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Carry on Sergeant

Year:

1958

Duration:

84 min

Genres:

Comedy | War

IMDB rate:

6.3

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1958-08-15

Filming Locations: Harefield, London, England, UK

Earnings

Gross: £500,000 (UK) Filming Dates 24 March 1958 - 2 May 1958 Copyright Holder © Copyright MCMLVIII by Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors Limited. Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Shirley Eaton

Carry on Sergeant

William Hartnell

Sergeant Grimshawe

Eric Barker

Captain Potts

Dora Bryan

Norah

Bill Owen

Corporal Bill Copping

Charles Hawtrey

Peter Golightly

Kenneth Connor

Horace Strong

Kenneth Williams

James Bailey

Terence Longdon

Miles Heywood

Norman Rossington

Herbert Brown

Gerald Campion

Andy Calloway

Hattie Jacques

Captain Clark

Cyril Chamberlain

Gun Sergeant

Arnold Diamond

Fifth Specialist

Gordon Tanner

First Specialist

Martin Boddey

Sixth Specialist

Frank Forsyth

Second Specialist

Ian Whittaker

Medical Corporal

Basil Dignam

Third Specialist

Anthony Sagar

Stores Sergeant

John Gatrell

Fourth Specialist

Alec Bregonzi

First Storesman

Graham Stewart

Second Storesman

Alexander Harris

Third Storesman

Pat Feeney

Fourth Storesman

Terry Scott

Sergeant Paddy O'Brien

Edward Judd

Fifth Storesman

John Mathews

Sergeant Matthews (as John Matthews)

Ronald Clarke

Sixth Storesman

Ed Devereaux

Sergeant Russell (as Edward Devereaux)

David Williams

Seventh Storesman

Leigh Madison

Sheila

Bernard Kay

Injured Recruit

Jack Smethurst

First Recruit

Haydn Ward

Eighth Recruit

Brian Jackson

Second Recruit

Graydon Gould

Ninth Recruit

Don McCorkindale

Third Recruit

Jeremy Dempster

Tenth Recruit

Leon Eagles

Fourth Recruit

Terry Dickenson

Eleventh Recruit

Malcolm Webster

Fifth Recruit

Henry Livings

Twelfth Recruit

Patrick Durkin

Sixth Recruit

Derek Martinus

Recruit

James Villiers

Seventh Recruit

Michael Hunt

Fourteenth Recruit

Bob Monkhouse

Charlie Sage

Ivor Danvers

Recruit (uncredited)

Helen Goss

Mary's Mum (uncredited)

Norman Hartley

Thirteenth recruit (uncredited)

Benny Lee

Recruit (uncredited)

Martin Wyldeck

Mr. Sage (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Features the "Carry On..." debuts of regular stars Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor and Terry Scott.

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Terence Skelton was cast as a recruit but dropped out before filming.

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Film debut of Bernard Kay.

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Goofs

When Sgt Grimshawe throws the rifle to Strong, during Bayonet drill, the rifle is caught by Strong the opposite way around.

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When written, the sergeant's name is shown to be Grimshawe - except on the training results board in Captain Potts' office, where it is Grimshaw.

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When Captain Potts pins the chart to the training progress board, the board has the intake as No.29 but when the prize giving is announced near the end of the film it is announced as the prize giving for the 60th intake

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Quotes

Captain Potts: Your rank?

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Gun Sergeant: Looks like you *were* listening.

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James Bailey: [During bayonet practice:] Don't you think this is a trifle out of date in a world bristling with H-Bombs, Sergeant?

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