According to Joan Sims autobiography "outside, the Pinewood mud which served as the campsite, was being sprayed green to give the impression of lush grassland, and the leaves were being doggedly stuck back to make the landscape look like summer". Kenneth Williams makes similar comments in both his autobiography and diaries.
Apparently, the scene where Barbara Windor's bikini top flies off was achieved by one of the prop men, on a step ladder half sunk in the mud, twanging it off with a fishing rod and line attached to the garment!
Favourite Lines
Sid James - "Where's the owner?". Reply - "Gone for a Pee" after which Peter Butterworth appears carrying a letter P to nail to the sign which changes the phrase "all asses must be shown" to "all passes must be shown"
Kenneth William to Barbara Windor when they are setting up camp and she is assembling her camp bed, "no, no, Barbara dear, tent up first - bunk up later"
I also like the whole scene where Terry Scott goes to the farm for milk and the farmer gets the wrong idea thinking Scott has previously got his daughter pregnant; very clever dialogue
The other memorable, but often overlooked, Carry On film that features a campsite is Carry on Behind. Apparently, it was filmed on the same field as Camping but mostly featured caravans instead of tents. It's the one where Kenneth Williams plays archeologist "Professor Crump" opposite Elke Sommer's Russian "Professor Vooshka" who insists on calling him Prof. Crumpet all the way thhrough. It's not a patch on Carry on Camping but there are some funny bits in it, especially between Windsor Davies and Ernie Bragg.
I love the Carry on films and i am so glad that the actors who starred in them did so or else we would not have so many memorable performances by some of the greats of British comedy.
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Topic: Carry on Camping
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