None of these were particularly popular at the box office so Thomas returned to "doctor" films with "Doctor in Distress" (1963). This starred Dirk Bogarde, who had been encouraged to reprise his role as Simon Sparrow one more time. In return, Rank agreed to finance Thomas and Bogarde in two more expensive films: the James Bond spoof "Hot Enough for June" (1964) and a serious look at the Cyprus Emergency, "The High Bright Sun" (1964).