Carry On Up the Khyber

Date: 1968
Director: Gerald Thomas
Production Company: The Rank Organisation, Peter Rogers Productions

Stars: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle, Joan Sims, Angela Douglas, Terry Scott, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Butterworth
Location(s): Buckinghamshire, Caernarfonshire

Region(s): ,

Storyline:

A British outpost near the Khyber pass becomes the scene of an anti-British rebellion.

Additional Information:

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Supporting evidence of the comparative film usage of the Pinewood Studio Back Lot used in this film can be viewed here.

 

 

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Sergeant Major MacNutt (Terry Scott) emerges from his hut overlooking the gate to the Khyber Pass in fictional Khalabar. The lower part of Watkin Path near Llanberis in Caernarfonshire.

Billy Kulke captured this view of the Watkin Path over fifty years after filming took place.

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The Sergeant-Major inspects his men of the 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment. Watkin Path in Snowdonia, part of Gwynedd since 1974.

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After found to be wearing underpants beneath his kilt, Private James Widdle (Charles Hawtrey) is marched to see Captain Keene. Heatherden Hall in Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath. Also seen in other 'Carry On' films and many more.

Captain Keene (Roy Castle), Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) and Major Shorthouse (Julian Holloway) watch as the men parade. Heatherden Hall at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire.

A close-up from RJ

Captain Keane talks with Brother Belcher (Peter Butterworth) in the grounds of the British Residency. Heatherden Hall at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath.

A good match from RJ.