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Comedy

Carry On England

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Captain S. Melly takes over as the new Commanding Officer at an experimental mixed sex air defence base. It's 1940 and England is under heavy bombardment, but the crew seem more interested in each other than the enemy planes above. Captain Melly plans to put a stop to all this, and becomes the target of a campaign to abandon his separatist ideals...

Release Date : 1976-10-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Kenneth Connor

Character Name : Captain S. Melly

Original Name : Kenneth Connor

Gender : Male

Windsor Davies

Character Name : Sergeant-Major 'Tiger' Bloomer

Original Name : Windsor Davies

Gender : Male

Judy Geeson

Character Name : Sergeant Tilly Willing

Original Name : Judy Geeson

Gender : Female

Patrick Mower

Character Name : Sergeant Len Able

Original Name : Patrick Mower

Gender : Male

Jack Douglas

Character Name : Bombardier Ready

Original Name : Jack Douglas

Gender : Male

Joan Sims

Character Name : Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe

Original Name : Joan Sims

Gender : Female

Melvyn Hayes

Character Name : Gunner Shorthouse

Original Name : Melvyn Hayes

Gender : Male

Peter Butterworth

Character Name : Major Carstairs

Original Name : Peter Butterworth

Gender : Male

Peter Jones

Character Name : Brigadier

Original Name : Peter Jones

Gender : Male

Diane Langton

Character Name : Private Alice Easy

Original Name : Diane Langton

Gender : Female

Julian Holloway

Character Name : Major Butcher

Original Name : Julian Holloway

Gender : Male

David Lodge

Character Name : Captain Bull

Original Name : David Lodge

Gender : Male

Larry Dann

Character Name : Gunner Shaw

Original Name : Larry Dann

Gender : Male

Brian Osborne

Character Name : Gunner Owen

Original Name : Brian Osborne

Gender : Male

Johnny Briggs

Character Name : Melly's Driver

Original Name : Johnny Briggs

Gender : Male

Vivienne Johnson

Character Name : Freda

Original Name : Vivienne Johnson

Gender : Female

Patricia Franklin

Character Name : Corporal Cook

Original Name : Patricia Franklin

Gender : Female

John Carlin

Character Name : Officer

Original Name : John Carlin

Gender : Male

Linda Hooks

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Linda Hooks

Gender : Male

Michael Nightingale

Character Name : Officer

Original Name : Michael Nightingale

Gender : Male

Jeremy Connor

Character Name : Gunner Hiscocks

Original Name : Jeremy Connor

Gender : Male

Richard Olley

Character Name : Gunner Parker

Original Name : Richard Olley

Gender : Male

Peter Banks

Character Name : Gunner Thomas

Original Name : Peter Banks

Gender : Male

Richard Bartlett

Character Name : Gunner Drury

Original Name : Richard Bartlett

Gender : Male

Billy J. Mitchell

Character Name : Gunner Childs

Original Name : Billy J. Mitchell

Gender : Male

Peter Quince

Character Name : Gunner Sharpe

Original Name : Peter Quince

Gender : Male

Paul Toothill

Character Name : Gunner Gale

Original Name : Paul Toothill

Gender : Male

Tricia Newby

Character Name : Bombardier Murray

Original Name : Tricia Newby

Gender : Female

Louise Burton

Character Name : A.T.S. Private Evans

Original Name : Louise Burton

Gender : Male

Jeannie Collings

Character Name : A.T.T. Private Edwards

Original Name : Jeannie Collings

Gender : Female

Barbara Hampshire

Character Name : A.T.S. Private Carter

Original Name : Barbara Hampshire

Gender : Male

Linda Regan

Character Name : A.T.S. Private Taylor

Original Name : Linda Regan

Gender : Female

Barbara Rosenblat

Character Name : A.T.S.

Original Name : Barbara Rosenblat

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-07-21

I'm afraid that by 1976, this franchise had well and truly run it's course - and this puerile and really quite tacky attempt at a wartime comedy put a final nail in it's coffin. Funnily enough, the innuendo-ridden character names look better on paper than they do when mentioned on screen - as illustrated by Kenneth Connor's lead character "Capt. S. Melly" who, alongside his sergeant-major "Bloomer" (Windsor Davies) spend their time trying to keep the men and women from their platoon from getting into any hanky panky. Trousers are constantly up and down, knickers fly from flagpoles, there are even tunnels used in attempt to lift this from the comedy doldrums but unfortunately they just don't work. It's way too predictable and the innocent cheekiness of the earlier films has been replaced by a rather crass degree of smuttiness that just makes this a bit crude. Joan Sims tries hard to bring back some semblance of the old days, but by the end you really do realise just how much better Messrs. James/Hawtrey/Williams and Hattie Jacques actually were at delivering a light-hearted comedy with an hint of naughtiness. I'd just give this a miss, sorry.