Carry On Doctor

A flamboyant con artist who pretends to heal through mind over matter, Bigger arrives at the hospital to exploit trusting patients. His confidence masks growing vulnerability as an accident forces him to face the consequences of his fraud. The character drives the satire by showing how clever deceit meets real hospital concerns.

Chloë is Bigger's assistant and partner in crime, often helping stage his performances. She navigates the hospital's social currents with practical wit, supporting Bigger while staying wary of mounting risk. Her role highlights collaboration in a world of mock-healing and misdirection.

Clumsy yet charming, Kilmore is a beloved doctor who inspires affection from patients and trouble from staff. His career becomes clouded after an incident on the roof, leading to questions about professionalism and propriety. He embodies the humane, fallible side of medical life in a farce.

The battleaxe Matron is strict, formidable, and prone to unrequited longing for Dr Tinkle. She enforces rules and discipline on the wards, often clashing with the doctors and patients alike. Her authority is central to the hospital's power dynamics and the plot's conflicts.

Tinkle is Kilmore's superior and a schemer who maneuvers to protect his position. His manipulation of the truth with Matron triggers the ward upheaval when the truth surfaces. He represents the calculating, rule-bound side of medical administration.

A novice nurse who becomes entangled in hospital politics after a reckless romantic pursuit. Her absence and the consequences ripple through the male wards and complicate the truth around Kilmore and May’s encounter. She serves as a catalyst for conflict within the nurse's realm.

An elderly patient whose vulnerability anchors the ward's humanity amid the farce. She, with other patients, challenges the professionals and pushes the plot toward collective action. Her presence underscores the social undercurrents of care and agency.

A bedridden layabout who fakes symptoms to stay in hospital, Charlie uses the wards as a stage for mischief. He becomes a rallying figure for the patients to resist unfair treatment and join the nocturnal mutiny. His scheming provides much of the film's energy and laughter.