Carry On Polling.

First Man: I can't wait to get home and tear off my wife's knickers..
Second Man: Why?
First Man: They're too tight for me.

A joke of Hattie Jacques.

In response to the request (see comment regarding the post below this one) for a poll of favourite Carry On films I will set the ball rolling. To pick just one Carry On as a favourite is a somewhat daunting task. With the exception of '...England' and '...Columbus' there are parts in all of them that I enjoy. I know that in such polls '...up the Khyber' and '...Cleo' tend to come out at the top, however I've never been one to 'go with the flow', so I'm going to stick my neck out here. I suppose that the definition of 'favourite' is something that you come back to time and time again, something you select most frequently from a number of options. With this in mind I would have to say that my 'favourite' Carry On film is................ '...Abroad'. I can't quite put my finger on why I like it so much. Maybe it's because it was the last one to feature all the 'regulars' - it was Charles Hawtrey's last one (allegedly due to his escalating alcoholism.) Maybe it's because it is set in foreign climes, I tend to enjoy films and tv shows that feature Brits abroad. Maybe it's for the 'clunky' editing (note Sid and Joan's 'you rotten filthy beast' scene in the pub, where it's most obvious.) Maybe it's because I have warm (but somewhat hazy) memories of rolling in from the pub when I was at university and habitually putting on '...Abroad' whilst having tea and toast. Maybe it's none of these reasons. All I know is that I like it very much. All of my friends have been subjected at one time or another to watching it whilst I say the lines just before the actors do - terribly annoying for them :-) . So, that's my favourite - what's yours?