Rothwell was a sublime writer, his wit was unsurpassed. He played with words for comedy unlike other writers...line after line thru all the carry ons. Remarkable.
@@paulhugo1623 there was a video on YT about carry ons and mentioned this, they interviewed one of the censor guys and he said as long as they put sufficient gap between the words, they passed it
I guess tastes differ a lot. I believe this was made part of some '100 best films list'. Personally, though I really enjoy the Carry On series, I found this one of the weakest examples. Ironically, it's the only one that I actually saw in the theatre when it was first released, at the Picture House, Leicester. I was very disappointed then, and I've never taken to it. I saw Polanski's Macbeth at that same cinema. I thought that was pretty much rubbish too, although I've liked other things that Polanski did. This just seemed heavy-handed to me, and largely lacking in the cheeky charm that made the Carry On series appealing.
