''Carry On Camping'' is a 1969

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film, the 17th release in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It features series regulars

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, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Terry Scott,

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and

Peter Butterworth Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1915''Prisoner of War Co ...

Plot

Sid Boggle (

) and his friend Bernie Lugg (

) are partners in a plumbing business. They take their girlfriends, prudish Joan Fussey ( Joan Sims) and meek Anthea Meeks (

), to the cinema to see a film about a

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called Paradise. Sid has the idea of the group holidaying there, reasoning that in that environment their heretofore chaste girlfriends will relax their strict moral standards. Sid easily gains Bernie's co-operation in the scheme, which they attempt to keep secret from the girls. They travel to the campsite named Paradise. After paying the membership fees to the owner, money-grabbing farmer Josh Fiddler (

Peter Butterworth Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1915''Prisoner of War Co ...

), Sid realises it is not the camp seen in the film, but merely a standard family campsite. To add to their disappointment, it is no paradise but instead, a damp field; the only facilities being a very basic toilet and a washing block. They reluctantly agree to stay there after Fiddler refuses a refund and the girls approve of the place. There is further disappointment when the girls will not share a tent with the boys. Sid and Bernie soon set their sights on a bunch of young ladies on holiday from the Chayste Place finishing school. The ringleader of the girls is blonde and bouncy Babs (

). In charge of the girls is Dr. Soaper (

), who is fervently pursued by his lovelorn colleague, the school's matron, Miss Haggard (

). The girls soon leave for Ballsworth Youth Hostel, where Babs and her friend Fanny (Sandra Caron) change the room numbers on Dr. Soaper's and Miss Haggard's doors and convince Dr. Soaper that the female washroom, where Miss Haggard is, is the male washroom. Dr Soaper leads an outdoor aerobics session, during which Babs' bikini top flies off; he catches it. Other campers are Peter Potter ( Terry Scott), who loathes camping but must endure his jolly yet domineering wife Harriet (

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), with her irritating laugh, and naïve first-time camper Charlie Muggins ( Charles Hawtrey). Chaos ensues when a group of hippies arrive in the next field for a noisy all-night rave led by band The Flowerbuds. The campers club together and successfully drive the ravers away, but all the girls leave with them. However, there is a happy ending for Bernie and Sid when their girlfriends finally agree to move into their tent. Their joy is short-lived when Joan's mother (

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) turns up, but Anthea lets loose a goat that chases Mrs Fussey away. Meanwhile, Peter vows to Harriet that this camping holiday will most definitely be their last.

Cast

as Sid Boggle *

as Doctor Kenneth Soaper * Joan Sims as Joan Fussey * Charles Hawtrey as Charlie Muggins * Terry Scott as Peter Potter *

as Babs *

as Bernie Lugg *

as Miss Haggard *

Peter Butterworth Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1915''Prisoner of War Co ...

as Joshua Fiddler * Julian Holloway as Jim Tanner *

as Anthea Meeks *

as Harriet Potter * Sandra Caron as Fanny *

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as Sally *

as Mrs Fussey *

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as Mr Short, the camping store manager * Patricia Franklin as Farmer's daughter *

Derek Francis Derek Francis (7 November 1923 – 27 March 1984) was an English comedy and character actor. Biography Francis was a regular in the Carry On film players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in '' The Tomb of Lig ...

as Farmer *

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as Man in cinema *

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as Man at campsite * Walter Henry as Man in cinema * Valerie Shute as Pat *

Elizabeth Knight Elizabeth Knight (1 November 1944 – 22 August 2005) was a British film and television actress. Life and career Elizabeth Knight was born on 1 November 1944 in Oxford, Oxfordshire. She made her first film appearance in the 1968 musical '' Ol ...

as Jane *

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as Joy * Vivien Lloyd as Verna * Jennifer Pyle as Hilda * Lesley Duff as Norma * Jackie Pool as Betty * Anna Karen as Hefty girl * Sally Kemp as Girl with cow *

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as Miss Dobbin, the camping store assistant *

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as Schoolgirl (uncredited) * Peter Cockburn as Film Commentator (uncredited) * Gilly Grant as Sally G-string (uncredited) * Michael Low as Lusty youth (uncredited) * Mike Lucas as Lusty youth (uncredited) * Alf Mangan as Camper (uncredited) * David Seaforth as Camper (uncredited)

Crew

* Screenplay –

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* Music – Eric Rogers * Production Manager – Jack Swinburne * Art Director –

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* Editor –

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* Director of Photography –

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* Assistant Editor – Jack Gardner * Camera Operator – James Bawden * Assistant Director – Jack Causey * Continuity – Doreen Dernley * Sound Recordists – Bill Daniels & Ken Barker * Make-up – Geoffrey Rodway * Hairdresser – Stella Rivers * Costume Designer – Yvonne Caffin * Dubbing Editor – Colin Miller * Title Sketches –

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* Producer –

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* Director –

Gerald Thomas Gerald Thomas (10 December 1920 – 9 November 1993) was an English film director, best known for the long-running '' Carry On'' series of British film comedies. Biography Born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Thomas was educated i ...

Filming and locations

* Filming dates – 7 October–22 November 1968 Interiors: *

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, Buckinghamshire Exteriors: *

, Buckinghamshire. The studios' orchard doubled for Paradise Camp. Chayste Place school is the management block at Pinewood Studios, better known as Heatherden Hall and featured in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Carry On England''. * Pinewood Green, Iver Heath housing estate, Buckinghamshire * Everyman Cinema, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire * Maidenhead High Street * Black Park, Buckinghamshire

Reception

The film was the most popular movie at the UK box office in 1969. It was voted the nation's favourite Carry On film in a survey conducted by the ''

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'' in 2008.

Bibliography

* * * * * ''Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'' by Simon Sheridan (third edition) (2007) (Reynolds & Hearn Books) * * * * *

References

External links

* *
''Carry On Camping Location Guide'' at The Whippit Inn

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