Carry on at Your Convenience (1971)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (writer)

Release Date:

December 1971 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Flushed with success, the Carry On Team carries on round the bend

Plot:

This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative...

Plot Keywords:

Carry On | Sequel | Independent Film | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

Sid James	...	Sid Plummer (as Sidney James)
Kenneth Williams	...	W. C. Boggs
Charles Hawtrey	...	Charles Coote
Joan Sims	...	Chloë Moore
Hattie Jacques	...	Beattie Plummer
Bernard Bresslaw	...	Bernie Hulke
Kenneth Cope	...	Vic Spanner
Patsy Rowlands	...	Hortence Withering
Jacki Piper	...	Myrtle Plummer
Richard O'Callaghan	...	Lewis Boggs
Bill Maynard	...	Fred Moore
Davy Kaye	...	Benny
Renee Houston	...	Agatha Spanner
Marianne Stone	...	Maud
Margaret Nolan	...	Popsy

Also Known As:

Carry on Round the Bend
Carry on at Your Convenience or Down the Spout or Ladies Please Be Seated or Up the Workers or Labour Relations Are the People Who Come to You When You're Having a Baby (UK) (long title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Black Park Country Park, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Rank Organisation, The

Trivia:

Bill Pertwee appeared as the nightclub owner but his scenes were cut from the final film. The nightclub scene was filmed on 22 March 1971.

Goofs:

Continuity: The size of Benny the bookie's cigar when he's being fleeced by Sid.

Quotes:

Chloe Moore: Oh, hello Fred, Sid just give me a lift home.
Fred Moore: I hope that's all he gave you!

Movie Connections:

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

The finest "Carry On" ever!

Although the time of the "Carry On" films has now passed (A good example is 1992's failed "Carry On Columbus"), when watching this 1971 film it does not hesitate to reveal the funny side of what it was like in England in the early seventies.

Boasting one of Talbot Rothwell's wittiest scripts, the cast take it to their hearts and as a result, have a whale of a time. The story is about a toilet factory run by Kenneth William's 'WC Boggs', and the lives of the workers during a strike, as well as the works outing to Brighton. Satirising Trade Unions, as well as Adult and Sex Education films, this film is a bold statement of its time (Because of the unflattering light the Unions are shown, this was one of the first "Carry On" failures), and to look back on it now, it is simply a gem.

Subplots include Kenneth Cope's lusting for Jacki Piper's affections, and the hilarious scenes of Hattie Jacques' budgie predicting the winners of horse races.

Even if you are not a "Carry On" fan, this film is a must see.