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The holiday of a laughtime! - Carry On Abroad
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Title: Carry On Abroad

Release Date: 1 Dec 1972

Runtime: 1h 28m

Genre: Comedy

Director: The Rank Organisation

Production Companies: The Rank Organisation

Overview: A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. To top it all off, the weather seems to be having an adverse affect on the Hotel's foundations.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (79 votes)

Cast

  • Vic Flange: Sid James
  • Stuart Farquhar: Kenneth Williams
  • Eustace Tuttle: Charles Hawtrey
  • Cora Flange: Joan Sims
  • Brother Bernard: Bernard Bresslaw
  • Sadie Tomkins: Barbara Windsor
  • Stanley Blunt: Kenneth Connor
  • Pepe: Peter Butterworth
  • Bert Conway: Jimmy Logan
  • Evelyn Blunt: June Whitfield
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