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!

Director(s)

Gerald Thomas

Cast & crew

Jeremy Bulloch

Student (uncredited)

Kenneth Connor

Mr. Gregory Adams

Peter Cleall

Student (uncredited)

Diane Langton

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Rosalind Knight

Miss Felicity Wheeler

Francesca Annis

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Ernest Blyth

Parent (uncredited)

Leslie Phillips

Mr. Alistair Grigg

Joan Sims

Miss Sarah Allcock

Carol White

Sheila Dale

Kenneth Williams

Mr. Edwin Milton

Pearl Walters

Parent (uncredited)

Paul Beradi

Parent (uncredited)

Gerald Thomas

Charles Hawtrey

Mr. Michael Bean

Hattie Jacques

Miss Grace Short

Roy Everson

Parent / Teacher (uncredited)

George Holdcroft

Parent (uncredited)

Lionel Pope

Parent (uncredited)

James Ure

Parent (uncredited)

Cyril Chamberlain

Alf Hodgson

Ted Ray

Mr. William "Wakie" Wakefield

George Howell

Billy Haig

Larry Dann

Student

Diana Beevers

Penny Lee

Jacqueline Lewis

Pat Gordon

Roy Hines

Harry Bird

Richard O'Sullivan

Robin Stevens

Lorna Henderson

Pianiste (uncredited)

Jane White

Irene Ambrose

Paul Cole

John Atkins

Joyce Adams

Parent (uncredited)

Laurence Archer

Parent (uncredited)

Julia Atkinson

Student (uncredited)

Josephine Bailey

Student (uncredited)

Michael Barnes

Student (uncredited)

David Barry

Student (uncredited)

Alan Beaton

Teacher (uncredited)

Sandra Bryant

Student (uncredited)

Nigel Bulloch

Student (uncredited)

Stephanie Bulloch

Student (uncredited)

Anne Chapman

Student (uncredited)

Alan Coleshill

Student (uncredited)

Terry Cooke

Student (uncredited)

Leonard Davey

Student (uncredited)

Keith David

Student (uncredited)

Barry Delaney

Parent (uncredited)

Harry Drew

Parent (uncredited)

Jennifer Edwards

Student (uncredited)

Jane Evans

Student (uncredited)

Daphne Foreman

Student (uncredited)

Irene French

Monica (uncredited)

Patricia Garwood

Student (uncredited)

John Smart

Parent (uncredited)

Kenneth Gouge

Student (uncredited)

Alex Graham

Parent (uncredited)

Richard Greenford

Student (uncredited)

Victoria Harrington

Student (uncredited)

Linda Hayne

Student (uncredited)

Jack Hetherington

Teacher (uncredited)

Ian Selby

Parent (uncredited)

Ian Hobbs

Student (uncredited)

Shirley Ladd

Student (uncredited)

Ted 'Kid' Lewis

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Theresa Maynard

Student (uncredited)

John Payne

Teacher (uncredited)

Barrie Smith

Student (uncredited)

Peter Soule

Student (uncredited)

Pat Symons

Parent (uncredited)

Kit Terrington

Student (uncredited)

David Tilley

Student (uncredited)

Mary Weekes

Student (uncredited)

Joey White

Student (uncredited)

Ross Yeo

Student (uncredited)

Details

GenresComedy

Runtime1h 26 mins

Released on20 Aug 1959

Languageen

Produced inUnited Kingdom

Reviews

John Chard

8/10

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