Carry On Dick
A bawdy eighteenth-century parody sends comic lawmen after the notorious Dick Turpin while a supposedly respectable reverend hides a scandalous secret.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- bawdy
- classic comedy night
- retro movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally regard the film as a weak, crass late entry in the series, though Joan Sims and the ensemble's comic energy receive some appreciation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The characters include Big Dick Turpin, Reverend Flasher, Captain Fancey, and Jock Strapp, while the plot repeatedly uses double entendres.
Dick Turpin's highwayman reputation is used as the foundation for an exaggerated village farce.
The Reverend Flasher leads a concealed second life unknown to Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp.
The Upper Dencher village, tavern, horses, highwayman disguises, and eighteenth-century dress frame the slapstick action.
Films like Carry On Dick, and why
Carry On Up the Khyber
Both are bawdy British period parodies built around exaggerated historical adventure, innuendo, and broad ensemble slapstick.
Carry On Henry
Both combine costume-period settings with sexual double entendres, comic authority figures, and farcical pursuit.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Both are irreverent British historical spoofs featuring outlaws, parody of genre conventions, and crude comic wordplay.
Movie Details
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
- Release Date
- 1974-02-01
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (69)
Cast
- Sidney James
- Barbara Windsor
- Kenneth Williams
- Hattie Jacques
- Bernard Bresslaw
- Joan Sims
- Kenneth Connor
- Peter Butterworth
- Jack Douglas
- Patsy Rowlands
Common questions
- What is Carry On Dick about?
- A bawdy eighteenth-century parody sends comic lawmen after the notorious Dick Turpin while a supposedly respectable reverend hides a scandalous secret.
- What is Carry On Dick like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Carry On Dick as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Carry On Dick violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Carry On Dick as mild.
- What did critics think of Carry On Dick?
- Critics generally regard the film as a weak, crass late entry in the series, though Joan Sims and the ensemble's comic energy receive some appreciation.
- Which films are like Carry On Dick?
- Films with a similar feel include Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Henry, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
- How long is Carry On Dick?
- Carry On Dick runs 91 minutes.
