Carry On Girls
A scheming councillor turns a struggling seaside town's beauty contest into a bawdy battle with an angry women's liberation campaign.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- bawdy
- irreverent
- lurid
- retro comedy night
- classic British comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics generally regard it as a weak, formulaic late-period Carry On entry whose lively performances cannot overcome its dated and increasingly tired farce.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sid Fiddler's contest proposal drives the town's competing schemes and comic disorder.
Augusta Prodworthy leads a women's liberation campaign against the beauty contest.
Fircombe's struggle to attract tourists motivates the contest and frames the town's inept civic response.
The film is identified as a sex comedy and repeatedly uses sexual humor around the contest and its participants.
Films like Carry On Girls, and why
Carry On Abroad
British sex farce built around a chaotic public event, broad physical comedy, and bawdy seaside humor
Carry On Camping
Similar Carry On formula of sexual innuendo, incompetent civic figures, and escalating farcical disorder
The Plank
Broad British ensemble farce combining tourism, bureaucracy, sexual humor, and comic local intrigue
Movie Details
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
- Release Date
- 1973-11-09
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (65)
Cast
- Sidney James
- Barbara Windsor
- Joan Sims
- Kenneth Connor
- Bernard Bresslaw
- June Whitfield
- Peter Butterworth
- Jack Douglas
- Patsy Rowlands
- Joan Hickson
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Carry On Girls about?
- A scheming councillor turns a struggling seaside town's beauty contest into a bawdy battle with an angry women's liberation campaign.
- What is Carry On Girls like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Carry On Girls as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Carry On Girls violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Carry On Girls.
- What did critics think of Carry On Girls?
- Critics generally regard it as a weak, formulaic late-period Carry On entry whose lively performances cannot overcome its dated and increasingly tired farce.
- Which films are like Carry On Girls?
- Films with a similar feel include Carry On Abroad, Carry On Camping, and The Plank.
- How long is Carry On Girls?
- Carry On Girls runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Carry On Girls?
- In United States, Carry On Girls is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
