Comedy

Carry On Abroad

- The holiday of a laughtime!

A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. To top it all off, the weather seems to be having an adverse affect on the Hotel's foundations.

Release Date : 1972-12-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : A Mad Holiday!

Cast

Character Name : Vic Flange

Original Name : Sid James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stuart Farquhar

Original Name : Kenneth Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eustace Tuttle

Original Name : Charles Hawtrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cora Flange

Original Name : Joan Sims

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brother Bernard

Original Name : Bernard Bresslaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sadie Tomkins

Original Name : Barbara Windsor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stanley Blunt

Original Name : Kenneth Connor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pepe

Original Name : Peter Butterworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bert Conway

Original Name : Jimmy Logan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Evelyn Blunt

Original Name : June Whitfield

Gender : Female

Character Name : Floella

Original Name : Hattie Jacques

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brother Martin

Original Name : Derek Francis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lily

Original Name : Sally Geeson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Georgio

Original Name : Ray Brooks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marge

Original Name : Carol Hawkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Moira Plunkett

Original Name : Gail Grainger

Gender : Female

Character Name : Robin

Original Name : John Clive

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Jack Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Dobbs

Original Name : Patsy Rowlands

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nicholas

Original Name : David Kernan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Tuttle

Original Name : Amelia Bayntun

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Chief

Original Name : Alan Curtis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Postcard Seller

Original Name : Gertan Klauber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stall-Holder

Original Name : Brian Osborne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jailer

Original Name : Hugh Futcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madam Fifi

Original Name : Olga Lowe

Gender : Female

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Package Holiday Piffery. The 24th film in the Carry On series finds the cast partaking in a package holiday to Els Bels. Once arriving they find their hotel still under construction and nobody much likes the company they are in! This is actually one film that boasted the most regular Carry On cast members, something which carries the pic up above and through some choppy waters. Leaning heavily towards the more bawdy side of the franchise, it obviously couldn't appeal to everyone. This is the 1970s in Britain and it was becoming a place of decadent sexuality, which sees the makers earnest in their attempts to capture the zeitgeist of the time. Also one tends to think they had to be aware of the more openly sexual nature of some other comedy films of the era, thus they had to compete. This is great fun for series fans, an absolute ramshackle holiday experience, the very definition of a cheap deal that "WAS" too good to be true. The makers bombard us purposely with stereotypes - the Brits abroad crassness, the bad food and excessive drinking, the undersexed and the oversexed clientèle, bad weather, nudity, a raucous set to at a red light establishment, sexual stimulants and on it goes - no sand pebble is left unturned. Cast are great, reliable sorts with such cheeky material to work from. Peter Buterworth takes the leading honours as the hotel manager trying to convince everyone this hotel from hell is a paradise! and he is well supported by June Whitfield who makes of her more expansive ventures into the series. The double entendre's flow, the chaotic scenes stack up and the corn is well and truly laid on a plate. Suffice to say this is not about pathos or intelligent meanings! The finale is two-fold and great for fans, the drunken party on the last night at the hotel literally is crash bang and wallop, while the collective character closure at Sid and Joan's English bar has a warmness to it that fans can relate to. Charles Hawtrey, the legendary skeleton on legs, left the series here, playing an alcoholic rogue, the makers accepting his real life issues and incorporating it into his farewell performance for some poignant reflection. 7/10

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-28

So this time, our gang of double-entendre specialists head to the resort of "Elsbels" on the Costa somewhere for a long weekend. Of course the hotel isn't finished, and that's not the only thing that isn't. Though at times it is quite amusing, for the most part the script just plays to the talent and they are not really on best form. We are frequently left with some overly contrived stereotypes and a humour that is just a bit too coarse. Not that there isn't smut a-plenty in the others of this franchise, but that is usually a little more subtle. To be fair, it doesn't hang about - the gags come thick and fast, and are delivered by a well-oiled machine that knows exactly what it is doing. Sadly, though, it has aged badly and though I reckon the female characters fare slightly better than the men on the humour front, nobody here can say this is their finest work - not even the donkey.