Carry on Dick (1974)

Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. ... See full summary »

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writers:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay), Lawrie Wyman (treatment)

Stars:

Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sidney James	...	Big Dick Turpin / Reverend Flasher
Barbara Windsor	...	Harriet
Kenneth Williams	...	Captain Desmond Fancey
Hattie Jacques	...	Martha Hoggett
Bernard Bresslaw	...	Sir Roger Daley
Joan Sims	...	Madame Desirée
Kenneth Connor	...	Constable
Peter Butterworth	...	Tom
Jack Douglas	...	Sergeant Jock Strapp
Patsy Rowlands	...	Mrs. Giles
Bill Maynard	...	Bodkin
Margaret Nolan	...	Lady Daley
John Clive	...	Isaac the Tailor
David Lodge	...	Bullock
Marianne Stone	...	Maggie

Storyline

Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. Little do they know that the priest leads a double life. Then Madame Desiree and her "Birds of Paradise" arrive in the village...

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Plot Keywords:

carry on | british | british humour | british comedy | arrest | 

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Taglines:

Dick Turpin carries on with his flintlock cocked

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Carry On Line

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der total verrückte Straßenräuber

Filming Locations:

Langley Park, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Rank Organisation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first time that Jack Douglas had a caricature of his face on a Carry on film poster.

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Goofs

The first time that Roger Daily is held up by Dick and left naked you see the driver also left the same way. When they pull up into the town the next day still naked, it's a different driver to the one before.

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Quotes

Capt. Desmond Fancey: [On arrival at the 10 o'clock rendezvous, as directed by Harriet:] "That's not a Blasted Oak: it's a Bloody Yew"

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Connections

Follows Carry On Cruising (1962)

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Soundtracks

Oh God, Our Help In Ages Past
(uncredited)
Words by Isaac Watts and music by William Croft
Sung in the church

User Reviews

The last of the true Carry Ons

I re-watched Carry On Dick on DVD today. I usually agree that this film is a bit of a hit and miss, but i think now that is it very good, up there with Carry On Henry for historicals, not Cleo though.

Sid James is looking older, but he can still pull it off. Critics may say that James was too old to be lusting after someone of Barbara Windsor's age, but the situation the characters are put in, (two highway man/women), you can believe this girl would have a relationship with the elder man because of the work they do together. So i think they work well together in this film.

This is the only film i can think of in the series that starts of pretty dull then gets funnier towards the middle and end. Very good ending with Hattie Jacques on the organ, pumping for all she's worth.

Kenneth Williams and Jack Douglas have good chemistry, but it's really just the same characters Williams and Peter Butterworth played in Don't Lose Your Head. The premise of the film is very similar!

As for the rest of the cast, Peter Butterworth shines in the drag sequence as he ogles over Joan Sims' bosoms. Ms Sims doesn't get much to do, but she's always funny and my favourite of the team. Kenneth Connor is excellent as the ageing Constable, such a great character actor. And Hattie Jacques excells as Miss Hoggett, the nosey housekeeper. Very good in the sequence where she is listening at the door.

The Carry Ons never felt the same after Talbot Rothwell left. There was something no quite right about Behind, England, Emmannuelle or Columbus. I don't think anyone could recapture his style, he was born to write Carry On humour.

The team was also breaking up at this point. Obviously the style was getting tired, and in reality, Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas should have called it a day after this one. The one's that followed were good in places, but never hit the mark.