Fantastic Carry-on-Noir (an overlooked sub-genre that includes Carry on Screaming and Carry On at your Convenience). The strong main plot romps along nicely driven by excellent performances by Lotharios Sid James and Bernard Bresslaw. However the real interest lies in the characters of Charlie Muggins (Hawtrey's finest performance?), Joan Fussey (Joan Sims) and Peter Potter (bravo Terry Scott). Exploring issues from the unbearable constraints of monogamous relationships in post 60's Britain to the working class rejection of pastoral values the trio act their hearts out in a triumvirate unparalleled in modern cinema let alone Carry On movies(although Mutiny On the Buses' Reg/Olive/Jack comes close).
Epic performances like these sometimes overshadow the strong ensemble cast. Kudos to Peter Butterworth's deft Josh Fiddler, Hattie Jacques understated Miss Haggard and Babs Windsor's excellent pair of perky norbs.
First class satire.
Epic performances like these sometimes overshadow the strong ensemble cast. Kudos to Peter Butterworth's deft Josh Fiddler, Hattie Jacques understated Miss Haggard and Babs Windsor's excellent pair of perky norbs.
First class satire.