FabSwingers.com forum: Carry on films

By *akbear OP Man
over a year ago

Newbury

Been on almost non stop on itv3 this weekend.

Some of the attitudes were terrible.

Some of the costumes though were amazing!

Carry on behind, convenience and abroad my top 3

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
over a year ago

Gilfach

It was a different world back then.

Carry On Screaming. Carry On Camping, and Carry On Up the Kyber are the best.

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

"Some of the attitudes were terrible" - but you can't just previous generations by the standards of the current one. We're love the Carry On films, but they were a product of their time.

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By *inkerbell67Woman
over a year ago

Clacton on sea essex

Brilliant films ,so close to the mark in those days but still make me laugh ..

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By *orkswatcherMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

Classics never get bored of them

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Carry on Behind is a fav of mine...I like the stripper scene!

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Watch them, enjoy them and appreciate them for what they are.

They are what they are.

Don’t judge them by today’s societal views.

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
over a year ago

Gilfach

Looking at the content of some of the films, it's astonishing that many of them were made when homosexuality was still illegal.

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

I like Girls, Camping and Convenience too (Mrs Moore lol).. quite a few of them probably.

Convenience was the only one not to make money apparently, probably because it was set around a strike.

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By *ndecentexposureMan
over a year ago

north london

"Been on almost non stop on itv3 this weekend.

Some of the attitudes were terrible.

Some of the costumes though were amazing!

Carry on behind, convenience and abroad my top 3"
Carry on behind , Carry on camping and carry on at your convenience my personal favourites the world has changed though . Can you imagine any of these films being made today?

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

They tried it in the 90's (the same two writers) but the actual language of film had changed by then, despite the largely new cast it didn't work at all.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Some of the attitudes were terrible" - but you can't just previous generations by the standards of the current one. We're love the Carry On films, but they were a product of their time."

Sure you can. Doesn't mean we need to set them on fire and/or never watch them again, but of course you can judge them. Same goes for people (and I know that makes a lot of old people very uncomfortable, and I'm fine with that - maybe they should be uncomfortable).

They knew what they were up to back then. I remember as a kid asking older people to explain why some of these things were okay. They pulled the "respect your elders" card and didn't want to talk about it. They knew.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can judge any old films or TV shows you want based upon modern attitudes even songs, but hey let's face it, the snowflakes are dancing today

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By *ellhungvweMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

""Some of the attitudes were terrible" - but you can't just previous generations by the standards of the current one. We're love the Carry On films, but they were a product of their time."

100% this.

Every generation looks back on the previous ones and cringe. I personally am really looking forward to seeing what things are being done now that will seem incredibly naff in 30 years time.

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"Looking at the content of some of the films, it's astonishing that many of them were made when homosexuality was still illegal."

Illegal it may have been, but when it came to TV, many of the top stars were camper than a field of tents

John Inman, Larry Grayson, Danny LaRue and of course Carry Ons own Charles Hawtry & Kenneth Williams

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By *s Blue MidnightWoman
over a year ago

hampshire

Carry on Cleo was always my favourite

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

I find it strange that some people are calling Carry On films old fashioned in attitude from a Swinging site!

I always found them like gentle class-based satires on British life. But everyone in them (even the villains) were always ultimately rendered so equal! Everyone just wanted both sex and love. They did get a bit too raunchy later in the 1970s (ironically because of the mostly-terrible British 1970's sex comedies that Carry-On pre-dated by years) - the regular cast all hated it, and in the end that was what saw off the series sadly. Sid James has already gone and they all went their separate ways.

TV at the time was infinitely more sexist imo. Anyone remember 321?

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By *asycouple1971Couple
over a year ago

midlands

Loved watching them.

Friend of mine got the box set.

Classic British seaside humour at its best.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Been on almost non stop on itv3 this weekend.

Some of the attitudes were terrible.

Some of the costumes though were amazing!

Carry on behind, convenience and abroad my top 3"

Was there anything specific that you didn't agree with, I'm intrigued to know

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By *ip73Man
over a year ago

Stanwell

Met quite a few of them over the years

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By *iss KinkWoman
over a year ago

North/Blackpool

Love them carry on camping and Matrin my favs

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

There’s roughly three phases to the Carry On series.

Early 60s black and white. Very innocent humour.

Mid 60s to very early 70s. This period contained the classics. Screaming, Cleo and Khyber were excellent and well written.

Mid 70s were not that great but fitted well with the sexual promiscuity of the time.

Not everyone loved them but I’d never go for a drink with someone who thought them all terrible.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South

I had a Carry On session on Saturday. I think I watched at least 3 in a row.

I prefer the earlier ones, Carry on Regardless and Carry on Cabby being my faves.

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

Carry on screaming was my favourite.

Fenella Fielding was outstanding in every sense of the word.

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By *merald Eyes XWoman
over a year ago

Can you find me….

Love carry on screaming

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

Hannah is American and had never heard of Carron On until about four years ago. She had seen a YouTube clip of Kenneth Williams presenting an item on Tomorrow's World of all things. She said he was very interesting and asked if I had heard of him. I explained that he is a bit of a legend but not for presenting science programmes!

We watched Carry On Camping last year and I was surprised how often we laughed. She used to watch Danger Mouse as a kid so I was able to point out Terry Scott who was the voice of Penfold, which was fun.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Carry on Screaming is actually a really good film. I also enjoy Camping and Convenience.

As a liberal, Guardian reading snowflake, woke etc…type, I still enjoy them and see the films for exactly what they are, perfect for their time.

If you actually properly watch them the men generally come across as bumbling sex starved idiots and the women portrayed quite well. Especially the early films.

Not seen Carry on Dick for awhile, may check that one out later.

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By *achel SmythTV/TS
over a year ago

Farnborough

I am a complete fan of all the Carry On films, I always have been, and always will be, I never tire of watching them.

They are of their time, and display the bawdy postcard humour, which was how it was. If you put it in that context and enjoy them for what they were, you won’t go wrong - if you don’t like em - don’t watch em!!

For me I love the period ones, Khyber, Camel, Dick etc … but always rewind and watch the scene of Liz Fraser and Dilys Layhe getting dressed on Cruising … I sooo love their lingerie, the epitome of feminine exquisite and very sexy dressing - just as it was in the 60s.

Love Rachel xxx

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Always thought Angela Douglas was way hotter than Barbara Windsor.

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

"Always thought Angela Douglas was way hotter than Barbara Windsor. "

Yes when Tarzan takes her for sex in Carry on up the Jungle. Yummy.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

I love the Carry On films! Carry On Cabby is my favourite, but I like the innuendo laced scripts for most of them.

Some of the later ones are dire (Carry On Abroad, Carry On England and Carry On Behind have very little to recommend them) but at their best they still keep me laughing, no matter how many times I watch them.

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By *achel SmythTV/TS
over a year ago

Farnborough

"Always thought Angela Douglas was way hotter than Barbara Windsor. "

I agree, Angela Douglas is better, but then who can forget the very sultry Valerie Lyon, I think she usurps all in the brief appearances she made.

R xx

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By *oiluvfunMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth

"Watch them, enjoy them and appreciate them for what they are.

They are what they are.

Don’t judge them by today’s societal views. "

Absolutely this! They always make me smile

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
over a year ago

Gilfach

"Always thought Angela Douglas was way hotter than Barbara Windsor."

"I agree, Angela Douglas is better, but then who can forget the very sultry Valerie Lyon, I think she usurps all in the brief appearances she made. "

Agreed, but neither of them can play innocent the way that Babs could. That's why she got the repeat rules (well, that and being willing to take her bra off).

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

trouble most likely, or creating it :)

I adore the carry on movies... and the old St trinians ones.. watching them makes me smile.

Was on the big TV at work yesterday though and one of my colleagues got all offended... enough to complain to the owner who was in.

She did to be fair say if she stopped the residents watching older TV that may offend they would have nothing left to watch

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Old telly stimulates the mind and triggers memories.

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Carry on Abroad has so many great lines.

"Aah, you Mr Fartyarse"

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Just think, if Hammer films had never done "On the buses", would there had been a "Carry on the buses" with Sid and Babs as driver and clippie, Bernard Breslaw as the mechanic and Sir lancelot running the depot?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Follow that Camel and

Up the Khyber with the dining room scene classic British humour

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By *ay731973Man
over a year ago

Peterborough

I'm a huge fan of the films just so good old fashioned comedy unfortunately it won't work nowadays

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