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Carry On Constable
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Carry On Constable is a 1960 film and the fourth film in the Carry On series, starring Sid James (in his first role in the series), Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams, Leslie Phillips, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques, and Shirley Eaton.The film is set during a flu epidemic at a local police station, meaning Inspector Mills (Eric Barker), Sergeant Frank Wilkins (James), and Sergeant Laura Moon (Jacques) have to hire replacements, as Constable Thurston (Cyril Chamberlain) can't handle all the crimes on his own.They end up with three incompetent new recruits - self-proclaimed intellectual Constable Stanley Benson (Williams), who believes he can tell who is and isn't a criminal type by their facial structure; superstitious and neurotic Constable Charlie Constable (Connor), who doesn't seem to be very much good at anything; and suave charmer Constable Tom Potter (Phillips), a playboy always on the lookout for girls to chat up whether they be co-workers such as Policewoman Harrison (Jill Adams) or civilians such as Honoria (Diane Aubrey) and Sally Barry (Eaton). Also joining the local force are the clumsy Special Constable Timothy Gorse (Hawtrey), who brings along his budgie, Bobby, and the Workaholic Policewoman Gloria Passworthy (Sims), the one competent officer on the beat and the apple of Constable Constable's eye.Hilarity Ensues as the raw recruits manage to cause more problems than they solve. | |
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Hopeless with Tech: Constable Constable cannot use a manual typewriter. After finding it painful on his fingers, he then finds out he has typed his report with the carbon paper the wrong way round and knocks his mug off the table with the carriage return: | |
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All There in the Script | |
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All There in the Script: Although unstated in the film itself, the three wage thieves are called "Matt", "Cliff", and "Shorty". | |
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Anachronism Stew: Badges with the King's Crown are visible throughout the film. Since the film takes place in 1960 after Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, they should've instead been the Queen's Crown. | |
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Engineered Public Confession | |
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Engineered Public Confession: The obnoxious Inspector Mills spends most of the film threatening to transfer or suspend those who he believes are not up to the job. Near the end, he receives a call from the Chief Constable, transferring him to somewhere else, which he believes is a promotion. Policewoman Passworthy puts this call on the loudspeaker, so everybody can hear it, and they are all silently delighted to see him go. | |
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First-Name Basis | |
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First-Name Basis: When Constable Constable tries to flirt with the highly regimented Policewoman Passworthy, she will not tolerate being on first-name terms: | |
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Spooky Séance | |
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Spooky Séance: Constable Constable conducts an impromptu séance during Inspector Mills's inspection, to uncover where he and Constable Potter met before in a previous life: | |
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Surrounded by Idiots | |
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Surrounded by Idiots: Sergeant Wilkins, when he hires reinforcements for his precinct that get the simplest tasks wrong. | |
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Shirtless Scene | |
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Shirtless Scene: The Constables have one during their Shower Scene. | |
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Door-Closes Ending | |
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Door-Closes Ending: Sergeant Wilkins kisses Sergeant Moon, just before he slams the door closed at the end. | |
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Workaholic | |
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Workaholic: The highly regimented Policewoman Passworthy, who leaves Constable Potter in no doubt about this when he tries to chat her up: | |
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That's an Order! | |
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That's an Order!: Inspector Mills is adamant that his orders, concisely given, are smartly carried out: | |
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Police Are Useless | |
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Police Are Useless: On their way to the station, Constables Benson, Potter, and Constable unwittingly assist jewel thieves with their getaway. | |
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Plot Hole | |
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Plot Hole: When Constable Constable thinks he has heard a murder, he blows his whistle and then dashes into an apartment building. After this, Sergeant Wilkins and Constable Thurston turn up at the same apartments, which raises the question - how did Sergeant Wilkins and Constable Thurston hear Constable Constable's whistle or know where he was? | |
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Drill Sergeant Nasty | |
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Drill Sergeant Nasty: Inspector Mills, who has no time for the new recruits and is never happy with their work: Sergeant Wilkins, while less so than Inspector Mills, also tries to be firm with the new recruits: | |
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Replacement Goldfish | |
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Replacement Goldfish: Due to the flu epidemic, the sick officers are replaced by Constables Benson, Constable, Potter, and Policewoman Passworthy (who are fresh from police school), and Gorse (who has been transferred). | |
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Fooled by the Sound | |
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Fooled by the Sound: Constable Constable hears the sound of people arguing in a house. When he then hears gunshots and a woman wailing "Alistair, you've killed him!", he bursts into the house, only to find that it was a radio play: | |
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Shower Scene | |
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Shower Scene: The film featured the first nudity in the Carry On series as Gorse leads Constables Benson, Potter, and Constable into the showers... only for all of them to race out as they are stone-cold and are seen nude from behind by Mrs. May. | |
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits | |
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The four new recruits consist of a playboy, a pompous intellectual, a superstitious worrier, and a camp eccentric. | |
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Repetitive Name | |
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Repetitive Name: Constable Constable. | |
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Banana Slip: Constable Potter slips on a banana skin after Constable Constable has prophesied that misfortune is imminent. | |
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13 Is Unlucky | |
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13 Is Unlucky: Constable Constable hears a fierce row from flat 13, and hesitates; but he goes to investigate, despite being incredibly superstitious. | |
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Leitmotif | |
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Leitmotif: Whenever the highly superstitious Constable Constable is panicking over possible bad luck, spooky music plays on a swannee whistle. | |
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Eek, a Mouse!! | |
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Eek, a Mouse!!: When the quartet are trying to creep around a run-down house, Gorse suddenly sees a mouse and screams, almost blowing the group's cover. | |
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Only Known by Their Nickname | |
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Only Known by Their Nickname: Constables Potter and Constable's first names are "Thomas" and "Charles" respectively, but they prefer to go by the more friendly sounding "Tom" and "Charlie. | |
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Rank Up | |
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Rank Up: At the end of the film, Sergeant Wilkins is promoted when he takes over Inspector Mills' role at the station. | |
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An Odd Place to Sleep | |
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An Odd Place to Sleep: The new police recruits have to sleep in spare cells, because the men off sick are in their rooms: | |
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Ironic Echo Cut | |
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Ironic Echo Cut: As Sergeant Wilkins and Constable Thurston speed to the Barry's residence believing that Constable Potter may be struggling for his life with some murderous tearaway, it cuts to Constable Potter and Sally having a civilised conversation together. | |
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Alliterative Name | |
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Alliterative Name: Charlie Constable. Herbert Hall. | |
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Helping Granny Cross the Street | |
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Helping Granny Cross the Street: Constable Benson helps a deaf old lady across a busy road, not knowing that she had just crossed in the opposite direction: | |
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Baguette Beatdown | |
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Baguette Beatdown: Constable Benson assists a deaf old lady across the street, only to discover she had already crossed from the other side. She promptly hits him in the head with a baguette. | |
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Cloudcuckoolander | |
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Cloudcuckoolander: Special Constable Timothy Gorse, as is typical for Charles Hawtrey's characters, spends most of the time with his head in the clouds. This causes him to get into trouble, such as when he rides Little Willie's scooter and has a run-in with Constable Benson and Lady the police dog. | |
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Reasonable Authority Figure | |
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Reasonable Authority Figure: Sergeant Wilkins is put-upon, but fair and understanding towards his subordinates if annoyed by their bumbling. | |
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Affectionate Nickname | |
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Affectionate Nickname: Sergeant Wilkins is called "Wilkie" by Inspector Mills and Sergeant Moon. | |
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Newhart Phonecall | |
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Newhart Phone Call: Whenever Policewoman Passworthy takes a report from the public, we only hear her end of the conversation: | |
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Disguised in Drag | |
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Disguised in Drag: Constable Benson and Gorse disguise themselves as women ("Ethel" and "Agatha", respectively) in order to apprehend potential shoplifters at a department store. Unfortunately, they are mistaken for loonies and a pair of shoplifters themselves! | |
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Steven Ulysses Perhero | |
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Steven Ulysses Perhero: Charlie Constable, who works as a Constable himself. | |
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Comedic Underwear Exposure | |
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Comedic Underwear Exposure: When Constable Benson is on patrol, his braces are stolen by a pickpocket, causing his trousers fall down as he walks around the neighbourhood and reveal his underwear. | |
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Tagline | |
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Tagline: "That hilarious Carry On shower in another riot of laughter!". | |
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Incredibly Conspicuous Drag | |
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Incredibly Conspicuous Drag: Constable Benson and Gorse try to go undercover as two women, Ethel and Agatha, but ironically have the police called on them for arousing suspicions. | |
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"You!" Exclamation | |
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"You!" Exclamation: Inspector Mills does a resigned version when the inept Constable Potter is sent to help him: | |
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Dog Walks You | |
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Dog Walks You: Constable Benson is assigned police dog duty, but he is unable to keep Lady under control and gets dragged around by her, crashing into Gorse's scooter. The same happens to Constable Potter, only he ends up dragged into Inspector Mills' backyard and knocks him into his own pond! | |
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