Carry On Abroad

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Carry on Abroad
Directed by	Gerald Thomas
Written by	Talbot Rothwell
Starring	Sid James Kenneth Williams Charles Hawtrey
Release date(s)	1972
Running time	88 mins
Country	UK
Language	English
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Carry On Abroad is the twenty fourth Carry On film, released in 1972. It was the last Carry On movie in which all the regular Carry On cast appeared together.

1 Plot Summary
2 Trivia
3 Memorable Quotes
4 External links

[edit] Plot Summary

Pub landlord Vic Flange (Sid James) hopes to take his girlfriend Sadie Tomkins (Barbara Windsor) away for a dirty weekend in the Mediterranean, but his plans backfire when his wife (Joan Sims) insists on coming along too. Together they are just three of the holiday-makers on Stuart Farquhar's (Kenneth Williams) 'Wundatours' package trip to the resort of Elsbels. Williams was assisted by Gail Grainger as Moira Plunkett. Things start to go wrong when the group arrives at Pepe's (Peter Butterworth) unfinished hotel, spend a night in prison and find themselves drinking too much of the local "Liquera por l'amoura".

[edit] Trivia

The Spanish town seen in the film was a standing exterior set at Pinewood Studios. It can also be seen in The Goodies' episode "Movies".

This was Charles Hawtrey's last Carry On appearance. Hawtrey's growing alcohol consumption, which had began to noticeably worsen since Carry On Cowboy in 1965, was beginning to affect his work. The last straw occurred in 1972 when, in a bid to finally gain higher billing, Hawtrey withdrew from a Carry On Christmas television programme in which he was scheduled to appear, giving just a few days' notice for his absence (and despite appearing in promotional material).

The cast never left the UK when making this film; the beach was the Pinewood car park, whilst the Airport was the Security block at the entrance to the studios.

The technical advisor for the film is listed in the credits as Sun Tan Lo Tion.

Footage from this movie was used in the video for Morrissey's "Everyday Is Like Sunday".

[edit] Memorable Quotes

Mr. Farquhar: My name is Stuart Farquhar.

Pepe: Stupid what?

Mr. Farquhar : Stuart! Stuart Farquhar.

Vic Flange: I think he was right the first time!

Another memorable quote comes at the dinner table when Vic Flange (Sid James) and Cora his wife (Joan Sims) are seated with Mr and Mrs Blunt (Kenneth Connor and June Whitfield). Vic offers Mrs Blunt a glass of wine:

Mrs Blunt: I don't drink. I tried it once and didn't like it.

Vic Flange : Smoke? [offering a cigarette]

Mrs Blunt: I tried it once and didn't like it.

Vic Flange (to Cora): Strange.

Mrs Blunt: Not at all, my daughter is exactly the same.

Vic Flange: Your only child, I presume?

[edit] External links

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