Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Film / CarryOnConstable

Go To

OR

Added: 1291

Changed: 587

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FirstNameBasis: When Constable Constable tries to flirt with the highly regimented Policewoman Passworthy, she will not tolerate being on first-name terms:
--> '''Passworthy:''' (formally) Oh good morning, Constable Constable.
--> '''Constable Constable:''' My name's Charlie. Er, Charles, actually.
--> '''Passworthy:''' It's against regulations for us to be as familiar as that. Didn't you learn anything in your training school?

to:

* FirstNameBasis: FirstNameBasis:
**
When Constable Constable tries to flirt with the highly regimented Policewoman Passworthy, she will not tolerate being on first-name terms:
--> ---> '''Passworthy:''' (formally) Oh good morning, Constable Constable.
--> ---> '''Constable Constable:''' My name's Charlie. Er, Charles, actually.
--> ---> '''Passworthy:''' It's against regulations for us to be as familiar as that. Didn't you learn anything in your training school?school?
** Later, Sergeants Wilkins and Moon address each other by their first names, when they realise that they might be separated if Wilkins is transferred.



* NotWhatItLooksLike: When trying to control the dog Lady, Wilkins is pulled over, and bumps into Sergeant Moon, knocking her over. They both end up on the floor in each other's arms, just as Inspector Mills comes out of his office.
--> '''Mills:''' Sergeant Wilk - when you can spare a moment!



* PoliceAreUseless: On their way to the station, Constables Benson, Potter, and Constable unwittingly assist jewel thieves with their getaway.

to:

* PoliceAreUseless: On their way to the station, Constables Benson, Potter, and Constable unwittingly assist jewel thieves with their getaway.getaway, by asking the way to the police station.


Added DiffLines:

* SneakyDeparture:
** Inspector Mills goes into a rant about how soft the modern police force is compared to when he was a young constable, while gazing out of the window. Sergeant Wilkins has heard all this before, and sneaks out of the office. It is a while before Mills turns round, and sees that Wilkins has gone.
** When Charlie Constable is on patrol with his love interest Gloria Passworthy, he goes into a trance while expressing his love for her as they walk along. Gloria climbs the steps of a footbridge, while Charlie continues to walk along the pavement. He is so dazed, that he does not notice she is missing until he bumps into a woman with a pram, and sees Gloria smiling at him from the footbridge.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* MatchCut: Used when Benson proposes his plan to catch shoplifters, with a shot of himself which dissolves to being disguised in drag.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added example(s)

Added DiffLines:

* SameLanguageDub: Miss Horton was played by {{Creator/Lucy Griffiths|1919}} but redubbed by Creator/MarianneStone.

Added: 252

Changed: 462

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ComedicUnderwearExposure: When Constable Benson is on patrol, his braces are stolen by a pickpocket, causing his trousers fall down as he walks around the neighbourhood and reveal his underwear.
* DisguisedInDrag: Constable Benson and Gorse disguise themselves as women ("Ethel" and "Agatha", respectively) in order to apprehend potential shoplifters at a department store. Unfortunately, they are mistaken for loonies and a pair of shoplifters themselves!

to:

* ComedicUnderwearExposure: When Constable Benson is on patrol, his braces are stolen by a pickpocket, causing his trousers to fall down as he walks around the neighbourhood and reveal his underwear.
* CoversAlwaysLie: One poster for the film claims it "...Carries on where ''Film/CarryOnNurse'' left off!", even though it has nothing to do with the plot of ''Nurse'', as none of the ''Film/CarryOn'' films ever continued where a previous one left off.
* DisguisedInDrag: Constable Benson and Gorse disguise themselves as women ("Ethel" and "Agatha", respectively) in order to apprehend potential shoplifters at a department store. Unfortunately, they are mistaken for loonies and a pair of shoplifters themselves!



** The same happens to Constable Potter, only he ends up dragged into Inspector Mills' backyard and knocks him into his own pond!

to:

** The same happens to Constable Potter, only he ends up dragged into Inspector Mills' backyard and knocks him into his own pond!



** Inspector Mills, who has no time for the new recruits and is never happy with their work:

to:

** Inspector Mills, who has no time for the new recruits and is never happy with their work:



* WrongBathroomIncident: when male constables Benson and Gorse decide to investigate shoplifters in a department store, they enter the ladies' changing rooms to [[DisguisedInDrag disguise themselves in drag]].

to:

* WrongBathroomIncident: when male constables When Constable Benson and Gorse decide to investigate shoplifters in a department store, they enter the ladies' changing rooms to [[DisguisedInDrag disguise themselves in drag]].

Added: 727

Changed: 219

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* StealthInsult: Gorse being called a "Special" Constable[[note]] A Special Constable is a volunteer civilian policeman. They are empowered to patrol in uniform and keep the peace, but not to make arrests or investigate crimes[[/note]].

to:

* StealthInsult: StealthInsult:
**
Gorse being called a "Special" Constable[[note]] A Special Constable is a volunteer civilian policeman. They are empowered to patrol in uniform and keep the peace, but not to make arrests or investigate crimes[[/note]].crimes[[/note]].
** PC Benson accosts a suspicious-looking man outside a post office, only to find he is Detective Sergeant Liddell, who tells him he looks quite sensible, immediately after giving the advice not to be misled by appearances.
---> '''Benson:''' (seeing Liddell's identification) Oh dear. But you look such a standard criminal type!
---> '''Liddell:''' Oh, don't be misled by appearances. After all, you look quite sensible.
---> '''Benson:''' (Flattered) Thank you. (Realising, as Liddell walks away) Charming.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:

Added DiffLines:

* WrongBathroomIncident: when male constables Benson and Gorse decide to investigate shoplifters in a department store, they enter the ladies' changing rooms to [[DisguisedInDrag disguise themselves in drag]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FooledByTheSound: Charlie Constable hears the sound of people arguing in a house. When he then hears gunshots and a woman wailing "you've killed him", he bursts into the house, only to find that it was a radio play.

to:

* FooledByTheSound: Charlie Constable Constable hears the sound of people arguing in a house. When he then hears gunshots and a woman wailing "you've "Alistair, you've killed him", him!", he bursts into the house, only to find that it was a radio play.play:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* EekAMouse: When the quartet are trying to creep around a run-down house, Gorse suddenly sees a mouse and screams, almost blowing the group's cover.

Top