artemis778

Does any Carry On enthusiasts know what specific cuts the
British Censor made to the film Carry on Constable for its initial
cinema release. Similarly for Carry on Dick, please
I know some were made but not the details.
Best Wishes
Artemis778

Mr. Sloane

Not a specific cut, but the title was changed from Copper to Constable after a senior policeman advised Peter Rogers the word 'Copper' was a derogatory term. This was long before the release. Anyway, I always thought that Constable got through the censors pretty lighty and nothing was cut.

Steve Crook

The BBFC site says that Carry on Dick was passed with an 'A' certificate without any cuts being made.

It says cuts were made to Carry on Constable before it got its 'U' certificate, but it doesn't have any details.

Although sometimes cuts are agreed between the film-makers and the classification board when a script or the film is submitted not for their approval but just for comments and advice. Cuts or changes might be made at that stage and then no cuts requested or made when it is officially submitted for certification.

Steve

Dandy Forsdyke

Leslie Phillips had to be very careful when he said "Ooh, Miss Alcock". No emphasis on the 'All' and certainly none on the 'cock'.

Very risque with the flash of male bare buttock I thought. Leslie had a nice arse though...

Mr Martin

According to the Book 'Carry On Uncensored' it was the dialogue that caused the problem with Carry On Constable with the remark 'how to manipulate my truncheon' and the lines 'Sorry Sir it slipped out' and 'Well tuck it in again'



There is also a reference to Carry On Dick in the book 'The Lost Carry Ons'
Scene 242 and Scene 243 are mentioned. Not sure if this was a censors cut or just edited out from the final print.




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Mr Martin - Mrs Barrows we never open the windows !

Andy H

Just as an aside. In 'Constable', there is a scene near the end where our chaps are on the trail of a gang of wage-robbers.
Charles Hawtrey says 'the area is known as the street of a thousand mouseholes'. Of course at the time nothing could be made of this, but the characters in the background manage to exchange some wonderful low-key glances.
I must say I prefer the earlier Norman Hudis Carry Ons - when Talbot Rothwell took over the writing they became rather smutty.

artemis778

Thanks for all the useful replies.
Qiuestion answered
Artemis778

BristolUK

Wow. Not a mention of "You stupid constable" with the O pronounced like a U in dumb.

Andy H

Yes Bristol, I often wonder at that one myself. I'm amazed it got through - perhaps it went right over the censors' heads!

BristolUK

Not a movie, but one of the TV specials at Christmas, I remember being shocked (but laughing aloud) at a line when a female character was going to say goodbye to the man she loved - whose last name was Dripping.

"Don't keep Captain Dripping too long" was the line.

Andy H

There are some cracking 'throw aways' in some TV stuff.
We've recently bought series 1 of Dear Ladies (Hinge & Bracket) and in the first episode, Evadne says 'oh yes, the butcher is such a nice man - he hasn't put his meat up for years!'
It got only a smattering of laughter - I suspect most of the audience (and the producer) just didn't get it.

Steve Crook

Disgusting, and some people complain about bad language on TV nowadays. Really it's always been there, just cunningly hidden

Steve

CaptainWaggett

I can still remember my genuine shock when I discovered that Mrs Slocombe might not really have had a cat...