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Director:
Gerald Thomas
Writers:
John Antrobus (story)
Talbot Rothwell (writer)
Genre:
Comedy | Mystery more
Plot:
An inept gang of bank robbers, led by George The Brain, are caught and sentenced to 15 years hard labour each... more | add synopsis
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Classic British comedy caper. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Sid James ... George 'the Brain'
Sylvia Syms ... Myrtle Robbins
Dick Emery ... Frederick 'Booky' Binns
Joan Sims ... Mildred Gamely
Lance Percival ... Timothy 'Dipper' Day
Jim Dale ... Harold

Deryck Guyler ... Police Sergeant
Edina Ronay ... Sally Gamely
Reginald Beckwith ... Register Office Official
Michael Ward ... Undertaker
Brian Rawlinson ... Henry Blobbitt
David Horne ... Judge
Frank Forsyth ... Bank Cashier
Frank Thornton ... Bank Official
Wanda Ventham ... Dot Franklin
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
What a Carry On: The Big Job (UK) (video box title)
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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:G | UK:U

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: In a scene where the robbers are climbing into the police station back yard, the ladder they are using does not reach the top of the wall. However, when they drop down on the other side, the top of the ladder is at least 2 feet above the wall. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Blue Streak (1999) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Classic British comedy caper., 19 May 2000
Author: Garrett McGovern from Dublin,Ireland

This film about the antics of a group of inept bank robbers is British comedy at its finest. It's Carry-on in everything but name, with regulars such as Sid, Jim Dale and Joan Sims.There are some wonderful performances, but for my money it's Dick Emery who steals the show. I love the part where himself and Sid James have messed up again and are questioned by Jim Dale (the constable) about their antics the previous night. Dick, convinced they've been nobbled, turns to Sid and says "Did you see the look he gave us?It was loaded with handcuffs!"Priceless.

This is what REAL comedy is all about and I'm eternally grateful to messrs Thomas,Rothwell and Rogers for providing us with moments like these we can cherish forever.

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