Carry On Abroad
Dir: Gerald Thomas
1972
****
Carry on Abroad is the 24th Carry on film in the series and the last of the greats according to hard core fans. The story isn't the greatest of the franchise but the idea that all Mediterranean hotels were basically building sites run by con artists serving lousy food was very much the opinion of the day and up until the 90's, most people had stayed in such a hotel. If you want to know about Britain's post-war society in any of the years between 58' and 75', watch a Carry On film. Carry on Abroad is favoured by fans as it represents the last Carry On for Charles Hawtrey and indeed, the last time the gang was all together. The mad-cap climax of the film is brilliant though, you can see that the actors are really enjoying themselves and it really was a great last hurrah for the team.