Review of Carry On Camping (1969) by Stuart K — 23 Apr 2012

The 17th Carry On film, and this one is famous for one or two things that stand out. It's also a bit of a time piece of how the British used to spend their holidays back in the 60's, and even the Carry On team make a dull British holiday look like a lot of fun!! It has plumbers/friends Sid Boggle (Sid James) and Bernie Lugg (Bernard Bresslaw), wanting to take their prudish girlfriends Joan Fussey (Joan Sims) and Anthea Meeks (Dilys Laye) to a nudist camp site, something they do not want to do.

But, they end up at a bog standard camp site with the same name. Also on the site are the girls of a posh finishing school led by Dr. Soaper (Kenneth Williams) who has to deal with the girls behaviour, especially that of Babs (Barbara Windsor).

Then there's timid husband Peter Potter (Terry Scott), and his domineering wife Harriet (Betty Marsden), who end up having first time camper Charlie Muggins (Charles Hawtrey) bunking up with them.

This is the one where Barbara Windsor's bra comes flying off whilst doing her morning exercises. But, there's still alot of fun to be found in this one, such as Sid James dressing up as a hippie, and Hattie Jacques as the lovelorn matron Miss Haggard, who fancies Dr.

Soaper, much to his chagrin. It's still very funny, and the double-entendre's are first class!!