Carry On England

Carry On England
Original UK quad poster
Directed by	Gerald Thomas
Produced by	Peter Rogers
Written by	David Pursall Jack Seddon
Starring	Kenneth Connor Windsor Davies Patrick Mower Judy Geeson Jack Douglas Joan Sims Peter Butterworth Melvyn Hayes Peter Jones Julian Holloway Diane Langton
Music by	Max Harris
Cinematography	Ernest Steward
Edited by	Richard Marden
Release date	October 1976
Running time	89 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£250,000

Carry On England is the 28th in the series of Carry On films to be made. It was released in 1976 and featured Carry On regulars Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas, Joan Sims and Peter Butterworth. It was second and last Carry On film for Windsor Davies, Diane Langton, and Peter Jones, while Patrick Mower, Judy Geeson and Melvyn Hayes make their only appearance in a Carry On film. It was followed by Carry On Emmannuelle in 1978.

Captain S Melly (Kenneth Connor) is put in charge of an experimental mixed-battery during the darkest days of the Second World War. It is a relief for Captain Bull (David Lodge) to greet his relief but Melly is not prepared for the ball-squeezing Sergeant Major "Tiger" Bloomer (Windsor Davies) and the randy antics of Bombardier Ready (Jack Douglas), Sergeant Tilly Willing (Judy Geeson) and Sergeant Len Able (Patrick Mower). Forever feigning illness or hiding in their underground "snoggery", the troops are happily getting to grips with each other rather than the enemy. Most prominent of the females is Private Alice Easy (Diane Langton) who tries to charm her new commanding officer but only succeeds in propelling her top button into his system! Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe (Joan Sims) pines for "Tiger" while everybody – including little Gunner Shorthouse (Melvyn Hayes) – gets a piece of the action. Even after a tip-off to the medical officer, Major Butcher (Julian Holloway) segregation and rigorous training, the unit is still a shower. However, an inspection by the cowardly Brigadier (Peter Jones) and Major Carstairs (Peter Butterworth) is interrupted by an airborne attack and Melly's troops finally prove they are real British bulldogs.