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:

Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, 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 | hot | sexy | camp site | 

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Taglines:

For Your Entertainment. The 'CARRY ON' team [Australia]

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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:

Das total verrückte Campingparadies

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Close, Iver, Buckinghamshire, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Rank Organisation, Peter Rogers Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) (uncredited)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In December 2015, ITV3 showed an edited "daytime" version of this with all the nudist film nudity shots removed in the opening cinema scene. Their audience reactions were left intact.

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Goofs

When Charlie Muggins is about to be passed by Peter and Harriet Potter, a white car is some way behind him, but as he is passed, the white car is only a few feet from him.

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Quotes

Dr. Kenneth Soaper: Ahh matron what can I do for you?
Miss Haggerd: I'm sorry to trouble you Doctor Soaper, but I've been thinking about this camping trip for the girls who have to remain with us for the rest of the holidays.
Dr. Kenneth Soaper: What about it?
Miss Haggerd: I was wondering whether it was really such a good idea?
Dr. Kenneth Soaper: Perhaps you were forgetting Matron it was my idea.
Miss Haggerd: Oh no no, of course it is an absolutely splendid one but...
Dr. Kenneth Soaper: But what?
Miss Haggerd: Well I was wondering whether they might find it a trifle spartan them being such delicate and refined girls.
Miss Haggerd: The ...
[...]

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Alternate Versions

As with many Carry On films the BBFC required cuts for an 'A' (PG) certificate. Although the double entendres during the tent scene were eventually allowed the word 'erection' was removed, as was an entire scene where Peter leaves the girl's tent. Later releases feature the same edited print.

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Connections

Edited into What a Carry On: Episode #1.2 (1984)

User Reviews

Oh yeah, I go all the way!

Sid Boggle (Sid James) and his friend Bernie Lugg (Bernard Bresslaw) hatch a plan to take their girlfriends, Joan Fussey (Joan Sims) and Anthea Meeks (Dilys Laye), to a nudist campsite called Paradise. However, when they get there it's not the paradise they envisaged, full of odd balls and bad British weather, things only perk up when a coach load of girls turn up. Trouble is, the guys must get shot of their girlfriends first.

Oddly, Carry On Camping is a film that is revered by the series fans yet frowned upon by critics. Plot wise I'm inclined to agree with the critics, it's as basic as can be and is nothing other than a series of vignettes weaved together to create a lurid camping based holiday film. Tis true, but hell the comedy is good here, smutty and awash with innuendo and making the most of the double meaning of the word camping. It's also one of the series best roll calls as regards its cast, most of the big hitters are here, it's easier to just say Jim Dale and Kenneth Connor are the two notable absentees.

From the sight of Barbara Windsor's bra shooting thru the air, to the hapless Terry Scott having buck shot removed from his posterior, Camping has no other intentions other than to titter the discerning Carry On fan. What often gets forgotten tho, is just what great comedy actors some of these series regulars were, witness here a sequence in a tent as Terry Scott, Charles Hawtrey and Betty Marsden attempt to get ready for bed, comedy gold. So one for fans only it seems, hooray for me then because I love Carry On Camping, always have, always will. 8/10