Although he has gained almost legendary fame, the highwayman, Dick Turpin (1706-1739), was not actually a romantic figure at all. Just a common thief, without scruples or mercy, who thoroughly deserved to be hanged – and was! However, this film has no relationship to the historical Dick Turpin at all. In fact, it is actually an amusing spoof of Walt Disney's 1963 version of Doctor Syn (starring Patrick McGoohan as the bogus vicar and George Cole as his sexton) – a fact that was not lost on the Disney Organization who managed to delay the movie's U.S.A. release for nearly six months. Sid James has a right royal time in both his characterizations (Dick and the vicar) and is enthusiastically assisted by the petite Barbara Windsor. Kenneth Williams is also in his element as the incompetent captain of the Bow Street Runners, and here he is ably assisted in idiocy by Jack Douglas who had small roles in a few earlier entries, but, given the opportunity, really rises to the occasion in this one. Joan Sims is also on hand with a company of delightful "birds"! All told, this colorful spoof is not half as amusing as Don't Lose Your Head. Too much time is wasted with James in his "serious" identity and Hattie Jacques is a bore – not her fault, it's a boring, superfluous and totally obvious role. Nevertheless, this film is still an absolutely must-see entry for Carry On fans.

The Carry On films rely almost entirely on innuendo with character names and titles, and this is one is I suppose memorable for it. Set in the 19th Century, this spoofs the story of highwayman Dick Turpin and his terrorising of the countryside around Upper Dencher robbing people in their carriages of all their riches, and clothes. 'Big Dick' Turpin (Sid James, in his final film of the series, before his death), aka Reverend Flasher, along with his assistants like Harriet (Barbara Windsor), is the only highwayman unable to be captured. Sir Roger Daley (Bernard Bresslaw) assigns Captain Desmond Fancey (Kenneth Williams) and Sergeant Jock Strapp (Jack Douglas) to put an end to Turpin's escapades. Captain Fancey doesn't for one minute believe Reverand Flasher, helping them, could be Turpin, so of course he, the Sergeant and the Constable (Kenneth Connor) aren't getting anywhere. Also starring Hattie Jacques as Martha Hoggett, Joan Sims as Madame Desirée, Peter Butterworth as Tom 'Doc' Scholl, Patsy Rowlands as Mrs. Giles and Bill Maynard as Bodkin. Some of the dialogue was funny, but not much of the sight gags were that funny, but at least the cast are still pretty reliable. Okay!

This is another Carry On film, with most of the actors from the best films in the series, like Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw etc. This story is about a group of masked highwaymen, with the leader being Richard Turpin (otherwise known as "Big Dick"-there are references to this throughout the film). The robberies have gotten to the point where Mr. Williams character goes undercover to find out who Dick really is. This film is good, not perfect, but with a great cast such as this, you can't miss. This was Sid James' last Carry On film and he is sorely missed, as he was a great comic talent. Of course, Joan Sims and Kenneth Williams also give their all, and they are always fun to watch also. Enjoy the foolishness, the sexual innuendos, the sharp one liners. If you like British comedy, you'll like this. Its not the best Carry On, but its fun, it makes you laugh, and thats as good of an endorsement as you'll ever need.

I have seen this film many times, I consider it to be the weakest of the better Carry on's, reasons being - Spoilers ahead, Sid James looks far to old for the role,Barbara Windsor showing her top half off again just is not funny any more and the film gets to smutty at times instead of the usual innuendo so evident in the earlier films (although it is not as bad as some of the last carry on's). In short okay but could have been much better 5 out of 10