Carry On England


Carry On England is a 1976 British comedy film, the 28th release in the series of 31 Carry On films. It was released in October 1976 and featured Carry On regulars Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas, Joan Sims and Peter Butterworth. It was second and last Carry On film for Windsor Davies, Diane Langton and Peter Jones, as well as the fifth and last for Patricia Franklin and the eighth and last for Julian Holloway. Patrick Mower, Judy Geeson and Melvyn Hayes make their only appearances in a Carry On film.

Plot

Captain S Melly is put in charge of an experimental mixed-battery during the darkest days of the Second World War. It is a relief for Captain Bull to greet his relief but Melly is not prepared for the ball-squeezing Sergeant Major "Tiger" Bloomer and the randy antics of Bombardier Ready, Sergeant Tilly Willing and Sergeant Len Able. Forever feigning illness or hiding in their underground "snoggery", the troops are happily getting to grips with each other rather than the enemy. Most prominent of the females is Private Alice Easy who tries to charm her new commanding officer but only succeeds in propelling her top button into his system! Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe pines for "Tiger" while everybody – including little Gunner Shorthouse – gets a piece of the action. Even after a tip-off to the medical officer, Major Butcher segregation and rigorous training, the unit is still a shower. However, an inspection by the cowardly Brigadier and Major Carstairs is interrupted by an airborne attack and Melly's troops finally prove they are real British bulldogs.

Production

This film featured few established members of the Carry On team. Carry On regular Kenneth Connor played a leading role, but the only other long-time regulars present, Joan Sims and Peter Butterworth, had only small supporting roles.
Windsor Davies, who had joined the series with a main role in the preceding film Carry On Behind, again plays a major role, reprising his Sergeant-Major character from the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, along with Melvyn Hayes as his effeminate foil. Other main roles are played by established and recognisable actors Judy Geeson and Patrick Mower, both newcomers to the Carry On films.
The film was originally certified AA by the then British Board of Film Censors which would have restricted audiences to those aged fourteen and over, but was cut down to the non-age limited A certificate by heavily toning down the scenes featuring topless nudity and removing one comedic use of the word fokker. However it still proved to be a major commercial failure and was withdrawn from some cinemas after just three days.

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