This early outing for the Carry On team includes many of the regulars including Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, and Joan Sims. This time they are police officers. When many of the officers at a small police station go down with the 'flu four some recruits are drafted in; their first day does not go well when they accidentally help a group of thieves before they have even arrived at the police station! The three new coppers are the superstitious PC Constable, womanising PC Potter and PC Benson who believes that criminals can be detected by their facial appearance. The fourth new recruit is WPC Passworthy; the only one who is competent. The first hour of the film just follows the recruits and their sergeant as they get to know their beats and have amusing dealings with the public and the last half hour gives them the chance to prove their worth when a wages robbery takes place on their patch.
While there weren't too many laugh out load moments there were a decent number of chuckles to be had and the cast did a good job; it was nice to see Sid James playing a character that wasn't devious or lecherous. The jokes do seem very innocent by today's standards; even when Leslie Phillips' character bursts in on a woman taking a shower nothing even slightly naughty is shown. This innocence means the film is suitable for people of all ages; in fact I suspect children might enjoy it even more than adults due to the slapstick elements.
While there weren't too many laugh out load moments there were a decent number of chuckles to be had and the cast did a good job; it was nice to see Sid James playing a character that wasn't devious or lecherous. The jokes do seem very innocent by today's standards; even when Leslie Phillips' character bursts in on a woman taking a shower nothing even slightly naughty is shown. This innocence means the film is suitable for people of all ages; in fact I suspect children might enjoy it even more than adults due to the slapstick elements.