Carry on Constable
Carry On Constable (DVD)
Directed by	Gerald Thomas
Produced by	Peter Rogers
Written by	Norman Hudis
Starring	Sid James Kenneth Williams Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Eric Barker Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Hattie Jacques
Music by	Bruce Montgomery
Cinematography	Ted Scaife
Distributed by	Anglo-Amalgamated
Release date(s)	1960
Running time	86 min.
Country	UK
Language	English
Preceded by	Carry On Teacher
Followed by	Carry On Regardless
IMDb profile

Carry On Constable is the fourth Carry On film. It was released in 1960. Of the regular team, it featured Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Sid James, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Connor. Other cast members included Leslie Phillips, Eric Barker, Joan Hickson, Shirley Eaton, Esma Cannon and Irene Handl. It was the first "Carry On..." film to include some nudity.

Plot summary

With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits (Connor, Williams and Phillips) are assigned to Inspector Mills' police station. With help from Special Constable Gorse, they manage to wreck the operations of the police force and let plenty of criminals get away, even before they arrive at the station. They all have to prove themselves, or they'll be out of a job and Sergeant Wilkins will be transferred. Sub-plots include romances between sergeants Wilkins and Moon and constables Constable and Passworthy.

Cast overview

• Sid James - Sergeant Frank Wilkins
• Kenneth Connor - P.C. Charlie Constable
• Charles Hawtrey - P.C. Timothy Gorse
• Kenneth Williams - P.C. Stanley Benson
• Leslie Phillips - P.C. Tom Potter
• Joan Sims - W.P.C. Gloria Passworthy
• Hattie Jacques - Sergeant Laura Moon
• Eric Barker - Inspector Mills
• Joan Hickson - Mrs. May

Trivia

• Norman Hudis was sent to Slough Police Station to research the screenplay. He was very worried about the film following his experiences at the Police Station.
• The role of Sergeant Wilkins was intended for Ted Ray following his work on Carry On Teacher. However, Ray was contracted to ABC (despite being unused by them), who distributed the "Carry On..." films to cinemas. Unhappy seeing one of their contracted actors in a rival production, they threatened to stop distibution, so Peter Rogers reluctantly dropped him from the films and replaced him with Sid James, who started his full-time membership of the "Carry On..." team.

Filming dates

Filming dates - 9 November1959 - 18 December1959

External links

• Carry On Constable at the Internet Movie Database
• Carry On Constable at The Whippit Inn

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