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Carry On Behind (Original title)
Dates: 1975 (Copyright), 11 January 1976 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Gerald Thomas

Synopsis: A glamorous female Russian archaeologist joins a Roman dig behind a British caravan site at the height of the holiday season and creates chaos. A huge Irish wolfhound and a mynah bird with a rudimentary vocabulary add to the confusion.

Genre:
Comedy

Subjects:
Camping, Archaeological sites, Mynah birds
Releases
Date: 1975Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Length: 8139 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (35)
©: Rank Film Distributors, [Production Company]: Peter Rogers Productions, G.T. Productions Limited, Produced by: Peter Rogers, Production Manager: Roy Goddard, [Production Accountant]: Steve Fallon, [Production Assistant]: Julie Leighton-White, [Production Secretary]: Sylvia Pyke, Assistant Director: David Bracknell, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: Terry Pearce, Continuity: Marjorie Lavelly, [Casting Director]: John Owen, Screenplay by: Dave Freeman, Director of Photography: Ernest Steward, Camera Operator: Neil Binney, [Stills]: Ken Bray, Editor: Alfred Roome, [Assistant Editor]: Jack Gardner, 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, Processed by: Rank Film Laboratories, Music Composed and Conducted by: Eric Rogers, Sound Recordist: Danny Daniel, Ken Barker, Dubbing Editor: Pat Foster, Caravans Supplied by: CI Caravans, [Unit Publicist]: Catherine O'Brien, [Publicity Secretary]: Gillian Garrow
Cast (43)
Elke Sommer (Professor Anna Vooshka), Kenneth Williams (Professor Roland Crump), Bernard Bresslaw (Arthur Upmore), Kenneth Connor (Major Leep, campsite owner), Jack Douglas (Ernie Bragg), Joan Sims (Daphne Barnes), Windsor Davies (Fred Ramsden), Peter Butterworth (Barnes), Liz Fraser (Sylvia Ramsden), Patsy Rowlands (Linda Upmore), Ian Lavender (Joe Baxter), Adrienne Posta (Norma Baxter), Patricia Franklin (Vera Bragg), Donald Hewlett (dean), Carol Hawkins (Sandra), Sherrie Hewson (Carol), David Lodge (landlord), Marianne Stone (Mrs Else Rowan), George Layton (doctor), Brian Osborne (Bob), Larry Dann (Clive), Georgina Moon (Sally), Diana Darvey (Maureen), Jenny Cox (Veronica, the stripper), Larry Martyn (electrician), Linda Hooks (nurse), Kenneth Waller (man), Billy Cornelius (man with salad), Melita Manger (woman with salad), Hugh Futcher (painter), Helli Louise (nudist), Jeremy Connor (student with ice cream), Alexandra Dane (lady in low cut dress), Sam Kelly ([projectionist]), Johnny Briggs ([plasterer]), Lucy Griffiths ([lady with hat]), Stanley Mcgeagh ([short-sighted man]), Brenda Cowling ([wife]), Sidney Johnson ([man in glasses]), Drina Pavlovic ([courting girl]), Caroline Whitaker ([student]), Ray Edwards ([man with soapy water]), Gerald Thomas ([voice of the mynah bird])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (7)
In: Classic Television n1 September 1997  Pages: 25-33
Title: Carry On rememberingAuthor: BRIGHT, Jim Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Review of the thirty-one CARRY ON films.

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v43 n504 January 1976  Page: 5
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v43 n504 January 1976: no known title]Language: English

In: The Listener v95 n2441 22 Jan 1976  Page: 88
Title: [The Listener - v95 n2441 22 Jan 1976: no known title]Language: English

In: Films Illustrated v5 n53 January 1976  Page: 168, 170
Title: [Films Illustrated - v5 n53 January 1976: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n14 6 Dec 1975  Page: 14
Title: [Screen International - n14 6 Dec 1975: no known title]Language: English

In: Cinema TV Today n10125 15 Mar 1975  Page: 10
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10125 15 Mar 1975: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In: Film Review v25 n7 July 1975  Pages: 10-11
Title: [Film Review - v25 n7 July 1975: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Production interview with cast.


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-717013
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status



Film materials(4)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-603396
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-603399
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status


Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8152 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-21484
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Re-recordedBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8152 FeetBFI identifier: C-21483
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film