Review of Carry On Behind (1975) by Stuart K — 26 Jan 2009

The 26th Carry On film, made as the series began to plunge into their sad nadir. It is effectively a remake of Carry On Camping (1969) only tinkered with to cash in on the craze of caravan holidays that was going on at the time.

But, it's still a decent effort. It has Professor Roland Crump (Kenneth Williams) taking the Russian Professor Anna Vooshka (Elke Sommer) to an archaeological dig taking place near a caravan site, owned by Major Leep (Kenneth Connor), who later ends up "feeling a complete arse".

:P Also on the camp site are butcher Fred Ramsden (Windsor Davies) and electrician Ernie Bragg (Jack Douglas) looking for a bit of crumpet while the wifes away. :P Plus, there's husband and wife Arthur and Linda Upmore (Bernard Bresslaw and Patsy Rowlands), the latter's mother Daphne Barnes (Joan Sims) has come along as well.

Even for one of the later Carry On films, it does have some very good double entendres in it, and even if the strain was starting to show at this time, although caravaning holidays are seen as something uncool now, it's a good timepiece of how people spent their holidays in the 1970's.

If only we could have those days back. :P.