Carry On Cabby
- 1963 film
Sid James stars as the proprietor of a successful cab firm. Suddenly a new taxi company arrive in town, and they have a secret weapon. Also features Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Esma Cannon, Liz Fraser and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 1963
- Creators
- Sid Green and Dick Hills
- Stars
- Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Esma Cannon, Liz Fraser, Bill Owen, Milo O'Shea and more
- Writer
- Talbot Rothwell
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
- Producers
- Peter Rogers and Frank Bevis
- Company
Charlie Hawkins has spent years building up his taxi business, Speedee Cabs. They may be a little dull, but they're reliable and know their patch inside out. Charlie's also a workaholic, and despite numerous promises made to wife Peggy, he just can't keep off the road. Whilst she dreams of starting a family in a cottage out in the country, her other half is busy dreaming of his next fare!
She knows he loves her, but things come to a head for Peg when Charlie fails to make it home for an anniversary meal - he might've had a child born in the back of his cab, but it's one frustration too many and the excuse just won't wash.
With the help of Speedee's canteen worker Sally, who's also the girlfriend of Charlie's best mate Ted, and another disgruntled wife, Flo, Peg secretly forms a new company: Glamcabs.
They immediately set about recruiting drivers, but are not so much looking for their Knowledge as their assets: namely an ample bust and small waist! With a staff comprised entirely of young female lovelies, Peggy and Sally use every bit of know-how they've picked up over the years to snatch all of the business in the town.
However, Charlie's determined that no young upstarts will get the better of his firm, and he resolves to put each Glamcab off the road one by one - if only it weren't for the pesky customers, all too eager to assist these pretty young things!
Slowly but surely, the girls' sex appeal propels Glamcabs to victory in the business war, and Charlie is distraught when he discovers the identity of the mysterious 'Mrs Glam'.
However, it's the mens' experience, street-smarts and knowledge of the roads that ultimately win out as they rescue Peg and Sal from armed robbers and an eventful cab chase through the town.
But Peggy's still got one last surprise for her husband - he may need to rename the business 'Hawkins & Son'!
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Additional details
- Part of
- UK certificate
- U
- Duration
- 91 minutes
- UK release
- Saturday 22nd June 1963
- Distributors
- Also known as
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- Call Me A Cab (Working title)
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Black and white
Website links
Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 26th October 2024 at 11:00am on Film4
- Tuesday 22nd October 2024 at 12:50pm on Film4
- Thursday 5th September 2024 at 5:00pm on Film4
Recording details
- Pinewood Studios - Interiors and cab firm bases
- Windsor - Town location sequences
- Windsor Great Park - The heath