one of the last entries in the long - running carry on series , carry on behind is very similar to carry on camping in that it involves a group of holidaymakers descending on a ' caravan ' site .
professors anna vrooshka ( elke sommer ) and roland crump ( kenneth williams ) and a group of archaeology students stay in the caravan site owned by major leep ( kenneth connor ) so that they can explore the nearby roman settlement remains .
anna has a little trouble understanding english and sometimes people get the wrong end of the stick : - for instance ,
when anna is asking for ' scrubbers for dirty caravan ' , she means that she wants a scrubbing brush to clean the caravan !
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( bernard bresslaw ) and his wife linda ( patsy rowlands ) take her mother daphne barnes ( joan sims ) and her minah bird on holiday with them .
mother - in - law jokes prevail .
furthermore , the trouble that joe and norma baxter ( ian lavender and adrienne posta ) have with their large irish greyhound allows for some comical moments between the two families .
fred ramsden ( windsor davies ) and ernie bragg ( jack douglas ) leave their wives ( liz fraser and patricia franklin ) behind for a fishing holiday .
however , they have more in mind than fishing when they catch sight of two young girls , sandra ( carol hawkins ) and carol ( sherrie hewson ) .
the story involves the disruption caused by the archaeological professors of the day - to - day running of the camp , the search for the minah bid and greyhound , the major , fred and ernie 's desperate need of a woman , a misunderstanding leading to a striptease at the caravan park 's pub , and a shock in store for daphne . the partnership between sommer and williams is very effective and amusing .
this is what binds the movie together .
joan sims stands out as the demanding mother - in - law , bernard bresslaw and patsy rowlands work well together as husband and wife , and carol hawkins and sherrie hewson are a welcome addition to the cast
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on the other hand , there are low - key performances from kenneth connor and peter butterworth as barnes the handyman , and there are very poor performances by windsor davies and jack douglas who spend far too much time on the screen !
even though there is no real plot to speak of and the jokes are getting bluer due to the new scriptwriter dave freeman ,
there are enough truly comical moments and bright and breezy performances to lift this carry on above many of its predecessors .
although the regular cast is depleted , the ones that remain show that they can still make a good carry on film .
a relative flop at the cinema ,
this movie deserves a lot more recognition .
work well together a welcome addition to the cast stands out the partnership between sommer and williams is very effective and amusing this movie deserves a lot more recognition there are enough truly comical moments and bright and breezy performances to lift this carry on above many of its predecessors