A Peter Rogers Production
Directed by Gerald Thomas

1964
Black & White

Screenplay: Talbot Rothwell & Sid Colin
Music: Eric Rogers
Certificate A/PG
87 minutes
Desmond Simpkins - Kenneth Williams
Harold Crump -  Bernard Cribbins
Daphne Honeybutt - Barbara Windsor
Charlie Bind - Charles Hawtrey
The Chief - Eric Barker
Carstairs - Jim Dale

Cobley

 - Richard Wattis
Fat Man - Eric Pohlmann
Lila - Dilys Laye
Milchmann - Victor Maddern
Dr Crow - Judith Furse
Head Waiter - John Bluthal
Madame - Renee Houston
Doorman - Tom Clegg
Professor Stark - Frank Forsyth

 

 

"Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies.  Fearless agents Desmond Simpkins (Kenneth Williams) and James Bind (Charles Hawtrey), aided and abetted by the comely Agent Honeybutt (Barbara Windsor) and Agent Crump (Bernard Cribbins), battle against the evil powers of international bad guys STENCH and their three cronies, Dr Crow, Milchmann and the Fat Man.  From the heat of the Casbah to the elegance of the Orient Express, the Carry On team pursue STENCH to the bitter end!"
 

The Story

Carry on Bond! Desmond Simpkins, master spy (well, almost), aided by 3 extra special agents, takes on the mighty STENCH organisation. The trail leads them all over the world and from one disaster to the next

   

 

Comments

An obvious parody of the James Bond series, this Carry On excels on every level. As a Bond spoof, there's plenty of espionage and intrigue; as a Carry On, many of our favourites are in it, and the script really shines. Certainly one of the finer films in the series, it is made all the more memorable by the first appearance of Barbara Windsor.