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Carry On Dick

Name: Carry On Dick
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1974-02-01
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 5.833

★ 5,8 /10 (66 Votes)

1974 EN 91 min

Overview

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...

Release date

01/02/1974

Votes

Popularity

0.7

Genres

Comedy

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

91 min

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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

Jack Douglas

Sergeant Jock Strapp

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Patsy Rowlands

Mrs. Giles

Bill Maynard

Bodkin

Margaret Nolan

Lady Daley

John Clive

Isaac

David Lodge

Bullock

Marianne Stone

Maggie

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Laraine Humphrys

Bird of Paradise

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Linda Hooks

Bird of Paradise

Penny Irving

Lizzie

Eva Rueber-Staier

Bird of Paradise

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Larry Taylor

Tough Man

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Billy Cornelius

Tough Man

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Patrick Durkin

William

Sam Kelly

Sir Roger's Coachman

George Moon

Mr. Giles

Michael Nightingale

Squire Trelawney

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Brian Osborne

Browning

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Anthony Bailey

Rider

Brian Coburn

Scottish Highwayman

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Jeremy Connor

Footpad

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Tony Castleton

Policeman (uncredited)

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Roy Everson

Man in Tavern (uncredited)

Max Faulkner

Highwayman (uncredited)

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Harry Fielder

Man at Tavern (uncredited)

Joy Harington

Lady (uncredited)

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Renee Heimer

Maid (uncredited)

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Bill Hemmings

Man in Tavern (uncredited)

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George Hilsdon

Churchgoer (uncredited)

Nick Hobbs

Man in Tavern (uncredited)

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Stephen Kemble

Man in Tavern (uncredited)

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Eric Kent

Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Tom Marshall

Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Lou Morgan

Man in Tavern (uncredited)

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George Mossman

Coachman (uncredited)

Gerald Paris

Man in Tavern (uncredited)

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James Payne

Bow Street Runner (uncredited)

Nosher Powell

Footpad (uncredited)

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Bob Ramsey

Man in Tavern (uncredited)

Michael Stainton

Footpad (uncredited)

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Michael Stevens

Policeman (uncredited)

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Rita Tobin-Weske

Old Woman in Tavern (uncredited)

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Gerry Wain

Horse Master (uncredited)

Paul Weston

Man in Tavern (uncredited)

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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 - …

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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 "Docto…

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