Carry On Dick

1974 1h 31m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 69

Comedy

Synopsis

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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...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sidney James
Big Dick Turpin
Barbara Windsor
Harriet
Kenneth Williams
Captain Desmond Fancey
Hattie Jacques
Miss Martha Hoggett
Bernard Bresslaw
Sir Roger Daley
Joan Sims
Madame Desiree
Kenneth Connor
Constable
Peter Butterworth
Tom

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gerald Thomas
Writers: Talbot Rothwell
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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1 / 7

ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Carry On Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

ERA

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Directed by Gerald Thomas, shot by Ernest Steward. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alfred Roome shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

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Sidney James and Barbara Windsor and Kenneth Williams carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071281 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

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The take

Gerald Thomas directs. Ernest Steward behind the camera. Alfred Roome cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Carry On Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Gerald Thomas, shot by Ernest Steward. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Alfred Roome shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sidney James and Barbara Windsor and Kenneth Williams carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0071281 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "horse", "outlaw", "tavern", "carry on".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ernest Steward
Editing: Alfred Roome
Makeup / hair: Geoffrey Rodway
Sound: Graham V. Hartstone
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Carry On Dick (1974)

Part of

Carry On Collection

This is classic British comedy at it's best! This collection contains all 31 hilarious Carry On movies. Starring: Kenneth Williams Charles Hawtrey Jim Dale Joan Sims Barbara Windsor Hattie Jacques Windsor Davies Valerie Leon Peter Butterworth Bernard Bresslaw Terry Scott Bill Maynard Phil Silvers Patsy Rowlands and Frankie Howerd.

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What people are saying

John Chard2015-08-15
★ 7/10
I wouldn't fancy a poke with that. The 26th film of the series, Carry on Dick marked the end of an era for a number of reasons. It would be the last appearance of Sid James, Hattie Jaques and Barbara Windsor, and the last to be scripted by Talbot Rothwell. As the title suggests, by this time the series had gone fully into innuendo mode, here they take the Dick Turpin legend and cloak it with sexual nudge nudges and wink winks. Character names are a riot, Reverend Flasher - Big Dick - Desmond Fancey (AKA: Dandy Desmond), Jock Strapp and Constable (ooh-err, it's all about the pronunciation - the rascals), thus it's all very low-brow for sure. It's great to have Sid James in a period set dual role again (as in Don't Lose Your Head), he's nicely restrained as Reverend Flasher and on the other side he's all throaty laughs and cheek as the randy dandy highwayman, Big Dick! Playing the usual sexy foil to James is Windsor in one of her more meaty roles in the series, though Peter Butterworth and Kenneth Connor are not given nearly enough material to make a telling mark. Great to see Kenny Williams given some pompous caricature to get his teeth into, even if - unlike James' characters, this double act with Jack Douglas does feel like a lazy retread from Carry on Don't Lose Your Head. Carry On Behind would follow this one, a decent enough film that with hindsight should have been the closure for the series. Carry on Dick tried to keep the rompy end up (ooh-err) for the series, a last hurrah grasping onto the historical/period pictures that proved so popular in the previous decade. It's not a fitting farewell for some major players, but some great gags and spirited performances ensure it doesn't disgrace itself in the eyes of the fans who liked a bit of sauce with their "Carry On" sandwich. 7/10
CinemaSerf2023-07-23
★ 5/10
To be honest, I struggled with this a bit. It all centres on "Capt. Fancey" (Kenneth Williams) on the hunt for the legendary highwayman "Dick Turpin" - aka "Big Dick". Sadly, that's about the level of the rather crass and banal humour that pervades the rest of this pretty mediocre costume drama. The more "Carry On" films I watch, the more I do realise just how much Joan Sims contributed and here she shines as "Madame Desirée", but the rest of the cast seem content to take us down a rather childishly written path of stereotypes and slapstick and through a story that is a poor relation of "Doctor Syn" (1937). This franchise is reaching it's end now, the originality and playful humour of those made ten years ago has been replaced by an almost bawdy form of in-your-face comedy that really isn't anyone's finest work. Sorry, but I thought that this was quite poor.