Well done Carry On with well-crafted characters, a clever story, and good performances.
Newcomers Kenneth Cope, Richard O'Callaghan and Jacki Piper fit in nicely. Bernard Bresslaw is great as Cope's comrade/foil. Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey are toned down - fitting the more realistic tone of this film with its elements of gritty reality and kitchen sink drama, but are still funny.
Hattie Jacques and Joan Sims are given good characters that fully exploit their talents, and the sometimes underused Patsy Rowlands has some good scenes.
Nice to see Margaret Nolan, Bill Maynard, Geoffrey Hughes, Julian Holloway contribute fun bits too.
Sid James, here married to Jacques and flirting with Sims, gives an assured performance. His character here is more relatable and less sleazy than usual. His scenes with Jacques, and with Sims, are great.
Newcomers Kenneth Cope, Richard O'Callaghan and Jacki Piper fit in nicely. Bernard Bresslaw is great as Cope's comrade/foil. Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey are toned down - fitting the more realistic tone of this film with its elements of gritty reality and kitchen sink drama, but are still funny.
Hattie Jacques and Joan Sims are given good characters that fully exploit their talents, and the sometimes underused Patsy Rowlands has some good scenes.
Nice to see Margaret Nolan, Bill Maynard, Geoffrey Hughes, Julian Holloway contribute fun bits too.
Sid James, here married to Jacques and flirting with Sims, gives an assured performance. His character here is more relatable and less sleazy than usual. His scenes with Jacques, and with Sims, are great.