Carry On Cabby
Speedee Taxis is a great success, which means its workaholic owner Charlie starts neglecting Peggy, his wife. Suddenly a fleet of rival taxis appears from nowhere and start pinching all the fares. The rivals are Glamcabs, and they have a secret weapon. All their drivers are very attractive women! Who's behind Glamcabs? It's open warfare and only one fleet can survive!
Director(s)
Gerald Thomas
Penny Daniels
Cast & crew
Milo O'Shea
Len
Ernie Rice
Cabby (uncredited)
Marian Collins
Bride
Kenneth Connor
Ted Watson
Liz Fraser
Sally
Heather Downham
Glamcab Driver (uncredited)
Keith Denny
Commuter (uncredited)
Rodney Cardiff
Commuter (uncredited)
Penelope Lee
Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
Frank Forsyth
Chauffeur
Michael Ward
Man in Tweeds
Norman Mitchell
Bespectacled Businessman (uncredited)
Penny Daniels
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Judith Furse
Battleaxe Rider
Juba Kennerley
Man Changing Tyre (uncredited)
Patrick Durkin
Mechanic (uncredited)
Peter Gilmore
Dancy
Don McCorkindale
Tubby
Norman Chappell
Allbright
Jim Dale
Jeremy
Gerald Thomas
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Sidney James
Charlie Hawkins
Charles Hawtrey
Terry "Pintpot" Tankard
Hattie Jacques
Peg Hawkins
Amanda Barrie
Anthea
Ian Wilson
Clerk
Michael Nightingale
Businessman
Peter Jesson
Car Salesman
Joanna Ford
Glamcab Driver (uncredited)
Esma Cannon
Flo Sims
Bill Owen
"Smiley" Sims
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Aristocratic Lady
Cyril Chamberlain
Sarge
Renée Houston
Molly
Carole Shelley
Gloria
Noel Dyson
District Nurse
Peter Byrne
Bridegroom
Darryl Kavann
Punchy
Charles Stanley
Geoff
Geoffrey Colville
Printer (uncredited)
Patricia Denys
Glamcab Driver (uncredited)
Dominique Don
Mitzi (uncredited)
Alexandra Dore
Glamcab Driver (uncredited)
John Mathews
Commuter (uncredited)
Michael Graham
Boy Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
Joan Green
Pregnant Lady (uncredited)
Marian Horton
Glamcab Driver (uncredited)
Gordon Humphries
Cabby (uncredited)
Frank Lawless
Estate Agent (uncredited)
Anabella McCartney
Glamcab Driver (uncredited)
Olive Milbourne
Glamcab Driver (uncredited)
Sally Ann Shaw
Glamcab Driver (uncredited)
Bernice Swanson
Glamcab Driver (uncredited)
Maris Tant
Glamcab Driver (uncredited)
Valerie Van Ost
Glamcab Driver (uncredited)
Joe Wadham
Police Driver (uncredited)
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
This is another of my favourite "Carry On" films. Poor old "Charlie" (Sid James) has built up a successful business with his wife "Peggy" (Hattie Jacques) but his dedication to cabbing is causing him to neglect her and she is getting narked. When the boys threaten to walk out if he uses "Flo" (Esma Cannon) as a driver, the last straw breaks the camel's back and she decides to start her own company - using only woman drivers. Needless to say, this is a roaring success and "Charlie" suddenly finds his fares drying up and he must find a solution... Although a few of the regulars still feature here, this is essentially an enjoyable duel between the two and it's fun. I always had a soft spot for the Una O'Connor/Mildred Natwick style of characters and Cannon fills that role nicely here as the story ebbs and flows before it culminates in a co-ordinated taxi chase and a niftyile exercised motorised pincer movement. It takes a swipe at sexism and the daft excesses of trade unionism, whilst reminding us that there is more to life than running a successful enterprise.
