- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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1 out of 5
For all the attention paid to the wonderful casts, the real secret of the Carry Ons success was in the scriptwriting, which provided the actors with an endless supply of stinging ammunition. But this woeful effort about a Battle of Britain anti-aircraft battery leaves what is essentially a B-team with nothing to fire but blanks. Patrick Mower overdoes the mugging as a chirpy sergeant, Windsor Davies trots out all his It Ain't Half Hot, Mum parade-ground mannerisms, top billed Kenneth Connor is wasted as the battery's CO, while his fellow Carry On veteran Joan Sims is reduced to a cameo. It's a strong contender for worst entry in the comedy series.
Plot Summary
Wartime comedy starring Kenneth Connor and Windsor Davies. The new captain of a mixed-sex anti-aircraft battery is determined to keep the men and women apart. But the unit is more concerned with coming to grips with each other than with the enemy.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Captain S Melly
- Kenneth Connor
- Sergeant Major "Tiger" Bloomer
- Windsor Davies
- Sergeant Len Able
- Patrick Mower
- Sergeant Tilly Willing
- Judy Geeson
- Bombardier Ready
- Jack Douglas
- Private Alice Easy
- Diane Langton
- Gunner Shorthouse
- Melvyn Hayes
- Private Sharpe
- Joan Sims
- Brigadier
- Peter Jones
- Major Carstairs
- Peter Butterworth
- Captain Bull
- David Lodge
- Major Butcher
- Julian Holloway
- Army nurse
- Linda Hooks
Crew
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
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