''Carry On Emmannuelle'' is a 1978 British comedy film, the 30th release in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). The film was to be the final ''Carry On'' for many regulars, including

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(in his 26th ''Carry On''),

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(in his 17th),

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(in her 24th) and

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

(in his 16th). Jack Douglas is the only regular from this film to bridge the gap to ''Carry On Columbus''.

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and

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make their only appearances in the series here. The film featured a change in style, becoming more openly sexual and explicit. This was highlighted by the implied behaviour of Danielle's character, though she does not bare any more flesh than any other ''Carry On'' female lead. These changes brought the film closer to the then popular series of X-rated '' Confessions...'' comedies, or indeed the actual ''

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'' films that it parodies. This film, as well as the original cut of '' Carry On England'' were the only films in the series to be certified AA by the

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, which restricted audiences to those aged 14 and over.

Plot

Emmannuelle Prévert (

) relieves the boredom of a flight on

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by seducing timid Theodore Valentine (

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). She returns home to London to surprise her husband, the French ambassador, Émile Prevert (

) but first surprises the butler, Lyons ( Jack Douglas). He removes her coat, only to find that she has left her dress on the aircraft. The chauffeur, Leyland (

), housekeeper, Mrs Dangle (

), and aged boot-boy, Richmond (

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

), sense saucy times ahead… and they are right! Émile is dedicated to his bodybuilding, leaving a sexually frustrated Emmannuelle to find pleasure with everyone from the Lord Chief Justice (

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) to chat show host, Harold Hump (

). Theodore is spurned by Emmannuelle, who has genuinely forgotten their airborne encounter, and, despite reassurances from his mother (

), exacts revenge by revealing Emmannuelle's antics to the press. However, after a visit to her doctor (

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), she discovers that she is pregnant and decides to settle down to a faithful marriage with Émile… and dozens of children.

Cast

as Émile Prévert *

as Emmannuelle Prévert *

as Leyland * Jack Douglas as Lyons *

as Mrs. Dangle *

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

as Richmond *

as Theodore Valentine *

as Mrs. Valentine *

as Harold Hump *

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as Man in Launderette * Dino Shafeek as Immigration Officer *

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as Ancient General *

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as Cynical Lady *

as Doctor *

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as Prime Minister *

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as Arabian Official *

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as Police Commissioner *

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as U.S. Ambassador *

as Lord Chief Justice * Jack Lynn as Admiral *

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as Blonde in Pub *

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as Drunken Husband * Tricia Newby as Nurse in Surgery * James Fagan as Concorde Steward * Malcolm Johns as Sentry * Howard Nelson as Harry Hernia *

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as BBC Newscaster * Corbett Woodall as ITN Newscaster * Marianne Maskell as Nurse in Hospital * Louise Burton as Girl at Zoo *

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as German Soldier * John Carlin as French Parson * Guy Ward as Dandy * John Hallet as Substitute Football Player * Deborah Brayshaw as French Buxom Blonde * Suzanna East as Colette * Bruce Wylie as Football Referee * Philip Clifton as Injured Footballer * Stanley McGeagh as Fleet Street Journalist * Bill Hutchinson as 1st Reporter * Neville Ware as 2nd Reporter * Jane Norman as 3rd reporter * Nick White as Sent-off Footballer

Crew

*Screenplay – Lance Peters *Music – Eric Rogers *Song –

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*Performers – Masterplan *Director of Photography – Alan Hume *Editor – Peter Boita *Art Director – Jack Sampan *Production Manager – Roy Goddard *Camera Operator – Godfrey Godar *Make-up – Robin Grantham *Production Executive for Cleves – Donald Langdon *Assistant Director – Gregory Dark *Sound Recordists – Danny Daniel & Otto Snel *Continuity – Marjorie Lavelly *Wardrobe – Margaret Lewin *Stills Cameraman – Ken Bray *Hairdresser – Betty Sherriff *Costume Designer – Courtenay Elliott *Set Dresser – John Hoesli *Assistant Editor – Jack Gardner *Dubbing Editor – Peter Best *Titles & Opticals – GSE Ltd *Processor – Technicolor Ltd *Producer –

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*Director –

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Filming and locations

*Filming dates – 10 April-15 May 1978 Interiors: * Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire Exteriors: * Wembley, London * Trafalgar Square, London * Oxford Street, London * London Zoo, London

Critical reception

Critical response was universally negative, even more so than '' Carry on England'' which preceded it, and ''

Carry On Columbus ''Carry On Columbus'' is a 1992 British comedy film, the 31st and final release in the ''Carry On'' film series (1958–1992). The film was a belated entry to the series, following 1978's ''Carry On Emmannuelle''. It was produced to coincide ...

'' which succeeded it 14 years later. Philip French said of it: "This relentless sequence of badly-written, badly-timed dirty jokes is surely one of the most morally and aesthetically offensive pictures to emerge from a British studio." Christopher Tookey considered the film to be "embarrassingly feeble". Whilst many other ''Carry Ons'' have continued to be popular, opinions of ''Carry on Emmanuelle'' and its immediate predecessor and successor have not improved over the passing of time, and ''Carry On Emmanuelle'' is universally considered to be the worst film in the series. Tom Cole, writing in the '' Radio Times'', found it "undignified" and "laugh-free", noting that the '' Lolita''-esque performance of Suzanne Danielle was "unintentionally creepy". And both Cole and Ian Freer, writing for ''

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'', laid the blame for the death of the series squarely at the film's door.

Notes

References

* Robert Ross ''The Carry On Companion'', Batsford Books, 1996 * Simon Sheridan ''Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'', Titan Books, 2011 (fourth edition)

Bibliography

* * * * *Sheridan, Simon (2011). ''Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'' (fourth edition). Titan Books. * * * * *

External links

*
''Carry On Emmannuelle'' at The Whippit Inn
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