w:Hot Gossip|Hot Gossip]], along with her sister [[Leslie Ash]] (later a TV star in her own right), who plays Rosie's sister Natalie. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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* [[John Le Mesurier]] – Sir Archibald MacGregor | * [[John Le Mesurier]] – Sir Archibald MacGregor | ||
* [[Arthur Askey]] – Mr. Arkwright | * [[Arthur Askey]] – Mr. Arkwright | ||
* | * Debbie Ash – Rosie Dixon | ||
* [[Liz Fraser]] – Mrs. Dixon | * [[Liz Fraser]] – Mrs. Dixon | ||
* [[Lance Percival]] – Jake Fletcher | * [[Lance Percival]] – Jake Fletcher | ||
* [[John Junkin]] – Mr. Dixon | * [[John Junkin]] – Mr. Dixon | ||
* [[Bob Todd]] – Mr. Buchanan | * [[Bob Todd]] – Mr. Buchanan | ||
* [[Carolyne Argyle]] – Penny Green | * [[w:Carolyne Argyle|Carolyne Argyle]] – Penny Green | ||
* [[Jeremy Sinden]] – Dr. Robert Fishlock | * [[w:Jeremy Sinden|Jeremy Sinden]] – Dr. Robert Fishlock | ||
* [[Christopher Ellison]] – Dr. Adam Quint | * [[w:Christopher Ellison|Christopher Ellison]] – Dr. Adam Quint | ||
* [[Peter Mantle]] – Dr. Tom Richmond | * [[w:Peter Mantle|Peter Mantle]] – Dr. Tom Richmond | ||
* [[Ian Sharp]] – Dr.Seamus MacSweeney | * [[w:Ian Sharp|Ian Sharp]] – Dr.Seamus MacSweeney | ||
* [[Leslie Ash]] – Natalie Dixon | * [[Leslie Ash]] – Natalie Dixon | ||
* [[David Timson]] – Geoffrey Ramsbottom | * [[w:David Timson|David Timson]] – Geoffrey Ramsbottom | ||
* [[John Clive]] – Grieves | * [[John Clive]] – Grieves | ||
* [[Patricia Hodge]] – Sister Belter | * [[w:Patricia Hodge|Patricia Hodge]] – Sister Belter | ||
* [[Peter Bull]] – August Visitor | * [[Peter Bull]] – August Visitor | ||
* [[Glenna Forster-Jones]] – Staff Nurse Smythe | * [[w:Glenna Forster-Jones|Glenna Forster-Jones]] – Staff Nurse Smythe | ||
* [[Harry Towb]] – Mr. Phillips | * [[Harry Towb]] – Mr. Phillips | ||
* [[Joan Benham]] – Sister Tutor | * [[Joan Benham]] – Sister Tutor | ||
* [[Sara Pugsley]] – Night Sister | * [[w:Sara Pugsley|Sara Pugsley]] – Night Sister | ||
* [[Jon Lingard-Lane]] – Traction Patient / Barnabus Medic | * [[w:Jon Lingard-Lane|Jon Lingard-Lane]] – Traction Patient / Barnabus Medic | ||
* [[Claire Davenport]] – Mrs. Buchanan | * [[Claire Davenport]] – Mrs. Buchanan | ||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:1978 comedy films]] | [[Category:1978 comedy films]] | ||
[[Category:1970s British films]] | [[Category:1970s British films]] | ||
[[Category:British comedy films]] | |||
[[Category:British medical comedy films]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:06, 21 December 2022
| Rose Dixon – Night Nurse | |
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| Directed by | Justin Cartwright |
| Written by | Christopher Wood Justin Cartwright |
| Based on | novel by Christopher Wood |
| Produced by | Frank Bevis |
| Starring | Beryl Reid John Le Mesurier Arthur Askey Debbie Ash |
| Cinematography | Alex Thomson |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Foot |
| Music by | Ed Welch |
Release date | 1978 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £300,000[1] |
Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse is a 1978 British sex comedy film directed by Justin Cartwright and starring Debbie Ash, Carolyne Argyle, Beryl Reid and John Le Mesurier.[2] It is based on a novel by Christopher Wood. The plot revolves around a new student nurse at a hospital, who attracts interest from the staff with comic consequences.
The film is one of several softcore sex comedies released in the 1970s to cash in on the success of the Confessions series (also written by Wood under the pseudonym 'Timothy Lea'). Like the Confessions films, it was adapted from a book, the author's credit going to the fictional Rosie herself. It is the only one of the nine Rosie Dixon novels to be adapted into a movie. The character of Penny Sutton – Rosie's best friend in the movie and in the books – is the star of an earlier series of similar novels that depict Penny as an airline stewardess.
Star Debbie Ash is better known as one of the dance troupe Hot Gossip, along with her sister Leslie Ash (later a TV star in her own right), who plays Rosie's sister Natalie.
Cast
- Beryl Reid – Matron
- John Le Mesurier – Sir Archibald MacGregor
- Arthur Askey – Mr. Arkwright
- Debbie Ash – Rosie Dixon
- Liz Fraser – Mrs. Dixon
- Lance Percival – Jake Fletcher
- John Junkin – Mr. Dixon
- Bob Todd – Mr. Buchanan
- Carolyne Argyle – Penny Green
- Jeremy Sinden – Dr. Robert Fishlock
- Christopher Ellison – Dr. Adam Quint
- Peter Mantle – Dr. Tom Richmond
- Ian Sharp – Dr.Seamus MacSweeney
- Leslie Ash – Natalie Dixon
- David Timson – Geoffrey Ramsbottom
- John Clive – Grieves
- Patricia Hodge – Sister Belter
- Peter Bull – August Visitor
- Glenna Forster-Jones – Staff Nurse Smythe
- Harry Towb – Mr. Phillips
- Joan Benham – Sister Tutor
- Sara Pugsley – Night Sister
- Jon Lingard-Lane – Traction Patient / Barnabus Medic
- Claire Davenport – Mrs. Buchanan
