Carry On Teacher
When a well-loved headmaster decides to retire, his scheming pupils have other ideas. The cunning boys unleash a campaign of practical jokes, armed with gin, itching power, and bombs!
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Gerald Thomas
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John Chard
Ding Dong and Allcock. The third of the Carry On series finds the gang up to their necks in strife at Maudlin Street Secondary Modern School. Headmaster William Wakefield (Ted Ray) is a fine and good man who doesn't believe in corporal punishment, this has endeared him to the children of the school. However, he is considering moving on to another school to further his career, but first he has to oversee the arrival of two school inspectors and hope all goes smoothly. Fat chance of that happening, the kids have got wind or Wakefield wanting to leave and start to sabotage everything, with the teachers suffering the brunt of things. "Teacher" is a warm hearted entry in the series, choosing prat-falls and genial set-pieces for its comedy. The teachers bicker and crack under the strain of the kids pranks and sabotages, while there's also a couple of nice romantic threads bubbling away. Also of note is the not so sly debate on corporal punishment, Wakefield is firmly against it, while robust Maths teacher Grace Short (Hattie Jacques) is the other end of the scale - she's cane mad! There's a feminist angle as well, adding some more depth to Norman Hudis' screenplay. Ultimately though it's about the laughs, about the chaos, and watching the series regulars go about their way with skill and tongues in cheek. A hit at the box office, Carry On Teacher is quintessentially an early Carry On movie, with wry social observations and a harmless naivety towards the education system, there's not much to dislike here. 8/10
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Gerald Thomas is the director of Carry On Teacher.
The cast of Carry On Teacher includes Keith David as Student (uncredited), Jeremy Bulloch as Student (uncredited), Kenneth Connor as Mr. Gregory Adams, Peter Cleall as Student (uncredited), Diane Langton as Schoolgirl (uncredited), Rosalind Knight as Miss Felicity Wheeler, Francesca Annis as Schoolgirl (uncredited), Ernest Blyth as Parent (uncredited), Leslie Phillips as Mr. Alistair Grigg, Joan Sims as Miss Sarah Allcock, Carol White as Sheila Dale, Kenneth Williams as Mr. Edwin Milton, and more.
The duration of Carry On Teacher is 1h 26 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Carry On Teacher trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Carry On Teacher was released on 20 Aug 1959.
Carry On Teacher is listed under Comedy on Fanbiz.
Carry On Teacher has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Ding Dong and Allcock. The third of the Carry On series finds the gang up to their necks in strife at Maudlin Street Secondary Modern School. Headmaster William Wakefield (Te..."
