{{Short description|1975 British comedy film by Gerald Thomas}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Carry On Behind | image = CarryOnBehind.UKCinemaposter.jpg | caption = Original UK quad poster | director = [[Gerald Thomas]] | producer = [[Peter Rogers]] | writer = [[Dave Freeman (British writer)|Dave Freeman]] | starring = {{plainlist| *[[Elke Sommer]] *[[Kenneth Williams]] *[[Bernard Bresslaw]] *[[Kenneth Connor]] *[[Jack Douglas (actor)|Jack Douglas]] *[[Joan Sims]] *[[Windsor Davies]] *[[Peter Butterworth]] *[[Liz Fraser]]}} | music = [[Eric Rogers (composer)|Eric Rogers]] | cinematography = [[Ernest Steward]] | editing = [[Alfred Roome]] | distributor = [[Rank Organisation]] | released = {{Film date|1975|12|19|df=yes}} | runtime = 86 minutes | language = English | country = United Kingdom | budget = £217,000 }}
'''''Carry On Behind''''' is a 1975 [[British comedy]] film, the 27th release in the [[Carry On (film series)|series of 31 ''Carry On'' films]] (1958–1992).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/carry-on-posters | title=The risqué art of the Carry on poster }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/carry_on_behind/ | title=Carry on Behind - Film | website=[[British Comedy Guide]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/carry-on-films-facts-60th-birthday-sergeant-release-anniversary-198499 | title=Lesser known facts about Carry on as film series reaches 60th birthday | date=18 September 2018 }}</ref> It was the first entry in the series not to be scripted by [[Talbot Rothwell]] since ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' 13 years previously. Also missing was series stalwart [[Sid James]]. James was busy touring in a play, while Rothwell's health prevented him from writing. The regular actors present are [[Kenneth Williams]], [[Kenneth Connor]], [[Jack Douglas (actor)|Jack Douglas]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Peter Butterworth]], [[Bernard Bresslaw]] and [[Patsy Rowlands]]. ''Carry On Behind'' was the final picture in the series for Bresslaw (in his 14th appearance), Liz Fraser (in her fourth) and Rowlands (in her ninth) as well as [[Carol Hawkins]] (in her second). It saw the only appearances of [[Elke Sommer]], [[Adrienne Posta]], [[Sherrie Hewson]] and [[Ian Lavender]] in a ''Carry On'' film, and was the first of two entries in the series for [[Windsor Davies]]. The film was followed by ''[[Carry On England]]'' in 1976.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|date=22 August 2025|access-date=22 August 2025|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-film-studios-the-rank-organisation-1968-1977/|title=Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation 1968-1977}}</ref>
==Plot== Frustrated butcher Fred Ramsden and his dim electrician friend Ernie Bragg happily head off for a holiday trip at the Riverside Caravan Site, while their respective wives Sylvia and Vera look forward to their health farm holiday. Once at the caravan site of Major Leap, Fred starts making eyes at two young female campers, Carol and Sandra. However, as Ernie talks in his sleep and any infidelities are likely to be spoken of in the marital bed after their holiday, Fred is despondent. Professor Roland Crump teams with Roman expert Anna Vrooshka in an [[Excavation (archaeology)|archaeological dig]] at the site. Arthur Upmore and his wife Linda are saddled with her mother Daphne and her vulgar [[mynah bird]]. Arthur is caught in a compromising position with attractive blonde Norma Baxter whose husband Joe is lumbered with their giant [[Irish wolfhound]].
After a few drinks with the amused pub landlord, Fred and Ernie discover that the caravan site is riddled with excavation holes. Daphne is perturbed by the discovery that her estranged husband Henry Barnes lives a downtrodden life as the camp's odd-job man, despite having won the [[Football pools|pools]]. Major Leap is determined to give the place a boost and arranges an evening cabaret for the caravanners, but a mix-up over the phone secures a stripper, Veronica, rather than the singer he wanted. Carol and Sandra having hooked up with archaeology students Bob and Clive, Fred and Ernie pick up Maureen and Sally, two beautiful young women from the village. Some wet paint, some glue, heavy rain that causes the tunnels of the dig to collapse, and the arrival of their wives soon bring their planned night of passion to a halt.
==Casting== The main roles are played by ''Carry On'' regulars Kenneth Williams, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Butterworth, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas and Patsy Rowlands. Newcomers to the series in major roles are Windsor Davies and Elke Sommer. Sims played the role of Rowlands's mother, despite being only eight months older than her on-screen daughter.
Supporting roles are played by Sherrie Hewson, Carol Hawkins, Ian Lavender, Adrienne Posta, [[George Layton]], Larry Dann, [[Larry Martyn]] and David Lodge. These supporting players were mostly recognisable comedy actors at the time, but not long-term regular members of the [[List of Carry On films cast members|''Carry On'' team]]. Liz Fraser had appeared in three early films in the series; her re-appearance here was after a gap of twelve years.
==Filming== In 2023, actor [[Larry Dann]] dedicated a chapter of his autobiography ''Oh, What A Lovely Memoir'' to his memories of the making of this production.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.devonfirebooks.com/product/larrydann-memoir | title=Larry Dann - Oh, What a Lovely Memoir }}</ref>
==Cast== {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} *[[Elke Sommer]] as Professor Anna Vooshka *[[Kenneth Williams]] as Professor Roland Crump *[[Bernard Bresslaw]] as Arthur Upmore *[[Kenneth Connor]] as Major Leap *[[Jack Douglas (actor)|Jack Douglas]] as Ernie Bragg *[[Joan Sims]] as Daphne Barnes *[[Windsor Davies]] as Fred Ramsden *[[Peter Butterworth]] as Henry Barnes *[[Liz Fraser]] as Sylvia Ramsden *[[Patsy Rowlands]] as Linda Upmore *[[Ian Lavender]] as Joe Baxter *[[Adrienne Posta]] as Norma Baxter *[[Patricia Franklin]] as Vera Bragg *[[Carol Hawkins]] as Sandra *[[Sherrie Hewson]] as Carol *[[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]] as landlord *[[Marianne Stone]] as Mrs Elsie Rowan *[[George Layton]] as Doctor *[[Brian Osborne]] as Bob *[[Larry Dann]] as Clive *[[Georgina Moon]] as Sally *[[Diana Darvey]] as Maureen *[[Donald Hewlett]] as The Dean *Jenny Cox as Veronica [stripper] *[[Larry Martyn]] as electrician *[[Linda Hooks]] as nurse *[[Kenneth Waller]] as barman *Billy Cornelius as man with salad *Melita Manger as woman with salad *[[Hugh Futcher]] as painter *[[Helli Louise]] as nude woman in shower *Jeremy Connor as student with ice cream *[[Alexandra Dane]] as lady in low-cut dress *[[Sam Kelly]] as projectionist (uncredited) *[[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]] as plasterer (uncredited) *[[Lucy Griffiths (actress, born 1919)|Lucy Griffiths]] as lady with hat (uncredited) *[[Stanley McGeagh]] as short-sighted man (uncredited) *[[Brenda Cowling]] as wife (uncredited) *Sidney Johnson as man in glasses (uncredited) *Drina Pavlovic as courting girl (uncredited) *Caroline Whitaker as student (uncredited) *Ray Edwards as man with water (uncredited) {{div col end}}
==Filming and locations==
*Filming dates – 10 March–18 April 1975
'''Interiors''': * [[Pinewood Studios]], [[Buckinghamshire]]
'''Exteriors''': * Pinewood Studios: the Orchard doubled for the caravan site, as it had for the campsite in ''[[Carry On Camping]]''. * [[Maidenhead]], [[Berkshire]] : the [[Maidenhead Town Hall|town hall]] doubled for the university seen at the start of the film. It had previously been used for the hospital exteriors in ''[[Carry On Doctor]]'' and ''[[Carry On Again Doctor]]''. * [[Farnham Common]], Buckinghamshire
== References == {{Reflist}}
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0072764}} *{{rotten-tomatoes|carry_on_behind}} *{{British Comedy Guide|film|carry_on_behind}} *[http://www.carryonline.com/carryonline/carryonbehind.html ''Carry On Behind'' at Carry On Line] *{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128130921/http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_films/carry_on_behind/|title=''Carry On Behind'' at The Whippit Inn}}
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