Carry On Cabby
They're here again in Carry on Taxi
1963 | 91m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Gerald Thomas |
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| Writer: | Talbot Rothwell, Sid Green, Dick Hills |
| Staring: |
| Speedee Taxis is a great success, which means its workaholic owner Charlie starts neglecting Peggy, his wife. Suddenly a fleet of rival taxis appears from nowhere and start pinching all the fares. The rivals are Glamcabs, and they have a secret weapon. All their drivers are very attractive women! Who's behind Glamcabs? It's open warfare and only one fleet can survive! | |
| Release Date: | Jun 01, 1963 |
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| Director: | Gerald Thomas |
| Writer: | Talbot Rothwell, Sid Green, Dick Hills |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | london, england, taxi driver, carry on, british farce, business rivalry |
| Production Companies | Peter Rogers Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sid James | Charlie Hawkins |
| Hattie Jacques | Peggy Hawkins |
| Kenneth Connor | Ted Watson |
| Charles Hawtrey | Terry 'Pintpot' Tankard |
| Esma Cannon | Flo Sims |
| Liz Fraser | Sally |
| Bill Owen | Smiley Sims |
| Milo O’Shea | Len |
| Judith Furse | Battleaxe |
| Ambrosine Phillpotts | Aristocratic Lady |
| Renée Houston | Molly |
| Jim Dale | Expectant Father |
| Carole Shelley | Glamcab Driver |
| Amanda Barrie | Anthea |
| Valerie Van Ost | Glamcab Driver |
| Penelope Lee | Female Kisser |
| Peter Byrne | Groom |
| Bernice Swanson | Glamcab Driver (uncredited) |
| Heather Downham | Glamcab Driver |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gerald Thomas | Director |
| Archie Ludski | Editor |
| Jack Stephens | Art Direction |
| Joan Ellacott | Costume Design |
| Penny Daniels | Continuity |
| Talbot Rothwell | Screenplay |
| Sid Green | Story |
| Dick Hills | Story |
| Alan Hume | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frank Bevis | Associate Producer |
| Peter Rogers | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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This is another of my favourite "Carry On" films. Poor old "Charlie" (Sid James) has built up a successful business with his wife "Peggy" (Hattie Jacques) but his dedication to cabbing is causing him to neglect her and she is getting narked. When the boys threaten to walk out if he uses "Flo" (Esma ... Cannon) as a driver, the last straw breaks the camel's back and she decides to start her own company - using only woman drivers. Needless to say, this is a roaring success and "Charlie" suddenly finds his fares drying up and he must find a solution... Although a few of the regulars still feature here, this is essentially an enjoyable duel between the two and it's fun. I always had a soft spot for the Una O'Connor/Mildred Natwick style of characters and Cannon fills that role nicely here as the story ebbs and flows before it culminates in a co-ordinated taxi chase and a niftyile exercised motorised pincer movement. It takes a swipe at sexism and the daft excesses of trade unionism, whilst reminding us that there is more to life than running a successful enterprise.