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Carry On Teacher

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6.1/10 • 49

1959-08-201h 26m

Comedy

That laugh-crazy "Carry On" shower at their hilarious best!

Prepare for Six of the Best as the Carry On team cause chaos in the school yard. When a well-loved headmaster decides to retire, his scheming pupils have other ideas. The cunning boys unleash a campaign of practical jokes, armed with gin, itching power and bombs!

Directors
Gerald Thomas
Editors
John Shirley

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kenneth Connor

    Kenneth Connor

    Gregory Adams

  2. Charles Hawtrey

    Charles Hawtrey

    Michael Bean

  3. Leslie Phillips

    Leslie Phillips

    Alistair Grigg

  4. Joan Sims

    Joan Sims

    Sarah Allcock

  5. Kenneth Williams

    Kenneth Williams

    Edwin Milton

  6. Hattie Jacques

    Hattie Jacques

    Grace Short

  7. Rosalind Knight

    Rosalind Knight

    Felicity Wheeler

  8. Cyril Chamberlain

    Cyril Chamberlain

    Alf Hudson

  9. Ted Ray

    Ted Ray

    William 'Wakie' Wakefield, the Headmaster

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John Chard

Jun 13, 2015

8/10

Ding Dong and Allcock. The third of the Carry On series finds the gang up to their necks in strife at Maudlin Street Secondary Modern School. Headmaster William Wakefield (Ted Ray) is a fine and good man who doesn't believe in corporal punishment, this has endeared him to the children of the school. However, he is considering moving on to another school to further his career, but first he has to oversee the arrival of two school inspectors and hope all goes smoothly. Fat chance of that happening, the kids have got wind or Wakefield wanting to leave and start to sabotage everything, with the teachers suffering the brunt of things. "Teacher" is a warm hearted entry in the series, choosing prat-falls and genial set-pieces for its comedy. The teachers bicker and crack under the strain of the kids pranks and sabotages, while there's also a couple of nice romantic threads bubbling away. Also of note is the not so sly debate on corporal punishment, Wakefield is firmly against it, while robust Maths teacher Grace Short (Hattie Jacques) is the other end of the scale - she's cane mad! There's a feminist angle as well, adding some more depth to Norman Hudis' screenplay. Ultimately though it's about the laughs, about the chaos, and watching the series regulars go about their way with skill and tongues in cheek. A hit at the box office, Carry On Teacher is quintessentially an early Carry On movie, with wry social observations and a harmless naivety towards the education system, there's not much to dislike here. 8/10

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Original Language
English
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