Lack of good storyline.

I wanted to but couldn't!

A different way of telling a story

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER has much in common with previous CARRY ON outings such as CARRY ON FOLLOW THAT CAMEL: the humour is broad, the cast all play similar characters, and the shot-in-the-UK locations have a special nostalgic charm all to themselves. This might well be the last of the great historical movies made by the team, as their fortunes (and budgets) started to wane soon afterwards.Still, it's best to enjoy it while it lasts, and there's plenty to enjoy here, not least an on-form cast giving it the best of their abilities. Sid James is back (after being incapacitated in CARRY ON DOCTOR) on his top, woman-hunting form, and Kenneth Williams once more makes for a hilarious bad guy. There's also an extended role for the great, underrated Peter Butterworth, who I think gives the funniest performance in the whole film, particularly at the end.By this stage, the jokes are almost entirely sexual or rely on references to various body parts for effect. Still, they come at a ferocious pace and you can't beat the smutty innuendo which is used at just the right level without being too explicit. Everything flows naturally and the cast work together well. Also, CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER has the best climax of any CARRY ON film: the wonderful dinner party sequence, which takes the mickey out of the famed British stiff upper lip to glorious effect.

Almost every Carry On fan thinks this is the best Carry On has to offer. I disagree. I would have to place it 10th to 15th best in the series. I am just not a big fan of the "period piece" films that Carry On did with a few exceptions(Carry on Jack/Cleo). With that said, this is still a solid film. Sid James plays Sir Sidney Ruff Diamond, head of the British forces and Joan Sims plays his wife. Charles Hawtrey plays one of his better parts as a private for the British. Terry Scott plays the sergeant for the British. This is one of his best characters as well. Roy Castle rounds out the British cast as the Captain. On the the other side we have Princess Jelhi played by the second(Jacki Piper is first) most gorgeous women in the Carry on series, Angela Doulgas. She goes brunette this time around. Kenneth Williams is her father, The Khasi of Kalabar. He is the leader of India's side. Bernard Bresselaw plays the part of Bungdit Din. He does a great job. The trouble starts when Bungdit finds out that the British wear nickers under their kilts. This is looked on as not begin manly. Joan takes a photo of the others caught wearing nickers. She likes Kenneth and gives him the photo. Angela likes Roy and she warns him to leave India because her father is planning to kill the British. She tells him she loves him. Sid decides to send his crew in to retrieve the photo. They get help from a Peter Butterworth. They are caught while romancing some harem women. Angela helps them escape. They end up fighting each other in the end as the British and Angela have dinner. The British are about to lose when Sid tells his side to lift their kilts. The other side runs in fear. Again this is a solid film, but not my favorite.

The Carry On series had many ups and downs, but this offering is the best of the entire series and a fantastic comedy in its own right. The jokes come fast and often and the overall quality of the film is apparent. This is the perfect Carry On line up too, Sid James, Kenneth Williams lead the cast which includes Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Terry Scott, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth, all of whom are at the peak of their craft. The addition of Roy Castle to the cast as the heroic lead is perfect and the sets and set pieces are great.The story, which is one of the most coherent, is set during the British occupation of India during the reign of Queen Victoria. Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) is thrust into the middle of a plot to reveal the feared 'Devils in Skirts' the British army who traditionally wear nothing under their kilts as underwear wearing oppressors by the Khasi of Kalabar (a deliciously sneering Kenneth Williams) who intends to start a revolution and end Sir Sidney's cushy job. Stiff upper lips, cross dressing, randy missionaries, stolen underwear and a final brilliant dinner scene in the midst of a full scale revolt showcase the reason that the Carry On Series and not Monty Python is the best representation of British comedy at its finest.Take a tea break and check out this comedy gem from the bosom of the British Empire.

Along with Carry On Again Doctor, Cleo and Screaming, this is probably one of, if not the very best of the saucy comedies. Set in the time of the British against the Khyber, the story sees the British being dragged down because their enemy think of them as wimps, or something like that, just because most of the officers wear pants under their kilts. Thinking them as weak "skirted-devils", The Khasi of Kalabar (a great Kenneth Williams) wants them dead, and Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) leading the British is determined to show the enemy their balls (in both senses), especially in front of his kidnapped wife Lady Ruff-Diamond (Joan Sims), who seems to be enticed by the Khasi. Helping Sir Sidney are his small gang of "heroes" including Pte. James Widdle (Charles Hawtrey), the first soldier to be caught wearing pants, Capt. Keene (Roy Castle) and Sgt. Major Macnutt (Terry Scott), the opposite side are just as good, including the "attractive sidekick" to the Khasi, Bungdit Din (Bernard Bresslaw). Also starring Peter Butterworth as Brother Belcher, Angela Douglas as Princess Jelhi, Cardew Robinson as The Fakir, Julian Holloway as Major Shorthouse, Peter Gilmore as Private Ginger Hale, Leon Thau as Stinghi and Wanda Ventham as Khasi's First Wife, but where's Barbara Windsor when you want her? The most memorable scenes are those with the two meaning saucy jokes, the chemistry between characters, and of course the great dinner party scene where they seem not to notice the battle going on outside and causing damage inside. Carry On films were number 39 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons, and the film was number 39 on The 50 Greatest British Films. Very good!