

Nurse on Wheels
1963-01-03 · 85 min · ★ 6.1
Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up her first job as District Nurse. She soon overcomes the suspicion of her patients used to someone rather older, while becoming romantically involved with a local farmer - at least until he tries to evict a newly-arrived expectant couple who park their caravan on his land.
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- Directors
- Gerald Thomas
- Production companies
- Peter Rogers Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Juliet MillsJoanna Jones
Ronald LewisHenry Edwards
Joan SimsDeborah Walcott
Noel PurcellAbel Worthy
Esma CannonMrs. Jones
Raymond HuntleyVicar Walcott
Athene SeylerMiss Farthingale
Norman RossingtonGeorge Judd
Ronald HowardDr. Harold Golfrey
Joan HicksonMrs. Wood
Renée HoustonMrs. Beacon
Jim DaleTim Taylor
George WoodbridgeMr. Beacon
David HorneDr. Golfrey Sr.
Deryck GuylerDriving Examiner
Barbara EverestNurse Merrick
Brian RawlinsonPoliceman
Virginia VernonMiss "Squiggle" MaitlandTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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