Sunday, 27 September 2026

Nurse Will Make It Better

Wyrd Britain reviews 'Nurse Will Make It Better' starring Diana Dors and Patrick Troughton from the ITV series 'Thriller'.
We've sung the praises of Brian Clemens here before as the mastermind behind a veritable host of Wyrd Britain classics such as Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde', 'Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter', 'And Soon the Darkness' as well as writing and producing for TV shows like 'Danger Man', 'The Avengers', 'The Professionals' for the likes of Hammer and ITC but the mid 1970s ITV series 'Thriller' was his baby, outlining every episode and scripting 38 of them including this one from the fourth series.

Wyrd Britain reviews 'Nurse Will Make It Better' starring Diana Dors and Patrick Troughton from the ITV series 'Thriller'.
'Nurse Will Make It Better' has diplomat's daughter 'Charley' (Linda Liles) breaking her back in a horse riding accident and being 'cared' for by warty, devil-worshipping nurse 'Bessy Morne' (Diana Dors) who indoctrinates her, and her younger sister, into the cackling, coke drinking world of eeeevillll.  Ranged against them are elder sister 'Ruth' (Andrea Marcovicci), boyfriend 'Simon' (Michael Culver), bodyguard 'Carson' (Ed Bishop - UFO) and Patrick Troughton as the demon hunter 'Lyall'.

Dors is at her late career best here wailing, cackling, shrieking and taunting for all she's worth consumed in her role as the frumpy, malevolently satanic witch, whilst the under-utilised Troughton is previewing his role of 'Father Brennan' from the following years' 'The Omen', but this is very much an ensemble piece and the cast all rise to the occasion to make this a fun slice of Hammery pulp horror brought to the screen by 'Sapphire and Steel' director Shaun O'Riordan.

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