List of the best Gerald Thomas movies: Carry On ... Up the Khyber(1968), Carry on Again, Doctor(1969), Carry on Camping(1969), The Big Job(1965), Carry on Nurse(1960), Carry on Sergeant(1960), Bless This House(1973), Carry on Constable(1960), Carry on Teacher(1959), Carry on at Your Convenience(1971), Carry on Henry VIII(1971), The Second Victory(1986) ... ...
Comedy
UK
1968
87 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Roy Castle Bernard Bresslaw Peter Butterworth Terry Scott Angela Douglas Cardew Robinson
british colonial official wife husband officer indian amusing charming cheeky endearing gripping hilarious india house mountain outdoor concert city colonial india colonialism relationships pride
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khyber Pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas.
Comedy
UK
1969
88 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Jim Dale Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Barbara Windsor Hattie Jacques Patsy Rowlands Peter Butterworth Elizabeth Knight Patricia Hayes
doctor actress rival patient airy amusing charming hilarious heartwarming hospital south sea island diet secret jealousy rivalry rise fall love pursuit
Farcical misadventures by guests in an English holiday centre.
Comedy
UK
1969
88 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Bernard Bresslaw Joan Sims Barbara Windsor Terry Scott Charles Hawtrey Hattie Jacques Julian Holloway Dilys Laye Peter Butterworth
friend girlfriend camper college student best friend farmer amusing charming cheery playful melodramatic outlandish camp tent field office united kingdom camping relationships romance
Farcical misadventures by guests in an English holiday centre.
Comedy
UK
1965
88 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Sylvia Syms Dick Emery Lance Percival Joan Sims Jim Dale Edina Ronay Deryck Guyier Brian Rawlinson Reginald Beckwith David Horne
bank robbers prisoner police captain girlfriend airy amusing hilarious charming prison police station bank bank robbery life after prison prison release money love rise revenge quest adventure
An inept gang of bank robbers, led by George The Brain, are caught and sentenced to 15 years hard labour each. When they are released from prison they start out to collect the money they ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1960
90 Minutes
Director
Shirley Eaton Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Terence Longdon Bill Owen Leslie Phillips Cyril Chamberlain Brian Oulton Wilfrid Hyde-White Hattie Jacques
nurse colonel matron student doctor campy hospital ambulance camp betting hospital adventure 1950s
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1960
83 Minutes
Director
William Hartnell Bob Monkhouse Shirley Eaton Eric Barker Dora Bryan Bill Owen Kenneth Connor
army recruit army officer soldiers cheeky confident amusing lighthearted madcap playful barracks training camp united kingdom training soldiers transformation growing up 20th century
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1973
88 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Sally Geeson Robin Askwith Diana Coupland Terry Scott June Whitfield Peter Butterworth Carol Hawkins Janet Brown Johnny Briggs George A. Cooper
husband wife child wedding planner neighbor amusing hilarious witty lighthearted playful wedding wedding reception family home house comedy romance fun wedding planning neighbors adventure
1970s English suburbia: middle-aged homeowner Sid Abbot just wants to get on with building his illegal whisky still, but is frustrated by his workshy son, and otherworldly daughter. Then ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1960
86 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Eric Barker Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Hattie Jacques
police officers recruit bumbler rookie police chief rookie cop hilarious lighthearted airy amusing heartwarming charming police station prison office new recruits police work bumbling romance comedy
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1959
86 Minutes
Director
Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Ted Ray Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Rosalind Knight
headmaster student inspector child psychologist english teacher music teacher amusing cheeky witty lighthearted madcap crafty england sabotage education teaching humor job hunting student-teacher relationship discovery
Pupils run amok at Maudlin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has applied for a new job, but the students like him and don't want to lose him.
Comedy
UK
1971
90 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Hattie Jacques Bernard Bresslaw Kenneth Cope Patsy Rowlands Jacki Piper Richard O'Callaghan Bill Maynard
business owner daughter son husband wife bird amusing cheeky melodramatic quirky spirited witty warehouse factory city house business struggle money relationships
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up ... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy
UK
1971
89 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Barbara Windsor Terry Scott Kenneth Connor Julian Holloway Peter Gilmore Julian Orchard David Davenport
henry viii king queen husband wife amusing charming hilarious lighthearted melodramatic offbeat court castle kingdom bedroom chamber marriage love affair plot
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up ... See full summary »
Drama
UK|West Germany
1986
112 Minutes
Director
Anthony Andrews Max von Sydow Helmut Griem Mario Adorf Birgit Doll Wolfgang Reichmann Renée Soutendijk Immy Schell Wolfgang Preiss Jacques Breuer
After the end of WW2, a lone elusive skier from the German Mountain Troops continues to kill British Occupation Forces personnel, prompting a joint British-German manhunt operation to capture him.
Comedy
UK
1962
89 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Liz Fraser Dilys Laye Lance Percival Jimmy Thompson Cyril Chamberlain Esma Cannon Vincent Ball
sailor crew member captain misfit passenger amateur amusing charming cheeky winsome witty spirited cruise ship dance floor restaurant cabin cruise holiday decor mishaps misguided scheme
Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short notice before the voyage begins there isn't much to choose from. Not only does he get the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1957
73 Minutes
Director
young boy parent media expert journalist expert engaging thrilling emotional suspenseful gripping bank vault dramatization danger trapped family tragedy adventure discovery escape 1950s
A boy is accidentally locked in a bank vault. With less than ten hours of oxygen left in the vault, it becomes a race to save the boy.
Comedy
UK
1967
95 Minutes
Director
Phil Silvers Jim Dale Peter Butterworth Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Anita Harris Joan Sims Bernard Bresslaw Angela Douglas John Bluthal Larry Taylor
wealthy man legionnaire cricket player sargeant amusing witty lighthearted hilarious cricket match cheating sports cricket foreign legion discovery adventure quest pursuit rivalry 1960s
A bogus legionnaire proves his mettle during an Arab attack.
Comedy
UK
1974
91 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Joan Sims Kenneth Connor Barbara Windsor Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Bernard Bresslaw
robber reverend king criminal rival officer amusing cheeky madcap melodramatic outlandish quirky england countryside highway rectory inn crime robbery robbery attempt
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. ... See full summary »
Romance
UK
1963
86 Minutes
Director
Juliet Mills Ronald Lewis Joan Sims Noel Purcell Raymond Huntley Jim Dale
nurse farmer land owner villager campy charming cheeky playful village rural community england village life land ownership love rural life health underdog love 1960s
Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up her first job as District Nurse. She soon overcomes the suspicion of her patients used to ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1960
88 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Noel Purcell Hattie Jacques Leslie Phillips Kenneth Connor
seaman admiral captain construction worker daughter airy amusing creative intense suspenseful boat sea laboratory england weapons failure experiments science royal navy adventure
When the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the ship rally round, when the Admiral needs the plans to show to a visiting scientist.
Comedy
France|Italy
1960
87 Minutes
Director
Ted Ray Jean Kent Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Julia Lockwood Tim Seely Charles Hawtrey Dilys Laye Lionel Jeffries June Jago Colin Gordon
neighbor teenager daughter suburban girl suburbanite amusing hilarious lighthearted suburb suburbia suburbs united kingdom england suburban life small town writing literature success discovery growing up
Sophie, a flighty young model, learns that her boyfriend is planning to leave her for another woman. Sophie resolves to either win him back or assassinate her rival. A handsome doctor (who ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1992
91 Minutes
Director
Jim Dale Bernard Cribbins Maureen Lipman Peter Richardson Alexei Sayle Rik Mayall Charles Fleischer Larry Miller Nigel Planer Leslie Phillips June Whitfield
Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition. But the Sultan of Turkey, who makes a ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1978
88 Minutes
Director
The beautiful and sex-starved Emmannuelle Prevert just cannot inflame her husband's ardour. In frustration she seduces a string of VIPs, including the Prime Minister and the American ... See full summary »
Comedy
1963
87 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Kenneth Connor Joan Sims Liz Fraser Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams
unemployed person staff member office worker administrator landlord friend amusing cheeky engaging lighthearted playful quirky london agency house city street hospital unemployment job
The head (Sidney James) of a London service agency puts his staff to tasks like walking a chimp and modeling underwear.
Comedy
1961
86 Minutes
Director
husband wife business owner camp director camper cook amusing witty madcap lighthearted charming engaging english countryside summer camp humor privilege class conflict discipline children discovery
A down-on-its-luck family decides to transform its home into a summer resort for the children of wealthy parents.
Comedy
1973
89 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Bernard Bresslaw Kenneth Cope Terry Scott Barbara Windsor Kenneth Connor Jacki Piper
Hilarity ensues when the "Carry On" gang invades a maternity hospital to steal its stock of birth control pills.
Comedy
1964
92 Minutes
Director
Kenneth Williams Amanda Barrie Kenneth Connor Sidney James Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Julie Stevens Victor Maddern Sheila Hancock David Davenport Michael Ward
roman fighter cleopatra amusing airy campy cheeky cheery hilarious witty rome ancient rome invasion roman empire capture slapstick comedy revenge rivalry ancient rome
Julius Caesar (Kenneth Williams) cavorts with Cleopatra (Amanda Barrie), then figures out who his friends are.
Comedy
1976
89 Minutes
Director
Mixed members of an anti-aircraft battery cavort under the captain's (Kenneth Connor) nose at the start of World War II.
Comedy
1967
95 Minutes
Director
Frankie Howerd Sidney James Kenneth Williams Jim Dale Barbara Windsor Charles Hawtrey
doctor nurse patient hospital worker amusing hilarious playful hospital medical building hospital health care work comedy adventure 1960s
A British advocate (Frankie Howerd) of mind over matter lands in a hospital where nobody minds and nothing matters.
Comedy
1970
89 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Terry Scott Richard O'Callaghan Bernard Bresslaw Jacki Piper Imogen Hassall Julian Holloway
agency director girlfriend seamstress bachelor detective housekeeper amusing lighthearted madcap hilarious cheeky witty england dating innuendo sex new love humor british life discovery
A couple posing as man and wife runs a phony matrimonial agency and attempts to pair off unlikely and varied clients.
Comedy
1965
94 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Jim Dale Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Angela Douglas
cowboy rival mayor horse friend community member amusing cheeky cheery lighthearted melodramatic playful wild west saloon house camp wilderness wild west show rivalry crime
The government sends a sanitary engineer (Jim Dale) to clean up Stodge City, run by the outlaw Rumpo Kid (Sidney James).
Comedy
1961
91 Minutes
Director
Comedy
1964
91 Minutes
Director
Bernard Cribbins Juliet Mills Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Donald Houston Percy Herbert Peter Gilmore Ed Devereaux Jim Dale Ian Wilson Barry Gosney
ship captain shipmate maid cleaner first officer governor witty amusing hilarious cheeky madcap playful ship life at sea shipwreck mistaken identity humor mishaps unlikely heroes adventure
A midshipman (Bernard Cribbins), a nitwit (Charles Hawtrey) and a serving wench (Juliet Mills) take over the HMS Venus and fight the Spanish Armada.
Comedy
1973
88 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Joan Sims Kenneth Connor Barbara Windsor Bernard Bresslaw June Whitfield Peter Butterworth Jack Douglas Patsy Rowlands Joan Hickson Valerie Leon
council member feminist mayor wife hotel manager hotel guest cheeky hilarious playful witty small town hotel meeting room england united kingdom beauty pageant bikinis feminism tourism crisis
Comedy
1964
87 Minutes
Director
Kenneth Williams Bernard Cribbins Barbara Windsor Charles Hawtrey Eric Barker Victor Maddern
spy agent scientist criminal airy amusing hilarious suspenseful charming playful great britain secret headquarters laboratory london investigation parody spying secret documents humor discovery
A British spy (Kenneth Williams) and his pupils are sent to recover a secret formula stolen by an agent of STENCH.
Comedy
1972
89 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Joan Sims Kenneth Williams Charles Hawtrey Bernard Bresslaw Barbara Windsor Kenneth Connor
bar owner young woman wife husband hotel manager young man cheeky creative lighthearted playful spain hotel hotel room bus brothel holidays traveling misunderstanding hotel temptation
Comedy
1963
91 Minutes
Director
Sidney James Kenneth Connor Hattie Jacques Charles Hawtrey Esma Cannon Liz Fraser Bill Owen Milo O'Shea
cab driver husband wife rival family feminist amusing charming endearing engaging inspiring melodramatic taxi taxi company house city injustice job rivalry love
A London taxi tycoon's (Sidney James) neglected wife (Hattie Jacques) forms a rival fleet featuring beauties in uniform.
Comedy
1970
90 Minutes
Director
Frankie Howerd Sidney James Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Terry Scott Kenneth Connor Bernard Bresslaw Jacki Piper Valerie Leon Edwina Carroll
A British professor (Frankie Howerd) and his safari find cannibals and a tribe of wild women looking for mates.
Comedy
1975
90 Minutes
Director
Elke Sommer Kenneth Williams Joan Sims Bernard Bresslaw Jack Douglas Windsor Davies
student professor archaeologist husband wife friend amusing airy cheeky cheery quirky playful caravan park camp tent archaeological dig comedy mishaps vacation
A Russian beauty (Elke Sommer) helps a British professor (Kenneth Williams) on a Roman dig during the holiday season.
Comedy
1966
97 Minutes
Director
Harry H. Corbett Kenneth Williams Fenella Fielding Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Jim Dale Angela Douglas Peter Butterworth Bernard Bresslaw Jon Pertwee Tom Clegg
ghoul monster madman vampire detective shocking thrilling airy amusing hilarious castle forest parody horror monsters kidnapping investigation mystery adventure escape
A British sleuth (Harry H. Corbett) and his sidekick find monsters at the mansion of a mad doctor (Kenneth Williams) and his sister (Fenella Fielding).