Good start, but then it gets ruined

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

A flu epidemic has reduced the local police station down to a skeleton crew. Hope arrives in the form of four recruits - - that's no hope mind you...Carry On Constable introduced the wonderful Sid James to the series, he would become one of the most beloved actors to Carry On film fans. Ironically "Constable" finds James somewhat removed from the type of character he would become known for, it's a restrained role and showcases his acting abilities as an official figure type, the glue binding the whole play together.The fourth film in the Carry On series retains the more genteel comedy factors that had imbued the previous three outings, though this would be the first to show nudity! Four policemen's bums gleaming bright! A scene that provides a splendid anecdote in Kenneth Williams brilliant book, Just Williams (I urge anyone interested in classic film/TV/radio/stage to check it out).Plot basically pitches the four recruits, Williams, Leslie Phillips, Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Connor (brilliant as usual as a superstitious sort) into a number of chaotic physical situations mined for laughs. Back at the station Sgt. Frank Wilkins (James) is pulling his hair out at the ineptitude of his new charges - and that of his ignoramus boss, Inspector Mills (Eric Barker). Joan Sims is on hand to steam the collar of Kenny Connor, just as Phillips lusts after any female form, while Hattie Jaques provides a glimpse of her tender character acting side as the station's sensible soul.There's some drag dressings played for good laughs, a whole bunch of scenes where the not so intrepid coppers get taken for fools, and a few deftly scripted lines guaranteed to raise a smile. Elsewhere there's a raft of super character actors in cameos who beautifully portray the classic eccentricities of the Brits of the era, so take a bow Irene Handl, Esma Cannon and Joan Hickson (wonderful as a posh drunken lush). Never riotous or bawdy, "Constable" is still a fondly thought of entry in the long running series, as are most of the black and white productions. It shows a group of film makers very much of the time and using it to the max. Lovely. 8/10

Mr Eric Barker is sublime as the put - upon Police inspector forced to put out a number of rookie constables on the beat when most of the station has gone down with the flu.Mr Sidney James,stuck in a limbo between his "serious" and "comic" styles is also very good as his No2,a weary veteran who has to make coppers out of Messrs Phillips,Hawtrey, Connor and Williams whose enthusiasm is exceeded only by their ignorance of the law,common sense,knowledge of their powers and just about every other ingredient needed to make them efficient officers. They bumble along,full of good intentions,meeting the requisite seductive young women,batty old ladies and crafty crooks that are a hangover from Ealing days. "Carry on Constable" is a good - natured film from a time when it was just becoming clear that not all coppers were like good old George Dixon;some contemporary scandals involving all ranks revealed that sufficient numbers of Old Bill were as venal and violent as those whose collars they were meant to be feeling as to distort the cosy image British movies generally portrayed. But here there is no hint of such darkness.Kenneth Williams might be a buffoon,but he was an honest buffoon. Most ordinary coppers of the time would have recognised Sid and Eric as old - school guv'nors who knew their men and knew their ground,were kind,utterly staunch and reliable,and - importantly - dead straight. This sort of officer would have died out when they retired a few years up the road. I salute them both for,however briefly,bringing that time back.

This early outing for the Carry On team includes many of the regulars including Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, and Joan Sims. This time they are police officers. When many of the officers at a small police station go down with the 'flu four some recruits are drafted in; their first day does not go well when they accidentally help a group of thieves before they have even arrived at the police station! The three new coppers are the superstitious PC Constable, womanising PC Potter and PC Benson who believes that criminals can be detected by their facial appearance. The fourth new recruit is WPC Passworthy; the only one who is competent. The first hour of the film just follows the recruits and their sergeant as they get to know their beats and have amusing dealings with the public and the last half hour gives them the chance to prove their worth when a wages robbery takes place on their patch.While there weren't too many laugh out load moments there were a decent number of chuckles to be had and the cast did a good job; it was nice to see Sid James playing a character that wasn't devious or lecherous. The jokes do seem very innocent by today's standards; even when Leslie Phillips' character bursts in on a woman taking a shower nothing even slightly naughty is shown. This innocence means the film is suitable for people of all ages; in fact I suspect children might enjoy it even more than adults due to the slapstick elements.

Joan Sims (The Last of the Blonde Bombshells) the gym teacher in Carry On teacher is here as a constable. Just out of the Academy and wanting to do a good job. Unfortunately, she has caught the eye of a fellow copper.Shirley Eaton from Goldfinger is also here looking as good as ever.The usual antics and sight gags with the normal Carry On gang; only this time in a police station. Bonus nudity that has not been in any of the other ones I have seen. Sorry, it bare butts on guys running to the shower.It is kind of cute, even if the formula stays pretty much the same, just in different locations.