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Carry on Spying

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A British spy (Kenneth Williams) and his pupils are sent to recover a secret formula stolen by an agent of STENCH.

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Variety Staff Variety Kenneth Williams' brand of camp comedy, while very funny in smallish doses, can pall when he has a lengthy chore as here. But Bernard Cribbins brings some useful virility to his fatuous role. Oct 18, 2011 Full Review Ian Nathan Empire Magazine More sprightly and less encumbered with the need to titillate that would ring-fence the Carry Ons in later life, there is a youthfulness about Spying that still remains fresher than the colour films. Rated: 4/5 Oct 18, 2011 Full Review MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin Straight off the Carry On assembly line, this spoof on James Bondery looses a few random and very limp satirical shafts, but is for the most part content to stick to routine. Jan 25, 2018 Full Review David Parkinson Radio Times Mercilessly ribbing the James Bond movies and Graham Greene's espionage entertainments, the ninth Carry On saw Barbara Windsor make her series debut as the most resourceful of a hamstrung quartet of agents sent to Vienna to recover a secret formula. Rated: 3/5 Oct 18, 2011 Full Review Sky Staff Sky Cinema The pace is faster than before and Kenneth Williams is a hoot as a hapless spy in Vienna. Rated: 4/5 Oct 18, 2011 Full Review TV Guide One of the bright spots in the Carry On series. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 18, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member One of the best, if not THE best Carry On films Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/20 Full Review Audience Member I had a feeling I wouldn't like these 'Carry On' movies and I was mostly right about that. There were some okay funny moments, but not enough. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Got love Kenneths performance Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review bill t Another silly CO movie. This was not bad, though it does go all over the place. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Believe it or not, my very first Carry On movie and I selected the film Cubby Broccoli tried to shut down. Kenneth Williams is hilarious as inept spy Simpkins who manages to win just by being inept and lucky (much like Sterling Archer). Apparently this is the first Carry On to feature the catch phrase "stop messing about." Great fun all around and I've got Carry On Cleo up next Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Cribbins and Windsor together were a real winning team. The rest was amusing Sunday afternoon fare. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A British spy (Kenneth Williams) and his pupils are sent to recover a secret formula stolen by an agent of STENCH.
Director
Gerald Thomas
Producer
Peter Rogers
Screenwriter
Talbot Rothwell, Sid Colin
Production Co
Peter Rogers Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 27m