Richard Webber - The Complete A–Z of Everything Carry On

PRODUCTION TEAM

Screenplay by Norman Hudis

Music composed and conducted by Bruce Montgomery and Douglas Gamley

Director of Photography: Alan Hume

Art Director: Carmen Dillon

Editor: John Shirley

Production Manager: Bill Hill

Camera Operator: Dudley Lovell

Assistant Director: Jack Causey

Sound Editors: Arthur Ridout and Archie Ludski

Sound Recordists: Robert T. MacPhee and Bill Daniels

Continuity: Penny Daniels

Make-up: George Blackler and Geoffrey Rodway

Hairdressing: Biddy Chrystal

Costume Designer: Joan Ellacott

Casting Director: Betty White

Beachwear for Miss Fraser and Miss Laye by ‘Silhouette’

The producers acknowledged the assistance of P&O – ORIENT LINES in the making of the film.

Producer: Peter Rogers

Director: Gerald Thomas

Capt. Crowther (Sid James) presides over a host of new faces

Doctor Binn (Kenneth Connor) is smitten with Flo (Dilys Laye, left)

Ready for another cruise, this time an April run around the sunny Mediterranean, Captain Crowther, who’s at the helm of the S.S. Happy Wanderer , is horrified to see new faces among his crew. Changes in personnel make him nervous because he believes they could spell disaster, thereby killing off any hope he has of taking over the captaincy of the company’s new trans-Atlantic liner.

Among the passengers embarking on the journey is an eccentric old lady, a drunk who spends his entire time propping up the bar and two girls, Flo and Glad. Flo hopes that during the cruise, with her friend’s help, she’ll find herself a husband. Dr Binn, the ship’s doctor, is attracted to her but it’s clear that feelings aren’t mutual, particularly as she’s already got her eye on Mr Jenkins, the PT instructor.

Meanwhile, Leonard Marjoribanks, the new first officer, happens to pop into the captain’s cabin when he’s mixing up various drinks. Unbeknown to Marjoribanks, Captain Crowther is trying to find the right combination for an Aberdeen Angus, his favourite tipple. The only person who knew how to mix the drink was Angus, the head barman, who resigned from his job without passing details on to his replacement. Marjoribanks believes the captain is drunk and convenes a meeting with the rest of the crew to inform them that he’s taking over the ship; everyone is, therefore, understandably shocked when a completely sober Captain Crowther strides into the room.

Flo Castle’s search for a husband, meanwhile, continues. Suddenly realising she needs a mature man, she only has eyes for the captain, but attempts to woo him fail. To help her friend, Glad Trimble secures the help of the first officer to bring Dr Binn and Flo together, and it’s not long before the ship’s doctor overcomes his timidity and proposes to Miss Castle.

As the cruise comes to an end, a party is thrown to celebrate ten years since the captain took charge of the Happy Wanderer ; the captain is soon the recipient of good news when a cable arrives informing him he’s got the new job, but he declines the offer in order to stay with his beloved Happy Wanderer .

CROWTHER, CAPTAIN WELLINGTON

Played by Sid James

Captain Crowther has been at the helm of the Happy Wanderer for ten years. He served in the navy during the war, sailing Arctic waters, but has spent the last few decades ferrying passengers around the Mediterranean. Has hopes of being offered the captaincy of the company’s spanking new trans-Atlantic liner but realises it’s not a foregone conclusion, especially with several board members disliking him. Such an inferiority complex explains why he becomes incredibly nervous and worried when new faces join the crew of the Happy Wanderer , splitting up the loyal, reliable team he’s established over the years.

Despite problems endured during the April cruise to the Med in Cruising, the trip turns out successful and Crowther is offered his dream job, only to turn it down in order to stay with the Happy Wanderer .

Away from the wheelhouse, he’s green-fingered; his garden is the envy of everyone associated with the various horticultural societies to which he belongs.

CRUISING, CARRY ON

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CRUMP, HAROLD

Played by Bernard Cribbins

Agent 04733, whose codename is Blue Bottle, is one of the callow agents reporting to Simkins in Spying. A Southern Counties champion in ludo for four years, he’s recruited to the team whose job is to retrieve a stolen formula. While doing so, he falls in love with fellow agent, Daphne Honeybutt.

CRUMP, PROFESSOR ROLAND

Played by Kenneth Williams

The distinguished archaeologist, who lectures at the University of Kidburn, heads to Templeton where a Roman encampment has been unearthed next to a caravan site. He’s joined on his dig by a bunch of enthusiastic students and an expert in Roman remains, Professor Vooshka, who, surprisingly, takes quite a fancy to the professor, although his inexperience with the opposite sex is plain to see.

CUMMINGS, BILL

Role: Thug in Spying

As a stuntman, Bill Cummings worked on such films as Willow and ten James Bond movies, ranging from Dr No and From Russia with Love to The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only. On television he carried out stunts on Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and The Prisoner.

Cummings appeared in small parts in The Champions and The Avengers on television, as well as Heavenly Bodies! and The Pink Panther Strikes Again on the big screen.

CURLY

Played by Peter Gilmore

One of the Rumpo Kid’s men who run Stodge City to their own game plan. Seen in Cowboy .

CURRY, IAN

Roles: Eric in Constable and Leonard Beamish in Regardless

Born in Rhodesia in 1930, Ian Curry was seen only occasionally on screen during the early 1960s. His television credits include Richard the Lionheart, The Avengers and Zero One , while he appeared in a few films, such as Underground and The Dock Brief.

CURTIS, ALAN

Roles: Conte di Pisa in Henry and Police Chief in Abroad

Born in Coulsdon, Surrey, in 1930, Alan Curtis left school and immediately entered the business at the Croydon Grand, appearing as a village boy in Great Day . Apart from a brief spell working for Anglo-American Oil, he’s remained in the industry ever since. In 1947, he secured his first break with a repertory company in Gloucester, helping construct the sets, followed by a six-month spell with a small film company in Reigate, making short, animated religious films.

In 1948 he mixed acting with work behind the scenes, including a stint at Colwyn Bay, and by the mid-1950s was appearing on the screen. His film credits include Die Screaming, Marianne , Four Dimensions of Greta , The Flesh and Blood Show , Tiffany Jones and The Vision , while on television he’s been seen in, among others, The Saint, Paul Temple, Whoops Baghdad!, Last of the Summer Wine, The Corridor People, Crossroads and Duty Free. His busy stage career, meanwhile, has seen him make just under a thousand appearances at the London Palladium.

In 1995 he suffered a stroke which restricted work opportunities for a while but has since returned to acting and, in 2003, was seen in the popular drama, Footballers’ Wives .

CUSTOMS OFFICER

Played by David Hart