WHAT'S UP NURSE! is a forgettable, low budget addition to the British sex comedy genre, written and directed by Derek Ford. The film stars Nicholas Field as a somewhat bumbling, skirt-chasing doctor causing a ruckus in his new job, so it feels very much like CARRY ON DOCTOR except with added nudity. And truth be told, the film isn't really very funny at all, going for the lowbrow, silly scenario throughout and feeling tired and cheesy as a result.
Felicity Devonshire is a good choice for the love interest and her vibrant personality comes to the fore here. However, the supporting British character actors are poorly served by the script. John Le Mesurier is off-form and the tag-team of Peter Butterworth and Jack Douglas are a welcome presence but get too little screen time. The likes of Anna Karen and Andrew Sachs barely get a scene between them, and likewise for the inimitable Bill Pertwee. In the end, WHAT'S UP NURSE! is one of the barrel-scraping examples of this overworked genre, and even fans of this era's "classics" are likely to be disappointed by it.
Felicity Devonshire is a good choice for the love interest and her vibrant personality comes to the fore here. However, the supporting British character actors are poorly served by the script. John Le Mesurier is off-form and the tag-team of Peter Butterworth and Jack Douglas are a welcome presence but get too little screen time. The likes of Anna Karen and Andrew Sachs barely get a scene between them, and likewise for the inimitable Bill Pertwee. In the end, WHAT'S UP NURSE! is one of the barrel-scraping examples of this overworked genre, and even fans of this era's "classics" are likely to be disappointed by it.