That laugh-crazy "Carry On" shower at their hilarious best!
Director: Gerald Thomas
Producer: Peter Rogers
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!
86 min
Rating: 6.2/10
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Top Cast
Kenneth Connor
Gregory Adams
Charles Hawtrey
Michael Bean
Leslie Phillips
Alistair Grigg
Joan Sims
Sarah Allcock
Kenneth Williams
Edwin Milton
Hattie Jacques
Grace Short
Movie Info
Director: Gerald Thomas
Producer: Peter Rogers
Production Companies: Beaconsfield Productions, Peter Rogers Productions, Anglo-Amalgamated
Countries: United Kingdom
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John Chard:
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