Carry On... Up The Khyber
- 1968 film
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond is in charge of the motley kilted crew of the Third Foot and Mouth regiment at a British outpost in the Khyber Pass. Stars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle, Joan Sims and more.
- Repeated Saturday 28th December at 10:35am on ITV3
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 1968
- Stars
- Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Butterworth, Terry Scott and more
- Writer
- Talbot Rothwell
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
- Producer
- Peter Rogers
- Company
It is 1895 and the British Governor in India's Kalabar province, Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond, enjoys his laid-back, luxurious colonial lifestyle - but is all too aware of the feelings of certain natives, particularly the Khasi of Kalabar, northern India's most powerful Raja.
Amongst Ruff-Diamond's responsibilities are the 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment, known by the natives as the Devils in Skirts owing to their kilt-wearing, who guard the vital route into India at the Khyber Pass.
The Khasi is far from content with the status quo and wants the British dead. However, his troops fear what the imperial forces may or may not have under their "skirts" - it gets awfully windy up the pass, and any man who can go without protection should be feared!
When one of the soldiers is discovered to be wearing woollen underpants under his skirt, however, the Khasi is delighted. It's just the proof he needs to inspire his own men, not to mention the local populace, to drive the British out of India once and for all.
Sir Sidney, however, is not about to let that happen without a fight...
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Additional details
- Part of
- UK certificate
- A
- Duration
- 88 minutes
- UK release
- Friday 29th November 1968
- UK premiere
- Thursday 28th November 1968
- Distributors
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
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Broadcast details
- Next repeats
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- Saturday 28th December at 10:35am on ITV3
- Monday 30th December at 3:10pm on ITV3
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 22nd June 2024 at 8:45am on ITV3
- Sunday 16th June 2024 at 11:00am on ITV3
- Monday 1st January 2024 at 1:25am on ITV3
Recording details
- Pinewood Studios - Studios
- Snowdonia - Khyber Pass locations