6.1
“Oh! What a Carry On When that Crazy Bunch Join the Police Force”
Carry On Constable (1960)
February 22, 19601h 26mEN
6.2
60 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Gerald ThomasWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Peter Rogers Productions
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John Chard
8.0The 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 acting abilities as an official figure type, the glue binding the whole play together. The fourth film in the Carry On…
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CinemaSerf
6.0Eric 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 doing their well established stuff - and for the most part here, that's what they do. Aside, though, I found Leslie Phill…
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