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Sidney James | ... | |
| Kenneth Williams | ... |
Doctor Frederick Carver
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Charles Hawtrey | ... | |
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Joan Sims | ... | |
| Barbara Windsor | ... |
Goldie Locks aka Maud Boggins
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Hattie Jacques | ... | |
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Peter Butterworth | ... |
Shuffling Patient
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Elizabeth Knight | ... |
Nurse Willing
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Alexandra Dane | ... |
Stout Woman
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Peter Gilmore | ... |
Henry
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Pat Coombs | ... | |
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Patricia Hayes | ... |
Mrs. Beasley
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William Mervyn | ... |
Lord Paragon
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Dr Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. But others want to cash in on his good fortunes, and some just want him brought down a peg or two. Written by Simon N. McIntosh-Smith <Simon.N.Smith@cs.cf.ac.uk>
Loaded with funny jokes, and featuring Kenneth Williams at his very finest, this is one of the strongest entries in the Carry On series. Sure, it is rather silly in a number of different ways, and the music and sound effects choices are quite poor, plus there is some fast motion used very ineffectively - but otherwise there is little not to like in it. The characters are simply great, the plot is rather interesting, and there are some good, though briefly shown, tropical locations. It is all rather well shot and definitely well written. Overall, it is surprising that this entry does not have a better reputation.