Goodish fun.Set in India in the 1890s, the local Indian ruler, the Khazi of Kalabar, is planning an uprising to overthrow the region's British government. Standing between him and success are the men of the kilted 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment, a feared unit who guard the Khyber Pass. Then the Khazi gets some information which will massively undermine the regiment...Reasonably good fun. Not laugh-a-minute but there are some great jokes - scenes and one-liners - some of which are very clever. The parody of British stiff-upper-lipness and calmness under pressure works well too.Silly at times, but it never gets carried away or takes itself too seriously. Well-paced too: the movie doesn't get bogged down or overstay its welcome.

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.

This was one of the most successful Carry-on films. Although the setting (the late days of British rule in India) might have been thought provocative, the sheer unreality of events and deliberately self-deprecatory humour would be guaranteed to defuse any arguments over the subject.One of the secrets of success of the Carry-on films was their mixing of "straight" acting and quotes with absurd situations. The formal dinner scene at the Residency as it is reduced to rubble by the Khasi of Kalabar's artillery is perhaps the longest and most memorable of these sequences.The straight-acting "farcical" scenes are probably funnier than some of the more contrived comedy sequences, although the film has its share of memorably quotable one-liners.There were remarkable performances by British comedians Roy Castle in his only Carry-on appearance, and Terry Scott, who had previously had only a cameo appearance in "Carry on Sergeant".

This film appeals on a lot of levels and is best enjoyed by people who enjoy British humour without political correctness. The best of the carry on films it has slapstick, one liners and some superb acting. Sid James is truly inspired as is Joan Sims.Peter Butterworth is all that a cynic might want of a preacher and Kenneth Williams and Bernie Bresslaw make the two most unlikely Asians in Cinema history.As a pastiche on the Korda films etc it is peerless, and who would guess it was shot in Wales!If you only watch one Carry On film, this is the one to watch.