History Film / CarryOnConstable

They end up with [[ClosestThingWeGot three incompetent new recruits]] - self-proclaimed intellectual Constable Stanley Benson (Williams), who believes he can tell who is and isn't a criminal type by their facial structure;
superstitious bundle of nerves Constable Charlie Constable (Connor), who doesn't seem to be very much good at anything; and suave charmer Constable Tom Potter (Phillips), a playboy always on the lookout for girls to chat up whether they be co-workers such as Policewoman Harrison (Jill Adams) or civilians such as Honoria (Diane Aubrey) and Sally Barry (Eaton). Also joining the local force are the clumsy Special Constable Timothy Gorse (Hawtrey), who brings along his budgie, Bobby, and the {{Workaholic}} Policewoman Gloria Passworthy (Sims), the one competent officer on the beat and the apple of Constable Constable's eye.

* EngineeredPublicConfession: The obnoxious Inspector Mills spends most of the film threatening to transfer or suspend those who he believes are not up to the job. Near the end, he receives a call from the Chief Constable, transferring him to somewhere else, which he believes is a promotion. Passworthy puts this call on the loudspeaker, so everybody can hear it, and they are all silently delighted to see him go.

* FirstNameBasis: When Constable Constable tries to flirt with the highly regimented Policewoman Passworthy, she will not tolerate being on first-name terms.

* {{Fanservice}}: The Constables have a ShowerScene, which ends with them running out almost completely naked and revealing their perky bottoms.

The film is set during a flu epidemic at a local police station, meaning Inspector Mills (Eric Barker), Sergeant Frank Wilkins (James), and Sergeant Laura Moon (Jacques) have to hire replacements.

* ComedicUnderwearExposure: When Constable Benson is on patrol, his braces are stolen causinf his trousers fall down as he walks around the neighbourhood and reveal his underwear.

superstitious bundle of nerves Constable Charlie Constable (Connor), who doesn't seem to be very much good at anything; and suave charmer Constable Tom Potter (Phillips), a playboy always on the lookout for girls to chat up whether they be co-workers such as Policewoman Harrison (Jill Adams) or civilians such as Sally Barry (Eaton). Also joining the local force are the clumsy Special Constable Timothy Gorse (Hawtrey), who brings along his budgie, Bobby, and the {{Workaholic}} Policewoman Gloria Passworthy (Sims), the one competent officer on the beat and the apple of Constable Constable's eye.

->''"A crime? Oh goodie! Where?"''.

The film is based on a flu epidemic that occurred in England in the 1950s. It wipes out four members of the police force, meaning that Sergeant Frank Wilkins (James) and Inspector Mills (Barker) have to hire replacements.

He ends up with [[ClosestThingWeGot three incompetent new recruits]] - self-proclaimed intellectual Constable Stanley Benson (Williams), superstitious bundle of nerves Constable Charlie Constable (Connor), and suave charmer Constable Tom Potter (Phillips), who falls for pretty civilian Sally Barry (Eaton), while clumsy Special Constable Timothy Gorse (Hawtrey) has been transferred to the station.

HilarityEnsues as the quartet cause more problems than they solve, although they soon shape up, while Sergeant Laura Moon (Jacques) plays matchmaker between Constable Constable and Policewoman Gloria Passworthy (Sims).

* BananaSlip: PC Potter slips on a banana skin, after Constable Constable has prophesied that misfortune is imminent.
-->'''Constable Constable''': It means two misfortunes! You can tempt fate if you like, but I'm not crossing this road here.\\
(Benson strides into the road, and is nearly run over)\\
'''Constable Constable''': That's one misfortune.\\
(Potter walks on, is distracted by a pretty woman, and slips on a banana skin)\\
'''Constable Constable''': (Cheerful) That's two misfortunes! All right, we can cross now.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Special Constable Timothy Gorse, as is typical for Charles Hawtrey's characters.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: PC Stanley Benson on patrol, whose trousers fall down as he walks around the neighbourhood.
* DisguisedInDrag: Benson and Gorse disguise themselves as women in order to apprehend potential shoplifters at a department store: there is a {{Dissolve}} from Benson's normal self to his drag self.
* DogWalksYou: Constable Benson is assigned police dog duty, but he is unable to keep the animal under control and gets dragged around by it. The same happens to Constable Potter.

* {{Fanservice}}[=/=]FanDisservice: You might see the male police force's shower scene as either of these. Considering Kenneth Connor had many shirtless scenes in the early ''Carry On'' films, he could be seen as the former trope.

** Inspector Mills.

** Sergeant Wilkins also tries to be like this with the new recruits.
--->'''Sgt Wilkins''': (Barking) This is a police patrol. Not a protest march against cuts, a scooter demonstration, dog race night, or a reincarnation seance. It's just a routine police patrol.\\

* FoodSlap: Benson [[HelpingGrannyCrossTheStreet assists an old woman across the street]], only to discover she had already crossed from the other side. She promptly beats him with a baguette.
* HopelessWithTech: PC Charles Constable cannot use a manual typewriter. After finding it painful on his fingers, he then finds out he has typed his report with the carbon paper the wrong way round, and knocks his teacup off the table with the carriage return.

* IncrediblyConspicuousDrag: Constable Benson and Special Constable Gorse try to go undercover as two women, Ethel and Agatha, but ironically have the police called on them for arousing suspicions.
* IronicEchoCut:
-->'''Sgt Wilkins''': (In a police car) Come on Thurston, faster! Potter may be struggling for his life with some murderous tearaway.\\
(Cut to Potter having a relaxed conversation with a woman in her home)
* LeitMotif: Whenever the highly superstitious Constable Constable is panicking over possible bad luck, spooky music plays on a swannee whistle. There is also a rousing march when the police are on patrol.
* NewhartPhoneCall: WPC Passworthy taking a report from the public.

* AnOddPlaceToSleep: The new police recruits have to sleep in spare cells, because the men off sick are in their rooms.

* PlotHole: When Constable Constable thinks he has heard a murder, he blows his whistle then dashes into an apartment building. After this, Sergeant Wilkins and Constable Thurston turn up at the same apartments, which raises the question - how did Sergeant Wilkins and Constable Thurston hear Constable Constable's whistle or know where he was?
* PoliceAreUseless: On their way to their assignment, Constables Benson, Potter, and Constable unwittingly assist robbers trying to break into a car.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The four new recruits consist of a former playboy, a pompous intellectual, a superstitious worrier and camp eccentric.
* RankUp: At the end of the film, Wilkins is promoted from Sergeant to Inspector.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Sgt. Wilkins is put-upon, but fair and understanding towards his subordinates, if annoyed by their bumbling.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Due to the flu epidemic, four officers are replaced by amateurs.
* ShirtlessScene: The shower scene with the male officers.
* ShowerScene: The film featured the first nudity in the ''Film/CarryOn'' series as Constables Gorse, Benson, Potter, and Constable race out of the stone cold showers and are seen nude from behind.
* SpookySeance: Constable Constable conducts an impromptu séance ''during'' Inspector Mills's inspection, to uncover where he and Constable Potter met before in a previous life.

* StealthInsult: Timothy 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]].

* SurroundedByIdiots: SGT Wilkins, when he hires reinforcements for his precinct that get the simplest tasks wrong.

* ThatsAnOrder: Inspector Mills is adamant that his orders, concisely given, are smartly carried out.

* {{Workaholic}}: The highly regimented Gloria Passworthy, who leaves Constable Potter in no doubt about this when he tries to chat her up.

* YouExclamation: Inspector Mills does a resigned version when the inept Constable Potter is sent to help him.

'''Potter:''' Yes sir. Sergeant Wilkins sent me sir, said you wanted a constable.\\
'''Mills:''' So I did, and look what I've got.

* RepetitiveName: Constable '''Constable'''.

* MeaningfulName: Constable Constable.

** '''C'''onstable '''C'''harlie '''C'''onstable.

The film is based on a flu epidemic that occurred in England in the 1950's. It wipes out four members of the police force, meaning that Sergeant Frank Wilkins (James) and Inspector Mills (Barker) have to hire replacements.

''Carry On Constable'' is a 1960 film and the fourth film in the ''Film/CarryOn'' series, starring Creator/SidJames (in his first role in the series), Eric Barker, Creator/KennethConnor, Creator/CharlesHawtrey, Creator/KennethWilliams, Creator/LesliePhillips, Creator/JoanSims, Creator/HattieJacques, and Creator/ShirleyEaton.

''Carry On Constable'' is a 1960 film and the fourth film in the ''Film/CarryOn'' series, starring Creator/SidJames (in his first role in the series), Eric Barker, Creator/KennethConnor, Creator/CharlesHawtrey, Creator/KennethWilliams, Creator/LesliePhillips, Creator/JoanSims, and Creator/HattieJacques.

The film is based on a flu epidemic that occurred in England in the 1950's. It wipes out four members of the police force, meaning that Sergeant Frank Wilkins and Inspector Mills (James and Barker) have to hire replacements.

He ends up with [[ClosestThingWeGot three incompetent new recruits]] - self-proclaimed intellectual Constable Stanley Benson (Williams), superstitious bundle of nerves Constable Charlie Constable (Connor), and suave charmer Constable Tom Potter (Phillips), while clumsy Special Constable Timothy Gorse (Hawtrey) has been transferred to the station.

HilarityEnsues as the quartet cause more problems than they solve, although they soon shape up, while Sergeant Laura Moon (Jacques) plays matchmaker between Constable Constable and WPC Gloria Passworthy (Sims).

He ends up with [[ClosestThingWeGot three incompetent]] new recruits - self-proclaimed intellectual Constable Stanley Benson (Williams), superstitious bundle of nerves Constable Charlie Constable (Connor), and suave charmer Constable Tom Potter (Phillips), while clumsy Special Constable Timothy Gorse (Hawtrey) has been transferred to the station.

''Carry On Constable'' is the fourth film in the ''Film/CarryOn'' series that starred Creator/KennethConnor, Creator/KennethWilliams, Creator/CharlesHawtrey, Creator/JoanSims and Creator/HattieJacques, as well as Creator/LesliePhillips, Eric Barker and Creator/ShirleyEaton. It marked the debut of (arguably) popular regular Creator/SidneyJames who received mostly positive reactions for his performance in his first ''Carry On'', even though his common roles in the later films were kind of the opposite of this.

The film is based on a flu epidemic that occurred in England in the 1950s. It wipes out four members of the police force, meaning that SGT Frank Wilkins (James) has to hire replacements.

He ends up with [[ClosestThingWeGot three incompetent]] new recruits -- self-proclaimed intellectual PC Stanley Benson (Williams), superstitious bundle of nerves PC Charles Constable (Connor), and suave charmer PC Tom Potter (Phillips) -- while the clumsy Special Constable Timothy Gorse (Hawtrey) has been transferred to the station.

HilarityEnsues as the quartet cause more problems than they solve, although they soon shape up, while SGT Laura Moon (Jacques) plays matchmaker between Constable and WPC Gloria Passworthy (Sims).

!!Tropes Included:

--> '''Constable Constable''': It means two misfortunes! You can tempt fate if you like, but I'm not crossing this road here.
--> (Benson strides into the road, and is nearly run over)
--> '''Constable Constable''': That's one misfortune.
--> (Potter walks on, is distracted by a pretty woman, and slips on a banana skin)
--> '''Constable Constable''': (Cheerful) That's two misfortunes! All right, we can cross now.

---> '''Sgt Wilkins''': Don't you think us old-timers ought to have a little more patience with the new ones?
---> '''Inspector Mills''': Why?! Look, I want a straight answer this time, and that's an order!

---> '''Sgt Wilkins''': (Barking) This is a police patrol. Not a protest march against cuts, a scooter demonstration, dog race night, or a reincarnation seance. It's just a routine police patrol.
---> '''Constables''': (A little too loudly): Yes, Sergeant!

--> '''Sergeant Moon''': Why aren't you typing?
--> '''Charles''': My fingers hurt. Can I do something else?
--> '''Sergeant Moon''': I don't know. Can you?

--> '''Sgt Wilkins''': (In a police car) Come on Thurston, faster! Potter may be struggling for his life with some murderous tearaway.
--> (Cut to Potter having a relaxed conversation with a woman in her home)

--> '''Sergeant Wilkins:''' Don't you think that we old-timers ought to have a little more patience with the new ones?
--> '''Inspector Mills:''' Why?! Look, I want a straight answer this time, and that's an order.

--> '''WPC Passworthy''': I am here to work. This is my first assignment since training school, and I intend to work, and work, and work. I hope that's clear. Now, I suggest that you get on with whatever you're supposed to be doing.

--> '''Mills:''' (hearing a knock at the door) Come in. (Potter enters eagerly) Oh, you.
--> '''Potter:''' Yes sir. Sergeant Wilkins sent me sir, said you wanted a constable.
--> '''Mills:''' So I did, and look what I've got.