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'''''Carry On Cabby''''' is a 1963 ] film, the seventh in the ] (1958–1992). Released on 7 November 1963,<ref name="Art & Hue" /> it was the first to have a screenplay written by ] (although the first screenplay "Tolly" submitted to Peter Rogers was developed as '']'') from a story by ] (script writers for ]). Regulars ], ], ] and ] are all present. ] makes her third appearance (and last for more than a decade) and both ] and ] make their final (and in both cases, fourth) appearances. This was the first film in the series to feature ''Carry On'' regular ]. '''''Carry On Cabby''''' is a 1963 ] film, the seventh in the ] (1958–1992). Released on 7 November 1963,<ref name="Art & Hue" /> it was the first to have a screenplay written by ]<ref name="three">{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-moguls-nat-cohen-part-three-1962-68/|date=21 January 2025|access-date=21 January 2025|title=Forgotten British Moguls: Nat Cohen – Part Three (1962-68)}}</ref> (although the first screenplay "Tolly" submitted to Peter Rogers was developed as '']'') from a story by ] (script writers for ]).


Regulars ], ], ] and ] are all present. ] makes her third appearance (and last for more than a decade) and both ] and ] make their final (and in both cases, fourth) appearances. This was the first film in the series to feature ''Carry On'' regular ], and the first not to feature ] in the cast. Williams turned down the role of Allbright due to what he considered an inferior script. The part was scaled down, and given to ].
⚫ ''Carry On Cabby'' was originally planned as a non-Carry On film, called ''Call Me A Cab'' (after a stage play) but midway through development it became part of the ''Carry On'' series. The film is notable from others in the series for its dramatic plotline of a troubled marriage.


⚫ ''Carry On Cabby'' was originally planned as a non-Carry On film, called ''Call Me A Cab'' (after a stage play) but midway through development it became part of the ''Carry On'' series. The film is notable from others in the series for its dramatic plotline of a troubled marriage. The film was followed by '']'' (1964).
⚫ ==Plot==


⚫ ==Plot==
⚫ Charlie Hawkins (]) is the workaholic owner of thriving taxi company ''Speedee Taxis'', but his wife Peggy (]) feels neglected by him. When Charlie misses their fifteenth ], because he is out cabbing, she decides to punish him. Telling Charlie that she is going to 'get a job', she establishes a rival company, ''GlamCabs''. The cars are brand new ] Mk1s and driven by attractive girls in provocative ]. Flo, the wife of one of Charlie's drivers, is appointed to the post of office manager.
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⚫ Charlie Hawkins is the workaholic owner of thriving taxi company ''Speedee Taxis'', but his wife Peggy feels neglected by him because he works long hours. When Charlie misses their fifteenth ] because he is out cabbing, after promising Peggy a night out, she decides to punish him. For tax reasons, all the company funds are held in Peggy's name, so she tells Charlie that she is going to 'get a job', then uses the money to establish a rival company, ''GlamCabs''. The cars are brand new ] Mk1s driven by attractive girls in provocative ]. Flo, the wife of one of Charlie's drivers, is appointed to the post of office manager.


Charlie continues to coach his mainly inept (and often ex-army) drivers, including the clumsy Terry "Pintpot" Tankard (]), whilst Peggy refuses to tell Charlie about her new job. Charlie feigns a lack of interest, but he is dying to know. As Charlie unsuccessfully struggles to cope with his wife's absences, and realises just what she had to endure, Peggy's company becomes a thriving success due to the large number of male taxi passengers preferring to ogle her sexy drivers during journeys. Speedee rapidly starts losing money and faces bankruptcy. Peggy feels terrible for what she has done. Charlie and his drivers attempt to ] the rival company, but they are chased off. Charlie continues to coach his mainly inept drivers, including the clumsy Terry "Pintpot" Tankard (]), whilst Peggy refuses to tell Charlie about her new job. Charlie feigns a lack of interest, but he is dying to know what she is up to, particularly as he gets a taste of his own medicine because she now works long hours. He struggles to cope while Peggy's company becomes a thriving success due to the large number of male taxi passengers preferring to ogle her sexy drivers during journeys. Speedee rapidly starts losing money and faces bankruptcy. Peggy feels terrible for what she has done. Charlie and his drivers attempt to ] the rival company, but they are chased off.


In desperation, Charlie suggests a ] with his rivals, but is furious to discover who the real owner is and storms off. In desperation, Charlie suggests a ] with his rivals, but is furious to discover who the real owner is and storms off.


A month later, Peggy is living at the office and Charlie has turned to drink, allowing his company to collapse around him. Peggy and Sally (]) are ] by bank robbers. Peggy manages to use the ] radio to subtly reveal their situation and location. Charlie intercepts the broadcast and rallies the other ''Speedee'' drivers in pursuit. The robbers are cornered and captured. A month later, Peggy is living at the office and Charlie has turned to drink, allowing his company to collapse around him. Peggy and Sally are ] by gangsters. Peggy manages to use the ] radio to subtly reveal their situation and location. Charlie intercepts the broadcast and rallies the other ''Speedee'' drivers in pursuit. The outlaws are cornered and captured.


Peggy and Charlie are reconciled, especially over the fact that she is expecting a baby. Peggy and Charlie are reconciled, especially over the fact that she is expecting a baby.
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* ] as Smiley Sims * ] as Smiley Sims
* ] as Len * ] as Len
* ] as Expectant father * ] as Expectant father (credited as "Small man" and named "Jeremy" in the film)
* ] as Allbright * ] as Allbright
* ] as Battleaxe * ] as Battleaxe
* ] as Molly * ] as Molly
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* ] as Clerk * ] as Clerk
* ] as Bridegroom * ] as Bridegroom
* ] as Punchy * Darryl Kavann as Punchy
* ] as Car salesman * Peter Jesson as Car salesman
* ] as Tubby * Don McCorkindale as Tubby
* ] as Geoff * Charles Stanley as Geoff
* ] as Bride * Marian Collins as Bride
* ] as Chauffeur * ] as Chauffeur
* ] as Bespectacled businessman (uncredited) * ] as Bespectacled businessman (uncredited)
* ] as Glamcab driver (uncredited) * Marian Horton as Glamcab driver (uncredited)
* ] as Glamcab driver (uncredited) * ] as Glamcab driver (uncredited)
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==Crew== ==Crew==

* Screenplay – ] * Screenplay – ]
* Idea – SC Green & RM Hills * Idea – SC Green & RM Hills
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==Filming and locations== ==Filming and locations==

* Filming dates: 25 March&nbsp;– 7 May 1963 * Filming dates: 25 March&nbsp;– 7 May 1963


'''Interiors''': '''Interiors''':

* ], Buckinghamshire * ], Buckinghamshire


'''Exteriors''': '''Exteriors''':

* The streets of ] * The streets of ]


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The filming of ''Carry On Cabby'' is portrayed in the BBC drama '']'', a dramatisation of the life of Hattie Jacques. The filming of ''Carry On Cabby'' is portrayed in the BBC drama '']'', a dramatisation of the life of Hattie Jacques.


== Release == ==Release==
First screened to the trade (cinema distributors) on 22 August 1963, the film went on general release across the UK later the same year on 7 November.<ref name="Art & Hue" /> First screened to the trade (cinema distributors) on 22 August 1963, the film went on general release across the UK later the same year on 7 November.<ref name="Art & Hue" />


== See also == ==See also==
* '']'' – contemporary TV series with Sid James in a similar role to ''Carry On Cabby'' * '']'' – contemporary TV series with Sid James in a similar role to ''Carry On Cabby''


==References== ==References==
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==Bibliography== ==Bibliography==
*{{Cite book |last=Davidson |first=Andy |title=Carry On Confidential |publisher=Miwk |location=London |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-908630-01-8}} * {{Cite book |last=Davidson |first=Andy |title=Carry On Confidential |publisher=Miwk |location=London |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-908630-01-8}}
*{{Cite book |last=Sheridan |first=Simon |title=Keeping the British End Up – Four Decades of Saucy Cinema |publisher=Titan Books |location=London |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-85768-279-6 }} * {{Cite book |last=Sheridan |first=Simon |title=Keeping the British End Up – Four Decades of Saucy Cinema |publisher=Titan Books |location=London |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-85768-279-6 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Webber |first=Richard |title=50 Years of Carry On |publisher=Arrow |location=London |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-09-949007-4}} * {{Cite book |last=Webber |first=Richard |title=50 Years of Carry On |publisher=Arrow |location=London |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-09-949007-4}}
*{{Cite book |last=Hudis |first=Norman |title=No Laughing Matter |publisher=Apex |location=London |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-906358-15-0}} * {{Cite book |last=Hudis |first=Norman |title=No Laughing Matter |publisher=Apex |location=London |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-906358-15-0}}
*{{Cite book |last=Ross |first=Robert |title=The Carry On Companion |publisher=Batsford |location=London |year=1998 |orig-year=1996 |isbn=0-7134-8439-X}} * {{Cite book |last=Ross |first=Robert |title=The Carry On Companion |publisher=Batsford |location=London |year=1998 |orig-year=1996 |isbn=0-7134-8439-X}}
*{{Cite book |last1=Bright|first1=Morris | last2=Ross |first2=Robert |title=Mr Carry On – The Life & Work of Peter Rogers |publisher=BBC Books |location=London |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-563-55183-6}} * {{Cite book |last1=Bright|first1=Morris | last2=Ross |first2=Robert |title=Mr Carry On – The Life & Work of Peter Rogers |publisher=BBC Books |location=London |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-563-55183-6}}
*{{Cite book |last=Rigelsford |first=Adrian |author-link = Adrian Rigelsford|title=Carry On Laughing – a celebration |publisher=Virgin |location=London |year=1996 |isbn=1-85227-554-5}} * {{Cite book |last=Rigelsford |first=Adrian |author-link = Adrian Rigelsford|title=Carry On Laughing – a celebration |publisher=Virgin |location=London |year=1996 |isbn=1-85227-554-5}}
*{{Cite book |last=Hibbin |first=Sally & Nina |title=What a Carry On |publisher=Hamlyn |location=London |year=1988 |isbn=978-0-600-55819-4}} * {{Cite book |last=Hibbin |first=Sally & Nina |title=What a Carry On |publisher=Hamlyn |location=London |year=1988 |isbn=978-0-600-55819-4}}
*{{Cite book |last=Eastaugh |first=Kenneth |title=The Carry On Book |publisher=David & Charles |location=London |year=1978 |isbn=978-0-7153-7403-0}} * {{Cite book |last=Eastaugh |first=Kenneth |title=The Carry On Book |publisher=David & Charles |location=London |year=1978 |isbn=978-0-7153-7403-0}}


==External links== ==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0056912}} * {{IMDb title|0056912}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|film|carry_on_cabby|Carry On Cabby}} * {{British Comedy Guide|film|carry_on_cabby|Carry On Cabby}}
* *{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113155239/http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_films/carry_on_cabby/|title=''Carry On Cabby'' at The Whippit Inn}}


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Carry On Cabby
Original UK quad poster
Directed byGerald Thomas
Screenplay byTalbot Rothwell
Story byDick Hills and Sid Green
Produced byPeter Rogers
Starring
CinematographyAlan Hume
Edited byArchie Ludski
Music byEric Rogers
Production
company		Peter Rogers Productions
Distributed byAnglo-Amalgamated/
Warner-Pathé Distributors
Release date
  • 7 November 1963 (1963-11-07)
Running time91 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£149,986

Carry On Cabby is a 1963 British comedy film, the seventh in the series of thirty-one Carry On films (1958–1992). Released on 7 November 1963, it was the first to have a screenplay written by Talbot Rothwell (although the first screenplay "Tolly" submitted to Peter Rogers was developed as Carry On Jack) from a story by Dick Hills and Sid Green (script writers for Morecambe and Wise).

Regulars Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey are all present. Liz Fraser makes her third appearance (and last for more than a decade) and both Bill Owen and Esma Cannon make their final (and in both cases, fourth) appearances. This was the first film in the series to feature Carry On regular Jim Dale, and the first not to feature Kenneth Williams in the cast. Williams turned down the role of Allbright due to what he considered an inferior script. The part was scaled down, and given to Norman Chappell.

Carry On Cabby was originally planned as a non-Carry On film, called Call Me A Cab (after a stage play) but midway through development it became part of the Carry On series. The film is notable from others in the series for its dramatic plotline of a troubled marriage. The film was followed by Carry On Jack (1964).

Plot

Austin FX3 taxicab
Ford Cortina

Charlie Hawkins is the workaholic owner of thriving taxi company Speedee Taxis, but his wife Peggy feels neglected by him because he works long hours. When Charlie misses their fifteenth wedding anniversary because he is out cabbing, after promising Peggy a night out, she decides to punish him. For tax reasons, all the company funds are held in Peggy's name, so she tells Charlie that she is going to 'get a job', then uses the money to establish a rival company, GlamCabs. The cars are brand new Ford Cortina Mk1s driven by attractive girls in provocative uniforms. Flo, the wife of one of Charlie's drivers, is appointed to the post of office manager.

Charlie continues to coach his mainly inept drivers, including the clumsy Terry "Pintpot" Tankard (Charles Hawtrey), whilst Peggy refuses to tell Charlie about her new job. Charlie feigns a lack of interest, but he is dying to know what she is up to, particularly as he gets a taste of his own medicine because she now works long hours. He struggles to cope while Peggy's company becomes a thriving success due to the large number of male taxi passengers preferring to ogle her sexy drivers during journeys. Speedee rapidly starts losing money and faces bankruptcy. Peggy feels terrible for what she has done. Charlie and his drivers attempt to sabotage the rival company, but they are chased off.

In desperation, Charlie suggests a merger with his rivals, but is furious to discover who the real owner is and storms off.

A month later, Peggy is living at the office and Charlie has turned to drink, allowing his company to collapse around him. Peggy and Sally are hijacked by gangsters. Peggy manages to use the taxi radio to subtly reveal their situation and location. Charlie intercepts the broadcast and rallies the other Speedee drivers in pursuit. The outlaws are cornered and captured.

Peggy and Charlie are reconciled, especially over the fact that she is expecting a baby.

Cast

Crew

  • Screenplay – Talbot Rothwell
  • Idea – SC Green & RM Hills
  • Music – Eric Rogers
  • Associate Producer – Frank Bevis
  • Art Director – Jack Stephens
  • Editor – Archie Ludski
  • Director of Photography – Alan Hume
  • Camera Operator – Godfrey Godar
  • Unit Manager – Donald Toms
  • Assistant Director – Peter Bolton
  • Sound Editor – Arthur Ridout
  • Sound Recordists – Bill Daniels & Gordon K McCallum
  • Hairdressing – Biddy Chrystal
  • Make-up Artists – Geoffrey Rodway & Jim Hydes
  • Continuity – Penny Daniels
  • Costume Designer – Joan Ellacott
  • Producer – Peter Rogers
  • Director – Gerald Thomas

Filming and locations

  • Filming dates: 25 March – 7 May 1963

Interiors:

Exteriors:

The scene in which "Pintpot" (Charles Hawtrey) drives a cab (PEG 1) round and round a roundabout was filmed at the junction of Goswell Road and Arthur Road, Windsor, with the railway arches of Windsor & Eton Central Station visible in the background. This area has changed considerably since 1963 with the building of King Edward Court and Ward Royal. Some filming was also undertaken in Farm Yard opposite Windsor & Eton Riverside Station.

The filming of Carry On Cabby is portrayed in the BBC drama Hattie, a dramatisation of the life of Hattie Jacques.

Release

First screened to the trade (cinema distributors) on 22 August 1963, the film went on general release across the UK later the same year on 7 November.

See also

  • Taxi! – contemporary TV series with Sid James in a similar role to Carry On Cabby

References

  1. ^ "Carry On Cabby". Art & Hue. 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. Rigelsford 1996, p. 38.
  3. Ross 1998, p. 141.
  4. Vagg, Stephen (21 January 2025). "Forgotten British Moguls: Nat Cohen – Part Three (1962-68)". Filmink. Retrieved 21 January 2025.

Bibliography

External links

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Films directed by Gerald Thomas
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