Carry on Loving (1970)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Doing their bit for laughter!

Plot:

The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green...

Plot Keywords:

Dating Agency | Carry On | Matchmaking | Food Fight | Underwear

Cast

Sid James	...	Sidney Bliss (as Sidney James)
Kenneth Williams	...	Percival Snooper
Charles Hawtrey	...	James Bedsop
Joan Sims	...	Esme Crowfoot
Hattie Jacques	...	Sophie Plummett
Terry Scott	...	Terence Philpot
Richard O'Callaghan	...	Bertrum Muffet
Bernard Bresslaw	...	Gripper Burke
Jacki Piper	...	Sally Martin
Imogen Hassall	...	Jenny Grubb
Julian Holloway	...	Adrian
Janet Mahoney	...	Gay
Amelia Bayntun	...	Corset Lady
Lucy Griffiths	...	Woman (scenes deleted)
Mike Grady	...	Boy Lover (as Michael Grady)

Also Known As:

Carry on Loving or It's Not What You Feel, It's the Way That You Feel It. or Two's Company but Three's Quite Good Fun Too. or Love Is a Four Letter Word or It's Just One Thing on Top of Another (UK) (long title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987)

Filming Locations:

15 Park Street, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Rank Organisation, The

Trivia:

Richard O'Callaghan was not present for the food fight at the end of the film. His close-up was edited in later.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When Terence Philpot gets out of his car to visit Jenny Grubb, he looks in the back of the Mini and sees the couple, in the background you can see the shadow of the boom mic.

Quotes:

Bertrum Muffet: I want a wife, like that
[indicating Hattie Jacques]
Sidney Bliss: I think we can do a bit better than that...

Movie Connections:

Featured in Can We Carry On, Girls? (2001) (TV)

An overlooked gem

Loving is quite an overlooked Carry On, which is strange considering it has a huge amount of regulars and is a very funny film. Richard O'Callaghan makes his debut and fills the Jim Dale role well, although you get the feeling that Dale would have used his experience to squeeze a little more humour out of the character. Sid looks dapper and full of energy. Peter Butterworth provides one of his priceless cameos. Terry Scott is excellent as always. The tragic Imogen Hassall is superb and you can't help but wonder if things would have turned out differently for her had she become a regular. Jacki Piper is charming and funny. An overlooked gem.