The Feminine Touch

1h 31min

Drama

Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and sensible; Pat (Delphi Lawrence) is flighty and open; Maureen (Adrienne Corri) is Irish and loud; Ann (Henryetta Edwards) is a typical public school girl; and Liz (Barbara Archer) comes from a typical working class background. As they get to know each other, they bond in spite of their differences.

Production Companies

Ealing Studios

The Rank Organisation

Cast

George Baker

George Baker

Dr Jim Alcott
Belinda Lee

Belinda Lee

Nurse Susan Richards
Delphi Lawrence

Delphi Lawrence

Nurse Pat Martin
Adrienne Corri

Adrienne Corri

Nurse Maureen O'Brien
Mandy Miller

Mandy Miller

Young patient Jessie
Henryetta Edwards

Henryetta Edwards

Nurse Bowland
Barbara Archer

Barbara Archer

Nurse Jenkins
Beatrice Varley

Beatrice Varley

Sister Snow
Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Kitchen-hand
Joan Haythorne

Joan Haythorne

Home Sister
Joan Carol

Joan Carol

Theatre Sister
Constance Fraser

Constance Fraser

Assistant Matron
Vivienne Drummond

Vivienne Drummond

Second-year Nurse
Richard Leech

Richard Leech

Casualty Doctor
Dorothy Alison

Dorothy Alison

The Suicide
Olwen Brookes

Olwen Brookes

Other Sister
Barbara Leake

Barbara Leake

Other Sister
Iris Russell

Iris Russell

Other Sister
Sylvia Bidmead

Sylvia Bidmead

Other Trainee Nurse
Shirley Lawrence

Shirley Lawrence

Other Trainee Nurse
Sally Pierce

Sally Pierce

Other Trainee Nurse
Rosamund Waring

Rosamund Waring

Other Trainee Nurse
Madge Brindley

Madge Brindley

Other Patient
Hélène Burls

Hélène Burls

Other Patient
Margaret Halstan

Margaret Halstan

Other Patient
Mark Daly

Mark Daly

Gardener (uncredited)

Release date

19th Jun 1956

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English