Stuart Farquhar (Kenneth Williams) is the travel rep who is accompanying holidaymakers to the Mediterranean island of Elsbels. The travellers are an eclectic bunch and include pub owners Vic and Cora Flange (!), the amorous Stanley Blunt and his bossy ice maiden of a wife, Evelyn, Mummy’s boy Eustace Tuttle and monk Brother Bernard. As …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 24- Carry On Abroad (1972)
From IMDB- ‘A gang of thieves plans to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises and infiltrate the hospital, but everything doesn't go according to plan.’ There’s a real emphasis on gender and swapping genders within Carry On Matron which is very interesting and portrayed …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 23- Carry On Matron (1972)
Wm C. Bogg and Son is a toilet and bathroom ceramics firm. Vic Spanner, the trade union rep organises strikes at the drop of a hat and is a permanent thorn in the side of management. Carry On At Your Convenience was made at the start of the 70’s and is quite prophetic as this …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 22- Carry On At Your Convenience (1971)
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)
Meathook Cinema 