The Hospital Visit

  • Episode aired Mar 15, 1973
  • TV-Y
  • 31m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Michael Crawford and Elisabeth Sladen in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)

While Betty is in hospital, Frank makes a masterly mess of the kitchen and the shopping. Next he raids the flowers from the reception at the start of a bad hospital visit. Frank is scolded, ...Read allWhile Betty is in hospital, Frank makes a masterly mess of the kitchen and the shopping. Next he raids the flowers from the reception at the start of a bad hospital visit. Frank is scolded, confused with a depressive patient's neglecting husband, and carries out inappropriate ins...Read allWhile Betty is in hospital, Frank makes a masterly mess of the kitchen and the shopping. Next he raids the flowers from the reception at the start of a bad hospital visit. Frank is scolded, confused with a depressive patient's neglecting husband, and carries out inappropriate instructions, for too many patients.

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    Poor old Sarah Jane Smith. She discovered you were better off fighting with Daleks or giant spiders than serve Frank Spencer in a shop.

    Elisabeth Sladen plays Judy working at the grocers. Frank wants to take some apples and grapes for Betty who is in hospital. Unfortunately he only has 18 pence.

    Later at the hospital. Frank messes up Betty's bedspread and then gets mixed up as another female patient's husband.

    It all ends with Frank helping Betty and three other female leave the hospital. They all think they are getting or want to be discharged.

    Once again there are a few mishaps. Such as Frank in the kitchen with a glass paned door falling on his head.

    The scene with the stretcher has been done before in other movies.
    Betty is in hospital recovering from an operation, leaving Frank to fend for himself, but a kindhearted Frank plans to take some fruit in for Betty.

    It is perhaps not the strongest episode from Series one, but it still has some real laugh out loud moments.

    Pure slapstick, once again we get to See Crawford's physical brilliance, he delivers his lines tremendously well, but his physical actions are a joy to watch.

    The kitchen scene is a classic moment, so well choreographed. The mix up with The Doctor is a scream, but best of all, the moment in the fruit shop, the way Frank torments poor Judy is side splitting.

    Sladen is terrific as Judy, not long before she'd land the role as Sarah Jane Smith alongside Jon Pertwee, still regarded by many as the show's most loved companion.

    Very funny.

    8/10.

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    • Runtime
      • 31m
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      • 1.33 : 1

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