Movie
Carry On Constable
Overview
With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. With help from Special Constable Gorse, they manage to totally wreck operations of the police force and let plenty of criminals get away, even before they arrive at the station. They all have to prove themselves or else they'll be out of a job and Sgt. Wilkins will be transferred.
Details
- Release date
- 1960-02-22
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Peter Rogers Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sidney James as Sergeant Frank Wilkins
- Eric Barker as Inspector Mills
- Kenneth Connor as Constable Charlie Constable
- Charles Hawtrey as Special Constable Timothy Gorse
- Kenneth Williams as Constable Stanley Benson
- Leslie Phillips as Constable Tom Potter
- Joan Sims as Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
- Hattie Jacques as Sergeant Laura Moon
- Shirley Eaton as Sally Barry
- Cyril Chamberlain as Constable Thurston
- Joan Hickson as Mrs. May
- Irene Handl as Willie's Mother
Crew
- Gerald Thomas - Director
- Norman Hudis - Screenplay
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