In this entry, we learn that King Henry VIII, in fact, had two more wives- the garlic-loving Marie de Normandy and Bettina (Joan Sims and Barbara Windsor, respectively). I’m so glad that the Carry On team tackled this period of history as it was ripe for it’s portrayal through the bawdy and smutty lens of …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 21- Carry On Henry (1971)
This instalment tackles dating, romance and love (with plenty of the trademark smut and double entendres) as Sid and Hattie star as Sid Bliss and Sophie Plummett who run a computerised dating agency (although it’s actually Sophie who pairs up the different suitors). Cue lots of wildly different candidates and wildly different experiences. There’s so …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 20- Carry On Loving (1970)
The Carry On team parody the Tarzan films of old. Lady Bagley is looking for her missing child and husband whereas Professor Tinkle is looking for a rare species of bird. This entry veers into potentially serious territory with the plot involving the missing child and then, of all things, cannibalism later on in proceedings. …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 19- Carry On Up The Jungle (1970)
From IMDB- ‘Dr Nookey, disgraced, is sent to a remote island hospital. Staff member Gladstone Screwer gives him a secret slimming potion. Nookey flies to England for fame and fortune. Others try to cash in or bring him down.’ As you can probably tell from the plot outline, there are some cracking character names in …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 18- Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
An eclectic bunch of wayfarers arrive at a campsite in Devon run by the moneygrabbing Mr Fiddler. Later, when a hippie music festival takes place in the field next to the camp, the campers must team together to remedy the problem. Carry On Camping is the series entry that I'm sure was the first Carry …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 17- Carry On Camping (1969)
The Carry On team parody the British Raj in this film with the kilt-wearing Brits (Third Foot and Mouth regiment) led by Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) and his hilariously coarse wife (Joan Sims) and the Raj led by the Khasi of Kalabar (Kenneth Williams) and his trusty henchman Bungdit Din (Bernard Bresslaw). Alas, there are …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 16- Carry On Up The Khyber (1968)
Another hospital based Carry On film follows the plights of various patients, nurses and even the hospital porters who work there. Carry On Doctor is one of the series entries that most people know of and are most fond of. It’s also iconic as this film gave birth to the Kenneth Williams’ catchphrase of ‘Matron!’, …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 15- Carry On Doctor (1967)
This Beau Geste parody concerns ‘a young English aristocrat who, unjustly disgraced by accusations of cheating, joins the Foreign Legion and comes across a Bilko-like sergeant with a fort full of nervous legionnaires. With trouble brewing, the new recruit is forced to show his mettle and, hopefully, win back the heart of his lover.’ This …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 14- Follow That Camel (1967)
This is a Carry On movie that didn’t have the Carry On prefix to its title (but this was added in some territories). For this film, the gang take on all things Scarlet Pimpernel and provide a humourous take on the French Revolution. The guillotine features heavily hence the title. As this is an entry …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 13- Don’t Lose Your Head (1967)
The evil Dr Watt is kidnapping young women with the assistance of his Frankensteinesque henchmen and is turning them into shop mannequins. Bumbling detective Sidney Bung (!) is on the case though. Whereas Carry On Cowboy parodies the Western genre, this entry takes aim at horror, specifically the Hammer horror films with Bung parodying Sherlock …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 12- Carry On Screaming (1966)
Meathook Cinema 