Carry On Abroad
Date: 1972
Director: Gerald Thomas
Production Company: The Rank Organisation, Peter Rogers Productions
Stars: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, June Whitfield, Bernard Bresslaw, Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth
Location(s): Berkshire, Buckinghamshire
Region(s): South East A-D
Storyline:
A group of holidaymakers head for a Spanish resort but, when they arrive, find the hotel still under construction.
Additional Information:
Screen captures uploaded by Phil Wilkinson with uncredited now images by Antony Blair.
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- Capture 1
- 09 Apr 2019
Vic Flange (Sid James) and his wife Cora (Joan Sims) arrive at the travel agency as the bus to the airport arrives. High Street, Slough, Berkshire.
High Street now with Wundatours long gone and replaced by a office block.
- Capture 2
- 09 Apr 2019
Vic bumps into Courier Moira Plunkett (Gail Grainger) outside the 'Wundatours' office. High Street in Slough. The area has been redeveloped.
We won't be going to Elsbells from here today!
- Capture 3
- 09 Apr 2019
Protective Mrs. Tuttle (Amelia Bayntun) gives advice to her son Eustace (Charles Hawtrey) before he boards the bus. High Street, Slough.
Recognisable is the roof of the parade of shops in the distance.
- Capture 4
- 09 Apr 2019
Marge (Carol Hawkins) and Lily (Sally Geeson) smile as more passengers board. High Street in Slough facing the junction of Wellington Street.
The only things original in this comparison are the shops in the distance and the grass on the island.
- Capture 5
- 09 Apr 2019
Tour Leader Stuart Farquhar (Kenneth Williams) checks his list as Bert Conway (James Logan) makes his way to the bus. High Street, Slough.
The Scotsman won’t be finding any B I R D S today!
- Capture 6
- 09 Apr 2019
Sadie Tomkins (Barbara Windsor) boards the bus. Through the windscreen is High Street, Slough in Berkshire looking towards the junction with Windsor Road.
No dramas today, very quiet . . . .
- Capture 7
- 22 Sep 2020
Stuart Farquhar leads the passengers to the bus at Elsbels Airport. The security block at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath in Buckinghamshire identified on The Whippit Inn website. Harvey Pope worked at Pinewood and recognises this as the studio complex fire station thus confirming the studio identification. (RL)
Whilst we do not usually display Google Earth images for previously identified locations this is more of a 'first hand' confirmation from Harvey. (RL)
- Capture 8
- 'Now' required
An establishing shot of the half built Palace Hotel, the holiday maker's destination. Dave Wilson gleaned from the DVD audio commentary that this, and the following captures, were filmed on the South Downs in their tiny location shoot before relocating to Pinewood Studios . . . and this shot is a matte to the top. (RL)
- Capture 9
- 'Now' required
Hotel owner Pepe (Peter Butterworth) pleads with the builders to finish the hotel as they walk off the job.
- Capture 10
- 'Now' required
When he sees the bus approach, Pepe runs inside and returns in uniform to greet the holidaymakers.