From The Back Row... Kenneth Williams & Hangovers
Another Sunday, another hangover, another finger of blame pointed at Kronenbourg for its part in the proceedings and another Carry On film on UKTV Gold.
This week it was the classic Carry On Cruising, not the best in the series but one of my favourites nonetheless. The plot, such as it is, involves a motley group of officer's aboard a cruise ship in the Med. They have the duration of the cruise to attempt to charm the Captain into taking them with him on his next posting (an ocean liner). Hilarity ensues.
The nasal antics of Kenneth Williams, the dirty laugh of Sid James and the lecherous 'phwoar' of Kenneth Connor are joined by a comedy drunk, a quirky old lady and a romantic sub-plot which pays out with a fairly moral climax given the seaside postcard humour which played out before it. Admittedly not a lot happens, and what does has been seen before, but that's the point. It's familiar so it's comforting and it stops the head from throbbing too much whilst I wait for the coffee to kick in.My favourite bit occurs near the end of the movie when the fantastically jug-eared Lance Percival bakes a celebratory cake for the long suffering Captain. Amongst the ingredients are coconut, bombay duck, chop suey and spaghetti.
Mmm.
Bombay duck.
With icing and cream.
H'mm.
No, I think I'll stick with the Bran Flakes.
This week it was the classic Carry On Cruising, not the best in the series but one of my favourites nonetheless. The plot, such as it is, involves a motley group of officer's aboard a cruise ship in the Med. They have the duration of the cruise to attempt to charm the Captain into taking them with him on his next posting (an ocean liner). Hilarity ensues.
The nasal antics of Kenneth Williams, the dirty laugh of Sid James and the lecherous 'phwoar' of Kenneth Connor are joined by a comedy drunk, a quirky old lady and a romantic sub-plot which pays out with a fairly moral climax given the seaside postcard humour which played out before it. Admittedly not a lot happens, and what does has been seen before, but that's the point. It's familiar so it's comforting and it stops the head from throbbing too much whilst I wait for the coffee to kick in.My favourite bit occurs near the end of the movie when the fantastically jug-eared Lance Percival bakes a celebratory cake for the long suffering Captain. Amongst the ingredients are coconut, bombay duck, chop suey and spaghetti.
Mmm.
Bombay duck.
With icing and cream.
H'mm.
No, I think I'll stick with the Bran Flakes.
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