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Carry On Loving is a 1970 British comedy film, the 20th release in the series of 31 Carry On films (1958–1992). It was directed by Gerald Thomas and features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott and Bernard Bresslaw alongside newcomers Richard O'Callaghan (in his first Carry On) and Imogen Hassall (in her only Carry On role). The dialogue veers toward open bawdiness rather than the evasive innuendo characteristic of the earlier films in the series. There are fictitious locations named for their sexual innuendo, including '"Much-Snogging-On-The-Green", "Rogerham Mansions" and "Dunham Road". The film was followed by Carry On Henry in 1971.




Plot


Various events involve a dating agency run by Sid Bliss and his longtime girlfriend Sophie Plummett. Their "Wedded Bliss" agency purports to bring together lonely hearts using computer-matching technology, but couples are actually paired up by Sophie. Bliss consistently avoids marrying Sophie, enthusiastically pursuing Esme Crowfoot, a seamstress and client who consistently rejects his advances.
Percival Snooper becomes a client to find a wife for business reasons: as a confirmed bachelor, he is inept at his job as a marriage counsellor due to lack of personal experience. James Bedsop is a private detective whom Sophie hires to spy on Sid's after-hours activities when he supposedly "vets" the female clients, including Esme.
Timid Bertram Muffet winds up with model Sally Martin after the agency muddles his directions to a blind date. Client Terry Philpott suffers several failures in his dealings with the agency including a disastrous meeting with prim, sheltered Jenny Grubb. Jenny moves in with Sally, undergoes a makeover, and becomes a model. Terry later finds romance with the "new" Jenny.
Percival's association with Sophie provokes his jealous housekeeper, dowdy Miss Dempsey, to reveal her seductive side. Esme's estranged lover, volatile wrestler Gripper Burke, returns to cause havoc over an instance of mistaken identity.
Peter Butterworth appears in a one-minute cameo as a Bluebeard-esque character jokingly referred to as Dr. Crippen. He approaches Sid Bliss to find his third wife. His first wife died eating poisoned mushrooms, the second suffered a fractured skull because she "wouldn't eat the mushrooms".




Cast


Sid James as Sidney Bliss
Kenneth Williams as Percival Snooper
Charles Hawtrey as James Bedsop
Hattie Jacques as Sophie Plummett
Joan Sims as Esme Crowfoot
Bernard Bresslaw as Gripper Burke
Terry Scott as Terry Philpott
Jacki Piper as Sally Martin
Richard O'Callaghan as Bertrum Muffet
Imogen Hassall as Jenny Grubb
Dorothea Phillips as Aunt Beatrice Grubb
Patsy Rowlands as Miss Dempsey
Bill Pertwee as barman
Julian Holloway as Adrian
Janet Mahoney as Gay
Joan Hickson as Mrs Grubb
Mike Grady and Valerie Shute as the lovers
Patricia Franklin as Mrs Dreery
Bill Maynard as Mr Dreery
Peter Butterworth as sinister client
Amelia Bayntun as corset lady
Ann Way as Victoria Grubb
Anthony Sagar as hospital patient
Kenny Lynch as bus conductor




Filming and locations


Filming dates – 6 April-15 May 1970
Interiors:

Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire
Exteriors:

The streets of Windsor, Berkshire. The building at the corner of Park Street and Sheet Street doubled for the Wedded Bliss Agency. This had been used a decade earlier for the Helping Hands Agency in Carry On Regardless.




Reception






= Box office

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It was the fourth-most-popular film at the British box office in 1971.




= Critical

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The Sunday Sun said it was "no worse or better than its many predecessors". "All you have to do is sit back and have a good old snigger", said the Daily Mail. The Evening Standard said "by now it's all a mite bit mechanical."
David Parkinson contributed a retrospective review for Radio Times. Awarding the film 2 out of 5 stars, Parkinson said it was a patchy entry in the series which spent too much time with the other clients of the bureau at the expense of the proprietors and the characters played by Joan Sims and Kenneth Williams.




References






Bibliography


Davidson, Andy (2012). Carry On Confidential. London: Miwk. ISBN 978-1-908630-01-8.
Sheridan, Simon (2011). Keeping the British End Up – Four Decades of Saucy Cinema. London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-0-85768-279-6.
Webber, Richard (2009). 50 Years of Carry On. London: Arrow. ISBN 978-0-09-949007-4.
Hudis, Norman (2008). No Laughing Matter. London: Apex. ISBN 978-1-906358-15-0.
Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema by Simon Sheridan (third edition) (2007) (Reynolds & Hearn Books)
Ross, Robert (2002). The Carry On Companion. London: Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-8771-8.
Bright, Morris; Ross, Robert (2000). Mr Carry On – The Life & Work of Peter Rogers. London: BBC Books. ISBN 978-0-563-55183-6.
Rigelsford, Adrian (1996). Carry On Laughing – a celebration. London: Virgin. ISBN 1-85227-554-5.
Hibbin, Sally & Nina (1988). What a Carry On. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-55819-4.
Eastaugh, Kenneth (1978). The Carry On Book. London: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-7403-0.




External links


Carry On Loving at IMDb

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