Carry on Loving (1970)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Doing their bit for laughter!

Plot:

The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green...

Plot Keywords:

Dating Agency | Carry On | Matchmaking | Food Fight | Underwear

Cast

Sid James	...	Sidney Bliss (as Sidney James)
Kenneth Williams	...	Percival Snooper
Charles Hawtrey	...	James Bedsop
Joan Sims	...	Esme Crowfoot
Hattie Jacques	...	Sophie Plummett
Terry Scott	...	Terence Philpot
Richard O'Callaghan	...	Bertrum Muffet
Bernard Bresslaw	...	Gripper Burke
Jacki Piper	...	Sally Martin
Imogen Hassall	...	Jenny Grubb
Julian Holloway	...	Adrian
Janet Mahoney	...	Gay
Amelia Bayntun	...	Corset Lady
Lucy Griffiths	...	Woman (scenes deleted)
Mike Grady	...	Boy Lover (as Michael Grady)

Also Known As:

Carry on Loving or It's Not What You Feel, It's the Way That You Feel It. or Two's Company but Three's Quite Good Fun Too. or Love Is a Four Letter Word or It's Just One Thing on Top of Another (UK) (long title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987)

Filming Locations:

15 Park Street, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Rank Organisation, The

Trivia:

The hospital ward scene was filmed at Stage B at Pinewood Studios on 30 April 1970, with Richard O'Callaghan, Jacki Piper and Anthony Sagar.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Terence Philpot chats with the Bishop on the train, the view out of the window shows them to be passing through countryside and traveling at a high speed, even though in the previous shot the train was only just pulling out of the station.

Quotes:

Bertrum Muffet: I want a wife, like that
[indicating Hattie Jacques]
Sidney Bliss: I think we can do a bit better than that...

Movie Connections:

Featured in Can We Carry On, Girls? (2001) (TV)

The first Carry On I ever watched

I was fourteen or so when I first watched Carry On Loving. It was on very late at night, and I was so excited at the thought of staying up late to watch a 'dirty' film. Of course, I was disappointed! But it did begin a long-lasting love affair with these cheeky, very British comedies, and although this isn't a prime candidate for the best in the series, it's still quite funny and highly watchable. There is a slight sense that the cast are operating on 'auto-pilot' rather than throwing themselves into the fun and games with the usual gusto, but there are more than enough treasurable sequences to keep the fans happy - Charles Hawtrey as an inept private investigator; Bernard Bresslaw as the deranged pro-wrestler 'Gripper Burke'; Terry Scott as the bumbling would-be babe magnet, seemingly destined never to get it on with Imogen Hassall; Kenneth Williams as the unmarried marriage guidance counsellor, and stunning cameos all the way from Bill Maynard, Kenny Lynch, Peter Butterworth and Patsy Rowlands. Good fun, but if you're new to the series, start with CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER.