Carry On Sergeant poster

Carry On Sergeant( 1958)

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It’s all about a Dad . . . a Draftee . . . and a Detonation heard round the camp!

Overview

Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch they turn out to be, and it's up to Grimshawe to put the no-hopers through their paces.

    Top Billed Cast

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      William Hartnell

      Sergeant Grimshawe

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      Bob Monkhouse

      Charlie Sage

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      Shirley Eaton

      Mary Sage

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      Eric Barker

      Captain Potts

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      Dora Bryan

      Norah

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      Bill Owen

      Corporal Bill Copping

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      Charles Hawtrey

      Peter Golightly

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      Kenneth Connor

      Horace Strong

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      Kenneth Williams

      James Bailey

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      Terence Longdon

      Miles Heywood

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      Norman Rossington

      Herbert Brown

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      Gerald Campion

      Andy Calloway

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      Hattie Jacques

      Captain Clark

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      Cyril Chamberlain

      Gun Sergeant

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      Arnold Diamond

      Fifth Specialist

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      Gordon Tanner

      First Specialist

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      Terry Scott

      Sgt Paddy O'Brien

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      Edward Judd

      Fifth Storesman

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      Bernard Kay

      Injured Recruit

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      Jack Smethurst

      First Recruit

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      Ed Devereaux

      Sgt. Russell

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      Martin Boddey

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      Frank Forsyth

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      Ian Whittaker

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      Basil Dignam

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      Anthony Sagar

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      John Gatrell

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      Alec Bregonzi

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      Graham Stewart

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      Leigh Madison

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      Haydn Ward

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      Graydon Gould

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      Don McCorkindale

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      Leon Eagles

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      Patrick Durkin

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      Derek Martinus

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      James Villiers

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jul 23 2023
    I suppose that this first of the "Carry On" films suffered quite definitely from being all to easily compared with the far funnier and potent wartime efforts of the likes of Will Hay and Norman Wisdom. These latter efforts had a far more immediate sense of blackened humour given that bombs were frequently dropping around them all as the films were being made. This is more of a compendium of satire and smut that struggles to build on quite a weak story, some rather puerile dialogue and a remarkably lacklustre effort from a team who seemed just a little too tentative and out-of-sorts to string th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • military spoof
    • sergeant
    • carry on