Stars: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle, Joan Sims, Angela Douglas, Terry Scott, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Butterworth

Director: Gerald Thomas

Summary: The legendary story of the North-West Frontier...with a difference.

Set in colonial British India in 1895, CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER is one of the very best films in the Carry On series. With the Khasi of Kalabar leading the natives in a revolt against the British, the cosy life of Sir Sidney Ruff Diamond looks set to come to a bloody end. Will the 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment regain their fearsome "Devils in skirts" reputation or will the revelation that they wear underwear under their skirts be their downfall

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Filmed in 1968 and set in British India in 1895, Carry On Up the Khyberis one of the team's most memorable efforts. Sid James plays Sid James as ever, though nominally his role is that of Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond, the unflappable British Governor who must deal with the snakelike, scheming Khasi of Khalabar, played by Kenneth Williams. A crisis occurs when the mystique of the "devils in skirts" of the 3rd Foot and Mouth regiment is exploded when one of their number, the sensitive-to-draughts Charles Hawtrey, is discovered by the natives to be wearing underpants. Revolt is in the offing, with Bernard Bresslaw once again playing a seething native warrior.

Roy Castle neatly plays the sort of role normally assigned to Jim Dale, as the ineffectual young officer, Peter Butterworth is a splendid compromised evangelist, while Terry Scott puts his comedic all into the role of the gruff Sergeant. Most enduring, however, is the final dinner party sequence in which the British contingent, with the Burpas at the gates of the compound, and plaster falling all about them, demonstrate typical insouciance in the face of imminent peril. The "I'm Backing Britain" Union Jack hoist at the end, however, over-excitedly reveals the streak of reactionary patriotism that lurked beneath the bumbling double-entendres of most Carry Onfilms. --David Stubbs

Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary With Peter Rogers, Photo Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, The Sobbing Cavalier, Film Trivia Notes, Profiles, Stills
Year:	1968
Release Date:	May 12, 2003
Runtime:	85 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	37115 03443
Keywords:	Special, Comedy, General, Carry, Khyber, Edition, Up
Genre:	Comedy