Carry on Constable

Carry on Constable

Star Cast	-      Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Eric Barker, Charles Hawtrey, Leslie Phillips, Shirley Eaton, Hattie Jacques
Director	-          Gerald Thomas
Producer	-          Peter Rogers
Rating	-          UA
Year of Release	-          1960
Category	-          Hollywood
Genre	-          Comedy

  Movie Gist

Left to right - PC Constable, PC Benson & PC Potter

It is an absolute delight to watch this crude slapstick comedy movie. With a flu epidemic prevailing, a British suburban police station is running short of staff. Under the pressure to maintain the staff level, Sergeant Wilkins (Sid James) is happy to hear that there are three new recruits joining directly from the training school.

The three new constables to join are – PC Charles Constable (Kenneth Connor) who is extremely superstitious,

Left to right - PC Benson, SC Gorse,
PC Potter & PC Constable reporting

PC Stanley Benson (Kenneth Williams) who is a self-proclaimed intellectual & amateur psychologist & PC Tom Potter (Leslie Phillips) who is a socially well-connected playboy. PC stands for Police

PC Constable trying to lure
WPC Passworthy

Constable. Before even reporting at the police station, the trio unknowingly help some bank robbers to get away in their car (a Jaguar). They get embarrassed on learning the truth. Enter WPC Gloria Passworthy (Joan Sims), PC Constable falls for her. Special Constable Gorse (Charles Hawtrey) completes the wreck.

The trio along with SC Gorse manage to totally bust up the operations of the police force & let criminals get away.

Disguised PC Benson & SC Gorse

They have to prove their worth otherwise they will lose their job & Sergeant Wilkins will be transferred. Finally luck favors them when a wages robbery takes place. Potter & Benson

PC Benson & PC Potter following Jaguar

locate the Jaguar car & the four of them get ready to confront the thieves. They arrest them & recover the stolen money.

Sergeant Wilkins gets promoted to his efficiency &excellent results by his constables. Constable finally gets his girl – Passworthy & also gets rid of his superstitions.

PC Potter while on patrol

Notable plots in the movie - the consequence the trio go through when going for a bath, the attempts made by PC Constable to express his love for WPC Passworthy, the superstitions of PC Constable,

The bathing terror

the over-confident & self-obsessed talk of PC Benson, the confused SC Gorse & the flirting techniques used by PC Potter.

Carry On Cleo

Carry On…Cleo

Star Cast	-     Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Connor, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Amanda Barrie, Jim Dale
Director	-          Gerald Thomas
Producer	-          Peter Rogers
Rating	-          A
Year of Release	-          1964
Category	-          Hollywood
Genre	-          Comedy

  Movie Gist

Horsa & Hengist in a Briton village

  The movie is about an attempt by a bungling slave, Hengist (Kenneth Connor) to rescue his master, the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar (Kenneth Williams) against assassination. 

Julius Caesar with Mark Antony

Mark Antony with Cleo

The Romans invade Britain with an army led by Mark Antony (Sid James). The army attacks a Briton village where its residents still live in caves & wear animal skins. They capture & enslave some of the villagers & take them to Rome. Among the villagers are – square wheel maker Hengist Pod (William Connor) & a fearless warrior Horsa (Jim Dale). The slaves are bought by a trader Spencius & auctioned. No one bids for Hengist; he’s listed in for lion-fodder. When an attempt is made to

Cleo & Mark Antony conspiring
against Caesar

kill Caesar, Horsa fiercely fights & kills his enemies. In a confusion, Hengist gets all the credit instead of Horsa; & is made Caesar’s bodyguard.

Front to back - Hengist, Caesar & Horsa
trying to escape from Egypt

Meanwhile, Caesar’s best friend – Mark Antony is sent to Egypt for an alliance. Antony is overwhelmed after seeing Cleopatra aka Cleo (Amanda Barrie), the Egyptian Queen. He falls for her. The only way for Antony to achieve her is by killing Caesar & Hengist. 
However, Antony’s plan to kill Caesar in Egypt goes in vain. Caesar, Horsa, Hengist & the other British countrymen escape to Britain.  

Carry On Girls

Carry On Girls

Star Cast	-     Barbara Windsor, Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Joan Sims, June Whitfield, Bernard Bresslaw, Jack Douglas, Peter Butterworth, Jimmy Logan, Patsy Rowlands
Director	-        Gerald Thomas
Producer	-        Peter Rogers
Rating	-        A
Year of Release	-        1973
Category	-        Hollywood
Genre	-        Comedy

  Movie Gist     

Fredrick Bumble with Augusta Prodworthy

  Sidney Fidler (Sid James), Councillor of a sea-side town Fircombe, decides to hold a beauty contest ‘Miss Fircombe’ considering that the town is facing a crisis & the tourists do not have anything to do.

Sidney with Peter Potter

Frederick Bumble (Kenneth Connor) agrees to the idea of a beauty contest but the feminist Councillor, Augusta Prodworthy (June Whitfield) gets furious. The idea gets conceptualized in Augusta’s absence. Sidney calls for publicist Peter Potter (Bernard Bresslaw) to help with the publicity. Sidney’s girlfriend Connie (Joan Sims) runs a hotel & soon her residents get outnumbered by the contestants of the beauty pageant. A fight initiated by the biker babe, Hope Springs (Barbara Windsor) ruins the décor of the hotel. Gradually Mayor’s wife Mildred (Patsy Rowlands) joins Augusta in the bra-burning movement

Peter - Man in a frock

Peter standing at the end

& plots a conspiracy of the downfall of the beauty contest. Peter becomes a man in the frock, reluctantly, for a publicity gimmick. But Peter mysteriously escapes when the police is called in for by Augusta. Finally on the day of the contest, Augusta’s gang puts her mission ‘Operation Spoilsport’ into execution by sabotaging the contest with itching powder, mud & water. With an angry crowd around, Sidney tries to escape with Hope on her bike.

Peter’s escape from the police is indeed a mystery. How did he manage to escape? Phew, I do not wish to pen down everything. Check it for yourself; you shall enjoy every bit of the movie for sure. 

Sidney with Hope on her bike