Well peter Rogers managed to make the 30 Carry On's that he wished to, just, however it was poor and the last few were poor, this was not the worst, that fell to 'Carry on Emmannuelle' but this was not much better.
The picture quality was poor, the film was just flat, not funny, not exciting, not dramatic, it was just nothingness.
The lead actor was Jim Dale, he had not done any for many years, it was 1969 when he did his last, and it looked like it, he tried, but the quality of everything else failed him. Jim actually started in one of the side issue films, 'Raising The Wind', he did two more before he got into 'Carry on Cabby' but in a small role, it was not until in 'Carry on Cleo' did he become a main actor and one of the regulars, but he was one of the main roles in most of the best, he did 11 Carry On's and 4 of the spin-offs, so 15 films altogether, but he has done other stuff and spent many years on the stage, he is still going, mostly narrating these days but he is 84 now.
Bernard Cribbins also did his last (it was the obviously the last fr all that were in it), he had only done 2 before, 'Carry on Jack' and 'Carry on Spying' both in 1964, so not a regular, but still a memorable performer, he has done loads of other films and TV, his last was in 2018 at the age of 88, I hope he has retired now, he is 91!
Leslie Phillips was another semi-regular, he was in 'Carry on Nurse' the 2nd one, he did 3 more including ....Columbus' plus 4 of the spin-offs, the last in 1961 so it had been over 30 years since until he did this, again he is another with an extensive career, he retired in 2012, and sadly passed away in 2022.
June Whitfield was in it as well, she started in 'Carry on Nurse' as well, and did 3 more including this and 1 spin-off, she also had a long career, including the 'Absolutely Fabulous' TV and film, sadly she passed away in 2018, aged 93.
Jack Douglas had a short role in this, he had done a few with short roles, the only one he had a main one in was 'Carry on Behind', he had actually done 8 and 2 Xmas TV specials and the TV series, he only had a middling career though, and passed away in 2008 aged 81.
Peter Gilmore also appeared, he had been in 11 Carry On's, mostly in small roles , his best was in 'Don't Lose Your Head' as Citizen Robespierre, he had a good career, retiring in 1996, he passed away in 2013 aged 81.
Jon Pertwee only did 4 including this in cameo roles, famous for his Dr Who roles, Jon was another with an extensive career and retired in 1995, unfortunately he passed away the next year aged 76.
John Antrobus you might not have heard of, he was a writer who did a bit of acting, he wrote some of the Carry On's, he had a bit role in this, he was also in 'Carry on Constable' and 'Raising The Wind' many years ago, he is still with us aged 86.
Of the rest, most were modern actors, although there were a couple of older actors that had never been in Carry On before such as Bert Kwouk, but none that did any good, with the exception of Maureen Lipman.
So Peter Rogers managed to do his 30 Carry On's but in doing so ruined the franchise and spoilt the memory of the great ones, but not too much, it also looked like it could have been a comeback with new blood, but this rubbish put paid to that, you just have to ignore the last few and concentrate on the best ones such as Screaming and Up The Khyber, so get the DVD player out and shove those on, not this.
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