United Kingdom / Aug 31, 1958 / U
It’s all about a Dad . . . a Draftee . . . and a Detonation heard round the camp!
1h 24min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch they turn out to be, and it's up to Grimshawe to put the no-hopers through their paces.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Connor | Private Horace Strong |
| Kenneth Williams | Private James Bailey |
| Terence Longdon | Private Miles Haywood |
| Norman Rossington | Private Herbert Brown |
| Gerald Campion | Private Andy Calloway |
| Hattie Jacques | Captain Clark |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Stores 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 |
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| Alexander Harris | Third Storesman |
| Pat Feeney | Fourth Storesman |
| Terry Scott | Sergeant Paddy O'Brien |
| Edward Judd | Fifth Storesman |
| John Mathews | Sergeant Matthews |
| Ronald Clarke | Sixth Storesman |
| Ed Devereaux | Sergeant Russell |
| 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 Dickinson | 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 |
| John Bailey | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Hyma Beckley | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Ernest Blyth | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Rodney Cardiff | New Recruit (uncredited) |
| Ivor Danvers | Recruit (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Donnelly | Recruit (uncredited) |
| Ernest Fennemore | New Recruit (uncredited) |
| Bernard Foreman | Lance Corporal (uncredited) |
| Helen Goss | Mary's Mother (uncredited) |
| Victor Hagan | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Laurence Harrington | Recruit (uncredited) |
| Norman Hartley | Thirteenth Recruit (uncredited) |
| Ken Hutchins | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Gerry Judge | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| John Ketteringham | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Benny Lee | Recruit (uncredited) |
| Mary Maxfield | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Don McMurray | New Recruit (uncredited) |
| Tony Mendleson | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Millar | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| John Payne | Soldier on Sick Parade (uncredited) |
| Joe Phelps | Corporal (uncredited) |
| Arnold Schulkes | New Recruit (uncredited) |
| Bunny Seaman | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Reg Thomason | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Bob Wright | New Recruit (uncredited) |
| Martin Wyldeck | Mr. Sage (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Carry On Sergeant |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Peter Rogers Productions |
| Release date | 31 agosto 1958 |
| Production | Peter Rogers |
| Writer | Norman Hudis, R.F. Delderfield, John Antrobus |
| Casting | Betty White |
| Editing | Peter Boita |
| Cinematography | Peter Hennessy, Alan Hume |
| Assistant directors | Gerald Thomas |
| Camera operators | Alan Hume, Peter Hennessy |
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| Additional photography | Peter Hennessy, Alan Hume |
| Production design | Alex Vetchinsky, Peter Murton |
| Art direction | Alex Vetchinsky, Peter Murton |
| Set decoration | Alex Vetchinsky, Peter Murton |
| Music | Bruce Montgomery, Seymour Logie |
| Sound | Bruce Montgomery, Seymour Logie |
| Costume design | Joan Ellacott, Stella Rivers, Geoffrey Rodway |
| Makeup | Geoffrey Rodway, Stella Rivers, Joan Ellacott |
| Hairstyling | Stella Rivers, Geoffrey Rodway, Joan Ellacott |
| Collection | Carry On Collection |
Release dates
Theatrical release
South Africa / Nov 13, 1958
Ireland / Dec 12, 1958 / G
Germany / May 29, 1959 / 6
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United States / Oct 27, 1959
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