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Carry On Constable
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With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. With help from Special Constable Gorse, they manage to totally wreck operations of the police force and let plenty of criminals get away, even before they arrive at the station. They all have to prove themselves or else they'll be out of a job and Sgt. Wilkins will be transferred.
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Directed by Gerald Thomas
Sidney JamesSergeant Frank Wilkins
Eric BarkerInspector Mills
Kenneth ConnorConstable Charlie Constable
Charles HawtreySpecial Constable Timothy Gorse
Kenneth WilliamsConstable Stanley Benson
Leslie PhillipsConstable Tom Potter
Joan SimsPolicewoman Gloria Passworthy
Hattie JacquesSergeant Laura Moon
Shirley EatonSally Barry
Cyril ChamberlainConstable Thurston
Joan HicksonMrs. May
Irene HandlWillie's MotherVideos
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John ChardJun 20, 2015
The first milestone Carry On movie. A flu epidemic has reduced the local police station down to a skeleton crew. Hope arrives in the form of four recruits - - that's no hope mind you... Carry On Constable introduced the wonderful Sid James to the series, he would become one of the most beloved actors to Carry On film fans. Ironically "Constable" finds James somewhat removed from the type of character he would become known for, it's a restrained role and showcases his ac… Read more
ting abilities as an official figure type, the glue binding the whole play together. The fourth film in the Carry On series retains the more genteel comedy factors that had imbued the previous three outings, though this would be the first to show nudity! Four policemen's bums gleaming bright! A scene that provides a splendid anecdote in Kenneth Williams brilliant book, Just Williams (I urge anyone interested in classic film/TV/radio/stage to check it out). Plot basically pitches the four recruits, Williams, Leslie Phillips, Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Connor (brilliant as usual as a superstitious sort) into a number of chaotic physical situations mined for laughs. Back at the station Sgt. Frank Wilkins (James) is pulling his hair out at the ineptitude of his new charges - and that of his ignoramus boss, Inspector Mills (Eric Barker). Joan Sims is on hand to steam the collar of Kenny Connor, just as Phillips lusts after any female form, while Hattie Jaques provides a glimpse of her tender character acting side as the station's sensible soul. There's some drag dressings played for good laughs, a whole bunch of scenes where the not so intrepid coppers get taken for fools, and a few deftly scripted lines guaranteed to raise a smile. Elsewhere there's a raft of super character actors in cameos who beautifully portray the classic eccentricities of the Brits of the era, so take a bow Irene Handl, Esma Cannon and Joan Hickson (wonderful as a posh drunken lush). Never riotous or bawdy, "Constable" is still a fondly thought of entry in the long running series, as are most of the black and white productions. It shows a group of film makers very much of the time and using it to the max. Lovely. 8/10
CinemaSerfJul 26, 2023
Eric Barker ("Insp. Mills") is struggling to keep crime under control with three of his experienced officers down with the flu. Luckily, his streetwise sergeant "Wilkins" (Sid James) thinks he knows how to best manage the group of new recruits sent out to fill in the gaps. Big mistake, though, putting "Gorse" (Charles Hawtrey) in charge of the ops room - as if chaos wasn't already in the air anyway. I always thought these films worked best with James/Sims & Williams/Jacques d… Read more
oing their well established stuff - and for the most part here, that's what they do. Aside, though, I found Leslie Phillips and Kenneth Connor a bit too one-dimensional with their humour erring more on the side of charmless smut. Still, it's quickly paced, the writing is at the better end for the franchise and there are plenty of daft scenarios and double-entendres as it takes a kindly and gentle swipe at a police constabulary that has as many nutcases within as it has to deal with on the outside.