Carry on Camping (1969)

Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea. The boys suggest a camping holiday, secretly intending to take them to a nudist camp. Of ... See full summary »

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)

Stars:

Kenneth Williams, Sidney James, Charles Hawtrey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sidney James	...	Sid Boggle
Charles Hawtrey	...	Charlie Muggins
Joan Sims	...	Joan Fussey
Kenneth Williams	...	Doctor Kenneth Soaper
Terry Scott	...	Peter Potter
Barbara Windsor	...	Babs
Hattie Jacques	...	Miss Haggard
Bernard Bresslaw	...	Bernie Lugg
Julian Holloway	...	Jim Tanner
Dilys Laye	...	Anthea Meeks
Peter Butterworth	...	Josh Fiddler
Betty Marsden	...	Harriet Potter
Trisha Noble	...	Sally
Brian Oulton	...	Mr. Short
Derek Francis	...	Farmer

Storyline

Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea. The boys suggest a camping holiday, secretly intending to take them to a nudist camp. Of course they end up in the wrong place, and meet up with the weirdest bunch of campers you can imagine! Coach loads of sex-starved schoolgirls and bands of hippies all add to the laughs.

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Plot Keywords:

camping | carry on | holiday | nudist camp | three word title | 

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Taglines:

FUN and GAMES in the GREAT OUTDOORS!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 June 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Carry on Camping or Let Sleeping Bags Lie

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Close, Iver, Buckinghamshire, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peter Rogers Productions, Rank Organisation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The girl who Babs is fighting with during their first scene is played by Anna Karen who later played Barbara Windsor's sister, Aunt Sal, in the TV soap EastEnders (1985)

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Goofs

When Doctor Soaper and Miss Haggerd talk about the Birds and the Bees on the coach to the girls, they are quite clearly going down a dual carriageway but in the next shot of the bus they are seen driving down a country lane.

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Quotes

Anthea Meeks: Oh dear, the ram's loose.
Joan Fussey: That's not the only one!

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Connections

Follows Carry on Teacher (1959)

User Reviews

Makes you proud to be British!

This film definitely has to be a strong contender for the title of best "Carry On" film ever. The whole film says "Carry On" from the characters and location to the plays on words (ie the finishing school for girls entitled "Chayste Place") and the inevitable double entendres. The fact that the film was shot on the back lot of Pinewood Studios, and not in a campsite in Devon, is really not important, as the atmosphere is captured marvellously. This is also another example of how it would be nearly impossible in real life to have such a collection of people in one place at one time. Including an old lecher, a hen-pecked husband, a camp camper and a party of girls from a finishing school. I would recommend this film to anyone who has an interest in comedy, British Cinema, or if you just feel like a good laugh.