Carry On Dick (Original title)
Dates: 1974 (Copyright), 04 August 1974 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Gerald Thomas
Synopsis: Farce set in Georgian England. With the creation of the Bow Street Runners around 1750, England's higwaymen are swiftly rounded up, except for the most notorious of all: 'Big Dick' Turpin, known for the size of his weapon. Together with his cohorts he succeeds in eluding the agents of the law. By day, Turpin poses as the innocent Reverend Flasher, of the parish of Upper Dencher. When lawman Captain Desmond Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp are sent undercover to capture Turpin, Fancey makes the mistake of immediately revealing his plan to Reverend Flasher.
Genres: Comedy, Period drama
Subjects: 18th century, Highwaymen
Releases
Date: 1974Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 91 mins Length: 8201 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: Carry On rememberingAuthor: BRIGHT, Jim Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Review of the thirty-one CARRY ON films.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n487 August 1974 Pages: 170-171
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n487 August 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10092 20 Jul 1974 Page: 12
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10092 20 Jul 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10073 9 Mar 1974 Page: 8
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10073 9 Mar 1974: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-717008
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8131 FeetBFI identifier: C-21535
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8122 FeetBFI identifier: C-21534
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1311674
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 7965 FeetStock date: 1973BFI identifier: C-21533
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1974 (Copyright), 04 August 1974 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Gerald Thomas
Synopsis: Farce set in Georgian England. With the creation of the Bow Street Runners around 1750, England's higwaymen are swiftly rounded up, except for the most notorious of all: 'Big Dick' Turpin, known for the size of his weapon. Together with his cohorts he succeeds in eluding the agents of the law. By day, Turpin poses as the innocent Reverend Flasher, of the parish of Upper Dencher. When lawman Captain Desmond Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp are sent undercover to capture Turpin, Fancey makes the mistake of immediately revealing his plan to Reverend Flasher.
Genres: Comedy, Period drama
Subjects: 18th century, Highwaymen
Releases
Date: 1974Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 91 mins Length: 8201 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(33)
©: Rank Film Distributors, [Production Company]: Peter Rogers Productions, G.T. Productions Limited, Produced by: Peter Rogers, Production Manager: Roy Goddard, [Production Secretary]: Julie Leighton-White, Assistant Director: David Bracknell, Continuity: Jane Buck, [Casting]: John Owen, Screenplay by: Talbot Rothwell, Based on a treatment by: Lawrie Wyman, George Evans, Director of Photography: Ernest Steward, Camera Operator: Jimmy Devis, [Stills]: Tom Cadman, Editor: Alfred Roome, Art Director: Lionel Couch, Set Dresser: Charles Bishop, Costume Designer: Courtenay Elliott, [Wardrobe Mistress]: Vi Murray, Maggie Lewin, Make-up: Geoffrey Rodway, Hairdresser: Stella Rivers, Titles: General Screen Enterprises, Music Composed and Conducted by: Eric Rogers, Sound Recordist: Danny Daniel, Ken Barker, Dubbing Editor: Peter Best, Master of Horse: Gerry Wain, Coach and Horses Supplied by: George Mossman, [Publicity]: Tom Wells, Studio: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(32)
Sidney James (Dick Turpin, 'Big Dick', 'Reverend Flasher'), Barbara Windsor (Harriet, 'Harry'), Kenneth Williams (Captain Desmond Fancey), Hattie Jacques (Martha Hoggett), Bernard Bresslaw (Sir Roger Daley), Joan Sims (Madame Desiree), Kenneth Connor (constable), Peter Butterworth (Tom 'Doc' Scholl), Jack Douglas (Sergeant Jock Strapp), Patsy Rowlands (Mrs Giles), Bill Maynard (Bodkin), Margaret Nolan (Lady Daley), John Clive (Isaak), David Lodge (Bullock), Marianne Stone (Maggie), Laraine Humphrys, Linda Hooks, Penny Irving, Eva Reuber-staier (Desiree's Bird of Paradise), Larry Taylor (tough man (1st man Strapp spies on in toilet)), Billy Cornelius (tough man), Patrick Durkin (William), Sam Kelly (Sir Roger's coachman), George Moon (Mr Giles), Michael Nightingale (Squire Trelawney), Brian Osborne (Browning, Bow Street runner), Anthony Bailey (rider), Brian Coburn (highwayman in final scene), Jeremy Connor (footpad), Max Faulkner ([highwayman, early scene]), Nosher Powell ([footpad]), Joy Harrington ([lady])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(4)
In: Classic Television n1 September 1997 Pages: 25-33Title: Carry On rememberingAuthor: BRIGHT, Jim Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Review of the thirty-one CARRY ON films.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n487 August 1974 Pages: 170-171
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n487 August 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10092 20 Jul 1974 Page: 12
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10092 20 Jul 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10073 9 Mar 1974 Page: 8
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10073 9 Mar 1974: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-717008
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8131 FeetBFI identifier: C-21535
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8122 FeetBFI identifier: C-21534
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1311674
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 7965 FeetStock date: 1973BFI identifier: C-21533
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film