History Film / CarryOnLoving

* BlowingARaspberry: Sidney does so to a photo of Sophie after calling Esme to plot how to ruin her date with Mr. Snooper.

* PainToTheAss: During his visit to the Grubb household, Terry accidentally sits down on a sharp knitting needle.

* NewspaperThinDisguise: Mr. Bedsop hides behind a newspaper with two eye-holes cut out when waiting for Sidney to arrive at the Parkview Hotel Cocktail Bar.

* ThirdActMisunderstanding: Sort of happens in a way, but is mostly {{invoked}} by Sidney. Learning that Sophie's going to meet up with Mr. Snooper, he makes Esme show up at the house and pretend to be a horny woman that Mr. Snooper had a fling with, while he phones Esme's fiancé Gripper to attack Mr. Snooper for "stealing his woman", which he does, before being attacked by Miss Dempsey and thrown out of the building. It works like a charm, and Sophie storms out of the house in a huff.

* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Sally states that she's been a lingerie model for so long, she is used to being in a room with a man in her underwear. Through a large misunderstanding, she finds out this way that Bertram, who has just turned up to her house, ''isn't'' the modeling photographer she's expecting.

** Gripper meets up with Esme to court her in her apartment just as Sidney sneaks out of the bedroom window. When Gripper spots Sidney's clothes, he becomes angry and threatens to kill any man that might want to become friendly with Esme. Then the doorbell rings and the oblivious Bertram walks in to meet up with her, making Gripper wrestle him and throw him across the room.

** Esme trying to launch herself onto Mr. Snooper, and managing to pull his trousers down as he tries to escape, just as the already-annoyed Sophie wanders through the door.

* PieInTheFace: In the climactic {{Foodfight}}, the two lovers stop kissing long enough for the girl look up and see what's going on, and she gets a cream pie in the face. She doesn't even wipe it off, and goes back to making out again.

* PoliceAreUseless: Well, Mr. Bedsop is more of a PrivateDetective, and he is not really incompetent, but he makes no attempt to hide the fact that he's following Sidney (keeping a close distance behind him instead of waiting at every corner). And when he follows Sidney into a public restroom, he decides to check all the cubicles to find him (which Sidney had apparently anticipated).

* SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl: Jenny. After she moves out of her family's house, she throws away her Puritan outfits and wears short dresses that shows everything off. Terry can't believe his eyes when he sees her.

''Carry On Loving'' is a 1970 movie that marks the 20th ''Film/CarryOn'' in the British film series. It stars Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethWilliams, Creator/CharlesHawtrey, Creator/JoanSims, Creator/HattieJacques, Creator/TerryScott, Creator/RichardOCallaghan, Creator/BernardBresslaw, Creator/JackiPiper, and Creator/ImogenHassall.

''Loving'' tells the story of the Wedded Bliss Agency, a dating agency that hopes to matchmake singletons successfully, whether wrong or right. This agency is run by the constantly feuding couple Sidney Bliss (James) and Sophie Plummet (Jacques), who put on a facade to their beaming customers as a successful matchup from a coupling computer that they own, which is secretly controlled by Sophie in a back-room. Numerous customers arrive, hoping to find the person of their dreams, but through Sidney and Sophie's constant bickering over whom should go with whom, they seem to end up with people they would unlikely have chemistry with.

Meanwhile, marriage guidance counselor Percival Snooper (Williams) is sent by his boss, Robinson (Phillip Stone), to find a relationship in order to better understand the couples he is unable to help, leading to him becoming the secret object of Sophie's affections, while completely unaware that his housekeeper Miss Dempsey (Creator/PatsyRowlands) has been in love with him for years.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Bertram starts talking about his model aeroplanes to Sally, Jenny and Terry can be spotted sharing a look and rolling their eyes.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Bertram starts talking about his model areoplanes to Sally, Jenny and Terry can be spotted sharing a look and rolling their eyes.

* GreenEyedMonster: Sidney and Sophie's feuding has led to Sidney secretly trying to compete with her, despite loathing every moment they share with each other. [[spoiler:When Sophie is told by Mr. Bedsop that Sidney set up the Mr. Snooper date sabotage, she goes back to apologise to him, but Sidney quickly grabs her and claims that he wants to marry her. That way, she can never beat him in finding love.]]

** Once Sophie finds out what Sidney has been up to, she takes the bottle of champagne he gives her and smashes it over his head. Amazingly, he doesn't get a concussion, or a similar injury.
** When a snarling Gripper tells Esme he'll deal with her later, Esme cracks him over the head with bottle and sends him to the ground.

* IncrediblyLameFun: Bertram likes to make model areoplanes out of milk bottle tops and collect book match packets.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** There is much debate as to whether Creator/RichardOCallaghan's character is called "Bertr'''a'''m" or Bertr'''u'''m". The DVD subtitles call him Bertram with an "a". Also, while his surname is often spelt "Muffe'''t'''", the script gives it as "Muffe'''tt'''".
** In addition, there is also the issue of whether the surnames of Creator/HattieJacques and Creator/TerryScott's character end with a double "t" or not. The DVD subtitles use "Plummet" and "Philpot".
** Also if Janet Mahoney's character's name ends with an "e" or not. The DVD subtitles call her "Gaye".

* {{Undercrank}}: PlayedForLaughs in Gripper's two fight scenes.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Creator/RichardOCallaghan was cast with the intention of being a long-term replacement for Creator/JimDale. However he only appeared in one further production before leaving the series.

* AccidentalMisnaming: When Bertram Muffett gives his name to Sidney Bliss, Sidney mishears his surname as "Muffin" and makes jokes about finding him some crumpet to go with that. He refers to Bertram as "Mr. Muffin" several further times during the scene, and though he does acknowledge Bertram's corrections each time, he never quite seems to take them on board.

** Jenny is the only Grubb to find Terry's clumsiness endearing, and has to hold back her laughter.

* ACupAngst: Sally's roommate Gaye wears fake breasts to put in her bra.

** Sidney and Sophie use lots to pretend to be happy couple, such as "darling", "my dove", or "sugar puff".

* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: A DeletedScene had Sidney pass an elderly woman's window during his escape from Esme's flat. The woman only decides to scream when Sidney says he ''isn't'' coming in.

** Mr. and Mrs. Dreery (two clients of Mr. Snooper's) can't stand each other and are stuck in a SexlessMarriage.

* BeAWhoreToGetYourMan: Miss Dempsey flirts outrageously with Mr. Snooper to try and win his affections instead of Sophie.

* TheBluebeard: A customer turns up at Sidney and Sophie's calling only referred to as "Dr. Crippen" and says his wives have a strange habit of dying shortly after marrying him. The first ate poisoned mushrooms, the second died of a fractured skull (as "Dr. Crippen" explains, "She wouldn't eat the mushrooms").

* BuxomBeautyStandard: The reason why the Adrian the modelling photographer hires Jenny, taking note of her "watermelons".

* ChastityCouple: Mr. Snooper intends to marry but says that his wife-to-be wouldn't need to share a bed with him, because his house is big enough for her to have her own room.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Miss Dempsey becomes one after discovering Sophie intends to marry Mr. Snooper and decides to break them up by any means necessary.

* CoolOldLady: Grandma Grubb, the only one of Jenny's relatives who doesn't hate Terry on sight.

* CueCardPause: Sidney does so when reading Mr. Snooper's details off his card.

** Sidney has a scene's worth of this when taking down Bertram's personal details to feed into the "computer".

** Terry, such as when encouraged to continue making out with Jenny as if they hadn't been interrupted by Bertram.

* DirtyOldMan: Sidney, who "vets" some of the female clients. When Terry tells him that one of his dates is pregnant, Sidney immediately checks the date he had sex with her.

* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Sophie frequently chases Sidney around their office while beating him with whatever comes to hand.

* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Sidney hopes to invoke this with Esme by drenching himself in water to convince her that he was DrivenToSuicide by throwing himself in the canal when she began to ignore him.

* FreudianSlip: Sidney has an amusing one when trying to hail a taxi after leering at some girls in miniskirts.

** Most infamously, between Terry and Jenny, who are trying to be intimate in the living room but are interrupted over and over. First Sally walks in looking for her blue sweater, then pops out again to tell them she found it, then Gaye comes out of her room to rant about Adrian, then Adrian himself comes over and starts banging on Gaye's door, then Bertram arrives to pick up Sally and makes awkward small talk, then finally Adrian storms out of Gaye's room with a gun and tries to kill himself.

* {{Irony}}: Mr. Snooper, a marriage guidance counselor, isn't married.

* TheKlutz: Terry smashes saucers and trips over everything when meeting Jenny and her family, although it's justified due to TwerpSweating.

* OutOfContextEavesdropping: Sally visits Bertram in hospital to apologize for the misunderstanding during their first meeting. While they talk about what happened and laugh about how silly the event had been, Bertram's bed neighbour overhears them talking about Sally stripping to her underwear and lying around the room, and asks Bertram whether the story is true after she leaves - especially the part when Bertram ran out in embarrassment. When Bertram confirms that the story's true, the bed neighbour glares at him in worry and mumbles to himself.

* PottyFailure: Esme asks Sidney if his trousers are wet after being in the canal, but Sidney misinterprets her to think she meant he had wet himself.

** Much '''Snogging''' on-the-Green.
** Mr. and Mrs. '''Dreery'''.
** '''Roger'''ham Mansions, on '''Dunham''' Road. Lampshaded when Sidney tries to get a taxi there.

* SignsOfDisrepair: The sign outside the Citizen's Advice Bureau, before a new "A" and "D" are added to it.

* SpeakInUnison: Sally annoys Terry and Jenny on purpose by interrupting their making out to ask if they want her to close the door so they both yell at her.
-->'''Terry/Jenny''': '''YES'''!

** There is much debate as to whether Creator/RichardOCallaghan's character is called "Bertr'''a'''m" or Bertr'''u'''m". The DVD subtitles call him Bertram with an "a". While his surname is often spelt "Muffe'''t'''", the script gives it as "Muffe'''tt'''".

* TemptingFate: During the {{Foodfight}}, Adrian doesn't throw any cakes, but rather gleefully takes photos of the chaos. Too bad a poor choice of words leads to him getting a cake to the face.

* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Henry and Emily, a couple who Mr. Snooper advises to get a pair of steps to help their marriage.

* VerbalBackspace: Terry after he makes a comment that he's glad Jenny doesn't look like her mother.

* VictoriasSecretCompartment:
** During the {{Foodfight}}, a man dumps jelly down his wife's top.
** Also during the {{Foodfight}}, Sidney sprays champagne down Sophie's cleavage, and follows it up with a full bucket of ice.

* YouNoTakeCandle: Mr. Bedsop talks like this when disguised as an Indian.

* TheBluebeard: A customer turns up at Sidney and Sophie's calling only referred to as "Dr. Crippen" and says his wives have a strange habit of dying shortly after marrying him. The first ate poisoned mushrooms, the second died of a fractured skull (as "Crippen" explains, "She wouldn't eat the mushrooms").

* BedroomAdulteryScene: Sidney (who is dating Sophie) tries to get Esme (who is engaged to Gripper) to have it off with him in her flat after pretending to have been {{driven to|Suicide}}a BungledSuicide over her, only for Gripper to return from America unexpectedly. Luckily, Sidney makes it out safely via the fire escape.

-->'''Sidney''': "Wouldn't eat the mu-". Thank you "Dr. Crippen". Don't call us, we'll call you.

** Sidney lies to Esme that he tried to drown himself in the canal, but forgot he could swim.

* ChastityCouple: Mr. Snooper intends to marry, but says that his wife-to-be wouldn't need to share a bed with him, because his house is big enough for her to have her own room.

-->'''Miss Dempsey''': Throw me aside like an old, worn-out slipper? After all the years I've slaved for him? Well if I can't 'ave it, nobody is if I can prevent it.

* HookedUpAfterwards: The end caption mentions that [[spoiler:all the couples (Esme and Gripper, Bertram and Sally, Terry and Jenny, Mr. Snooper and Miss Dempsey and Gaye and Adrian) got married and fought happily ever after]].

* InterruptedIntimacy: Most infamously, between Terry and Jenny, who are trying to be intimate in the living room, but are interrupted over and over. First Sally walks in looking for her blue sweater, then pops out again to tell them she found it, then Gaye comes out of her room to rant about Adrian, then Adrian himself comes over and starts banging on Gaye's door, then Bertram arrives to pick up Sally and makes awkward small talk, then finally Adrian storms out of Gaye's room with a gun and tries to kill himself.
-->'''Terry''': Go on! Shoot the lot then maybe we'll get some peace!

** Mr. Snooper's boss is named Mr. Robinson in cast lists.

-->'''Mr. Robinson''': I should never've employed a bachelor to give advice to married couples.

Sophie matches shy undertaker's assistant Bertram Muffet (O'Callaghan) with corset specialist Esme Crowfoot (Sims), knowing that Sidney has been seeing her on the side, so Sidney attempts to have their date called off. Sophie's jealousy continues, so she hires James Bedsop (Hawtrey), a PrivateDetective, to track him and report his every move to her, while Sidney's attempts to keep Esme to himself result in Bertram accidentally meeting lovely model Sally Martin (Piper).

Meanwhile, marriage guidance counselor Percival Snooper (Williams) is sent by his boss, Mr. Robinson (Phillip Stone), to find a relationship in order to better understand the couples he is unable to help, leading to him becoming the secret object of Sophie's affections, while completely unaware that his housekeeper Miss Dempsey (Creator/PatsyRowlands) has been in love with him for years.

Sidney soon finds himself in trouble trying to balance finding partners for all the singles, staying one step ahead of Mr. Bedsop's prying eyes, courting Esme until she loves him once more, keeping Sophie happy enough to stay and run the business with him and avoiding all-in wrestler Gripper Burke (Bresslaw), Esme's former flame who has returned from America and will stop at nothing to keep her to himself as HilarityEnsues.

* AccidentalMisnaming: When Bertram Muffet gives his name to Sidney Bliss, Sidney mishears his surname as "Muffin" and makes jokes about finding him some crumpet to go with that. He refers to Bertram as "Mr. Muffin" several further times during the scene, and though he does acknowledge Bertram's corrections each time, he never quite seems to take them on board.

-->'''Bertram''': "Muffet".

** There is much debate as to whether Creator/RichardOCallaghan's character is called "Bertr'''a'''m" or Bertr'''u'''m". The DVD subtitles call him Bertram with an "a".
** In addition there is also the issue of whether the surnames of Creator/HattieJacques and Creator/TerryScott's character end with a double "t" or not. The DVD subtitles use "Plummet" and "Philpot".

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: We first see Bertram when he is awestruck by the lovers making out on the bus, which lets us know he is inexperienced with love, but isn't put off by it.

* PieInTheFace: In the climactic {{Foodfight}}, the two lovers stops kissing long enough for the girl look up and see what's going on, and get a cream pie in the face. She doesn't even wipe it off, and goes back to making out again.

* TheyDo:
** The climax takes place at [[spoiler:Sidney and Sophie's wedding]].
** The end caption mentions that [[spoiler:all the couples (Esme and Gripper, Bertram and Sally, Terry and Jenny, Mr. Snooper and Miss Dempsey and Gaye and Adrian) got married and fought happily ever after]].

** "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" plays at [[spoiler:Sidney and Sophie's]] wedding.