History Trivia / CarryOnSergeant

** Starting a long-running series of censorship complaints in the series, the BBFC ordered several cuts to the script including all mentions of rape (seen as unmentionable for the "U" category), the phrase "the nuptials", the line "Man does not live by sausage rolls alone" (any jokes about Bible verses weren't allowed), and references to looking pregnant and "having been mucked about". They also insisted on removing the phrase "heap of chits" (for [[ParentheticalSwearing being used to allude to "heap of shit"]]), although it had already been filmed and Creator/PeterRogers managed to keep the offending scene in the film.

** Producer Creator/PeterRogers confirms on the DVDCommentary for ''Film/ThatsCarryOn'' that if Creator/WilliamHartnell was unavailable then Creator/CyrilChamberlain would've played Sergeant Grimshawe instead.

** R. F. Delderfield's original treatment was titled ''National Service Story''. Later on, it was also known as ''The Bull Boys'', ''The Long and the Short and the Tall'', and ''This Side of the Ocean''.

** Starting a long-running series of censorship complaints in the series, the BBFC ordered several cuts to the script including all mentions of rape (seen as unmentionable for the "U" category), the phrase "the nuptials", the line "Man does not live by sausage rolls alone" (any jokes about Bible verses weren't allowed), and references to looking pregnant and "having been mucked about". They also insisted on removing the phrase "heap of chits" (for [[ParenthicalSwearing being used to allude to "heap of shit"]]), although it had already been filmed and Creator/PeterRogers managed to keep the offending scene in the film.

** Starting a long-running series of censorship complaints in the series, the BBFC ordered several cuts to the script including all mentions of rape (seen as unmentionable for the "U" category), the phrase "the nuptials", the line "Man does not live by sausage rolls alone" (any jokes about Bible verses weren't allowed), and references to looking pregnant and "having been mucked about". They also insisted on removing the phrase "heap of chits", although it had already been filmed and Creator/PeterRogers managed to keep the offending scene in the film.

** After Peter swings across the training rope he lets go of it. However in the next scene, he is once more holding the rope.

* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/CyrilChamberlain plays the Gun Sergeant, but had been noted as a possible choice for Sergeant Grimshawe if Creator/WilliamHartnell was unavailable.

* DeletedRole: Alec Bregonzi, in his film debut, was one of the storemen and his scene cut at the last minute, leaving him in just a bit part.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/BobMonkhouse's casting as the lead was at the insistance of Anglo-Amalgamated.

* ThePeteBest: Creator/BobMonkhouse was probably the most famous cast member (aside from Creator/WilliamHartnell), but never appeared again in the series.

* ExecutiveMedding: Creator/BobMonkhouse's casting as the lead was at the insistance of Anglo-Amalgamated.

* DVDCommentary: With ''Film/CarryOn'' historian Robert Ross talking to Creator/ShirleyEaton (Mary Sage), Creator/DoraBryan (Norah) and Creator/TerenceLongdon (Private Miles Heywood).

* ThrowItIn: Creator/KennethWilliams ad-libbed the word, "Charming!" when the large cap is placed on his head. Ad-libbing was usually frowned upon but on this occasion it was kept in.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Writing duties were turned down by Creator/EricSykes and Creator/SpikeMilligan, while John Antrobus wrote a script that went unused barring a few character names staying the same.
** Creator/PeterRogers favoured George Cole for the role of Charlie.

** Patrick Newell was originally cast, but when he turned up on the first morning he saw that the army sergeant who was going to drill the actors for the film was the same one that had drilled him when he was in the army and said that he wasn't going to go through that again and left.

* WorkingTitle: R. F. Delderfield's original treatment was titled ''National Service Story'', and later ''The and the Short and the Tall'' or ''This Side of the Ocean''.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: Some of the film's literal English language translation of its foreign language titles were ''Let's Go, Sergeant'' (Belgium), ''Attention Recruits'' (Denmark) and ''Cheer Up, Chest Out!'' (Germany).

* WorkingTitle: R. F. Delderfield's original treatment was titled ''The and the Short and the Tall'' or ''This Side of the Ocean''.

* DolledUpInstallment: The film was based on a play ''The Bull Boys'' by R. F. Delderfield and was adapted into a script by Norman Hudis with John Antrobus contributing additional material and replacing the conscripted ballet dancers of the novel into a married couple.

* NamesTheSame: There was another film made in Canada some 30 years earlier had the same title although that one was not a comedy.

* DVDCommentary: With ''Film/CarryOn'' historian Robert Ross talking to Creator/ShirleyEaton (Mary Sage), Creator/DoraBryan (Norah) and Terence Longdon (Private Miles Heywood).

** Bill Owen as Corporal Bill Copping.