'Carry on Constable' (1960)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writers:

Brock Williams (idea)
Norman Hudis (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 January 1961 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

That hilarious "CARRY ON" Shower in their Greatest Laughter Hit !

Plot:

With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Sergeant | Dog | Carry On | Sequel

Cast

Sid James	...	Sergeant Frank Wilkins (as Sidney James)
Eric Barker	...	Inspector Mills
Kenneth Connor	...	P.C. Charlie Constable
Charles Hawtrey	...	P.C. Timothy Gorse
Kenneth Williams	...	P.C. Stanley Benson
Leslie Phillips	...	P.C. Tom Potter
Joan Sims	...	W.P.C. Gloria Passworthy
Hattie Jacques	...	Sergeant Laura Moon
Shirley Eaton	...	Sally Barry
Cyril Chamberlain	...	Thurston
Joan Hickson	...	Mrs. May
Irene Handl	...	Distraught Mother
Terence Longdon	...	Herbert Hall
Jill Adams	...	W.P.C. Harrison
Freddie Mills	...	Jewel Thief
Brian Oulton	...	Store Manager
Victor Maddern	...	Detective Sergeant Liddell
Joan Young	...	Suspect
Esma Cannon	...	Deaf Old Lady
Hilda Fenemore	...	Agitated Woman
Noel Dyson	...	Vague Woman (as Noël Dyson)
Tom Gill	...	Citizen
Frank Forsyth	...	Citizen
John Antrobus	...	Citizen
Robin Ray	...	Assistant Manager
Michael Balfour	...	Matt
Diane Aubrey	...	Honoria
Ian Curry	...	Eric
Mary Law	...	Shop Assistant
Lucy Griffiths	...	Miss Horton
Eric Corrie	...	Citizen
Peter Bennett	...	Pickpocket
Jack Taylor	...	Cliff
Eric Boon	...	Shorty
Dorinda Stevens	...	Young Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ronald Adam	...	Motorist (uncredited)
Jeremy Connor	...	Willie - Boy in Street (uncredited)
Tom Cubitt	...	Jeweller (uncredited)
Arnold Diamond	...	Chief Constable (voice) (uncredited)
Tex Fuller	...	Van Man (uncredited)
Colin Gordon	...	(uncredited)
Mary Jones	...	Radio Actress (voice) (uncredited)
Janetta Lake	...	Girl with Dog (uncredited)
Alfred Pim	...	Newsvendor (uncredited)
Anthony Sagar	...	Angry Customer (uncredited)
Bruce Seton	...	(uncredited)
Charles Stanley	...	Newspaper Man (uncredited)
Frederick Treves	...	Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Margaret St. Barbe West	...	2nd Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Ian Wilson	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Gerald Thomas

Writing credits
Brock Williams		(idea)
Norman Hudis		(screenplay)

Produced by
Peter Rogers	....	producer

Original Music by
Bruce Montgomery

Cinematography by
Edward Scaife		(director of photography) (as Ted Scaife)

Film Editing by
John Shirley

Casting by
Betty White

Art Direction by
Carmen Dillon

Makeup Department
George Blackler	....	makeup artist
Stella Rivers	....	hair stylist
Eddie Knight	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Frank Bevis	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Manley	....	assistant director
Ray Freeborn	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Eric Rattray	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Vernon Dixon	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Bill Daniels	....	sound recordist
Robert T. MacPhee	....	sound recordist
Les Wiggins	....	sound editor (as Leslie Wiggins)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Hume	....	camera operator
George Courtney Ward	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Kenneth J. Withers	....	focus puller (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne Caffin	....	dress designer

Music Department
Bruce Montgomery	....	musical director

Other crew
Joan Davis	....	continuity
Jean Hall	....	production secretary (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Peter Rogers Productions

Distributors

• Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (1960) (UK) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Governor Films (1961) (USA)
• Warner Home Video (1988) (UK) (VHS)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

Peter Rogers Productions

Trivia:

Sid James made his "Carry On..." debut in this film

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sgt. Wilkins and P.C. Thurston go on patrol in the police car, it's registration number varies between scenes, from 892FPC to UUV133.

Quotes:

Const. Charlie Constable: May I help you madam?
Agitated woman outside ladies' loo: [searching through her handbag] I could certainly use a copper!
[looking around, Charlie, noticing the ladies convenience behind them, pulls a coin out of his pocket and holds it up]
Const. Charlie Constable: Here you go, have this one on me!
Agitated woman outside ladies' loo: [accepting the coin] Oh, ta!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Kenneth Williams: In His Own Words (2006) (TV)

Great ensemble comedy

This was the fourth of the Carry On series and although dated by the police uniforms is one of the best simply because all of the regulars are equally well used and for once Sid James is kept under control and used as a foil for some of the situations which works well with his expressive face. Kenneth Williams is still in the intellectual role which eventually gave way to the over-the-top persona in the later films. Leslie Phillips gels well with the others ( even better than he did in Carry On Teacher )

If anything this film underuses the female stalwarts with Hattie Jacques and Joan Sims being love interests.