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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 78178" data-attributes="member: 23">Rather spooky timing for watching Carry On Constable on the evening of 24th August, as that date is mentioned several times as WPC Passworthy&#039;s birthday (a red herring as it turned out).It always feels as though Eric Barker did a lot more Carry Ons that just the four. I wish he had done more. He&#039;s the perfect authority figure for these films. His pratfall into the pool has to be one of the series&#039; most foreshadowed gags, starting just three minutes into the film where he mentions his plans to dig a pond in his garden and followed up with Constable Constable&#039;s visions of his past life by a pool with Constable Potter. This is Kenneth Connor&#039;s third film as the nervous type who falls for a woman and eventually triumphs. It remains endearing. In fact it works so well I&#039;d prefer this variation on a theme to seeing him as a boxer. I particularly enjoyed the aphasia that characterised his Teacher variation. I&#039;d nearly forgotten that Sid James started out with lust in his eyes. He&#039;s far more restrained than in later films, but there&#039;s no mistaking the lecherous looks he throws at Potter&#039;s sports car driving girlfriend or even less his reopening a door for a second look at a scantily clad woman (the series&#039; seediest moment to date). His chemistry with Hattie Jacques was great here. Not for the first time, Jacques&#039;s character has a hint of feminism. In Sergeant her presence as an officer in a man&#039;s world was statement enough. Her character in Teacher conspired with Joan Sims&#039;s character, feeling it would be a coup for the two female teachers to find the culprits. Constable sees her pointing out that the only capable officer out of the new shower is a woman. This isn&#039;t the last time we&#039;ll see Jacques explore this territory. Another first for the Carry Ons with partial nudity as the four PCs bare their bums. For the record, it&#039;s my humble opinion that Leslie Phillips has by far the most photogenic posterior. Just to balance things out, Shirley Eaton&#039;s first scene has her in the shower for no particular reason. It feels like she&#039;s had less to do with each passing film, to the point where this - her final Carry On outing - seems like a cameo or token appearance.&nbsp; Jill Adams reminded me very much of a young Rowena Wallace. Even her voice was similar.<img src="http://movie-dude.co.uk/Jill%20Adams%20%20Carry%20On%20Constable%20(1960).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.aveleyman.com/Gallery/ActorsA/61-2993.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 78178, member: 23"] Rather spooky timing for watching [I]Carry On Constable [/I]on the evening of 24th August, as that date is mentioned several times as WPC Passworthy's birthday (a red herring as it turned out). It always feels as though Eric Barker did a lot more Carry Ons that just the four. I wish he had done more. He's the perfect authority figure for these films. His pratfall into the pool has to be one of the series' most foreshadowed gags, starting just three minutes into the film where he mentions his plans to dig a pond in his garden and followed up with Constable Constable's visions of his past life by a pool with Constable Potter. This is Kenneth Connor's third film as the nervous type who falls for a woman and eventually triumphs. It remains endearing. In fact it works so well I'd prefer this variation on a theme to seeing him as a boxer. I particularly enjoyed the aphasia that characterised his [I]Teacher[/I] variation. I'd nearly forgotten that Sid James started out with lust in his eyes. He's far more restrained than in later films, but there's no mistaking the lecherous looks he throws at Potter's sports car driving girlfriend or even less his reopening a door for a second look at a scantily clad woman (the series' seediest moment to date). His chemistry with Hattie Jacques was great here. Not for the first time, Jacques's character has a hint of feminism. In [I]Sergeant[/I] her presence as an officer in a man's world was statement enough. Her character in [I]Teacher[/I] conspired with Joan Sims's character, feeling it would be a coup for the two female teachers to find the culprits. [I]Constable[/I] sees her pointing out that the only capable officer out of the new shower is a woman. This isn't the last time we'll see Jacques explore this territory. Another first for the Carry Ons with partial nudity as the four PCs bare their bums. For the record, it's my humble opinion that Leslie Phillips has by far the most photogenic posterior. Just to balance things out, Shirley Eaton's first scene has her in the shower for no particular reason. It feels like she's had less to do with each passing film, to the point where this - her final Carry On outing - seems like a cameo or token appearance. Jill Adams reminded me very much of a young Rowena Wallace. Even her voice was similar. [img]http://movie-dude.co.uk/Jill%20Adams%20%20Carry%20On%20Constable%20(1960).jpg[/img] [img]http://www.aveleyman.com/Gallery/ActorsA/61-2993.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]

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