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ComedyWar

Carry On Sergeant

- It’s all about a Dad . . . a Draftee . . . and a Detonation heard round the camp!

Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch they turn out to be, and it's up to Grimshawe to put the no-hopers through their paces.

Release Date : 1958-08-31

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Peter Rogers Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Carry on Sergeant

Cast

William Hartnell

Character Name : Sergeant Grimshawe

Original Name : William Hartnell

Gender : Male

Bob Monkhouse

Character Name : Charlie Sage

Original Name : Bob Monkhouse

Gender : Male

Shirley Eaton

Character Name : Mary Sage

Original Name : Shirley Eaton

Gender : Female

Eric Barker

Character Name : Captain Potts

Original Name : Eric Barker

Gender : Male

Dora Bryan

Character Name : Norah

Original Name : Dora Bryan

Gender : Female

Bill Owen

Character Name : Corporal Bill Copping

Original Name : Bill Owen

Gender : Male

Charles Hawtrey

Character Name : Peter Golightly

Original Name : Charles Hawtrey

Gender : Male

Kenneth Connor

Character Name : Horace Strong

Original Name : Kenneth Connor

Gender : Male

Kenneth Williams

Character Name : James Bailey

Original Name : Kenneth Williams

Gender : Male

Terence Longdon

Character Name : Miles Heywood

Original Name : Terence Longdon

Gender : Male

Norman Rossington

Character Name : Herbert Brown

Original Name : Norman Rossington

Gender : Male

Gerald Campion

Character Name : Andy Calloway

Original Name : Gerald Campion

Gender : Male

Hattie Jacques

Character Name : Captain Clark

Original Name : Hattie Jacques

Gender : Female

Cyril Chamberlain

Character Name : Gun Sergeant

Original Name : Cyril Chamberlain

Gender : Male

Arnold Diamond

Character Name : Fifth Specialist

Original Name : Arnold Diamond

Gender : Male

Gordon Tanner

Character Name : First Specialist

Original Name : Gordon Tanner

Gender : Male

Terry Scott

Character Name : Sgt Paddy O'Brien

Original Name : Terry Scott

Gender : Male

Edward Judd

Character Name : Fifth Storesman

Original Name : Edward Judd

Gender : Male

Bernard Kay

Character Name : Injured Recruit

Original Name : Bernard Kay

Gender : Male

Jack Smethurst

Character Name : First Recruit

Original Name : Jack Smethurst

Gender : Male

Ed Devereaux

Character Name : Sgt. Russell

Original Name : Ed Devereaux

Gender : Male

Martin Boddey

Character Name :

Original Name : Martin Boddey

Gender : Male

Frank Forsyth

Character Name :

Original Name : Frank Forsyth

Gender : Male

Ian Whittaker

Character Name :

Original Name : Ian Whittaker

Gender : Male

Basil Dignam

Character Name :

Original Name : Basil Dignam

Gender : Male

Anthony Sagar

Character Name :

Original Name : Anthony Sagar

Gender : Male

John Gatrell

Character Name :

Original Name : John Gatrell

Gender : Male

Alec Bregonzi

Character Name :

Original Name : Alec Bregonzi

Gender : Male

Graham Stewart

Character Name :

Original Name : Graham Stewart

Gender : Male

Leigh Madison

Character Name :

Original Name : Leigh Madison

Gender : Female

Haydn Ward

Character Name :

Original Name : Haydn Ward

Gender : Male

Graydon Gould

Character Name :

Original Name : Graydon Gould

Gender : Male

Don McCorkindale

Character Name :

Original Name : Don McCorkindale

Gender : Male

Leon Eagles

Character Name :

Original Name : Leon Eagles

Gender : Male

Patrick Durkin

Character Name :

Original Name : Patrick Durkin

Gender : Male

Derek Martinus

Character Name :

Original Name : Derek Martinus

Gender : Male

James Villiers

Character Name :

Original Name : James Villiers

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-07-23

I suppose that this first of the "Carry On" films suffered quite definitely from being all to easily compared with the far funnier and potent wartime efforts of the likes of Will Hay and Norman Wisdom. These latter efforts had a far more immediate sense of blackened humour given that bombs were frequently dropping around them all as the films were being made. This is more of a compendium of satire and smut that struggles to build on quite a weak story, some rather puerile dialogue and a remarkably lacklustre effort from a team who seemed just a little too tentative and out-of-sorts to string the flimsy plot out. That story centres around the desire of "Sgt. Grimshawe" (William Hartnell) to retire in a blaze of glory by taking his ramshackle squadron of half-baked boys and girls and turn them into the winner of the "Star Squad" award. What ensues is slapstick-lite, with punchlines you can see from space and some really quite bland stereotypical characterisations of the nice but dim, the clever but hapless and the sexually frustrated - none of which really worked for me. It's barely eighty minutes long buy it felt longer and I was a bit bored with it by mid-way through. Better to come - well you'd hope so.