The sixteenth entry in the Carry On franhise,released in 1968, is now widely considered
one of the best in the
run. Series regulars
Kenneth Williams (as
the Khasi), Sid James
(Sir Sydney), Joan
Sims (Lady Ruff
Diamond), Charles
Hawtrey (Widdle),
Bernard Bresslaw
(Bungit Din) and Peter
Butterworth (Belcher)
were joined by Angela
Douglas in her fourth and final series role. Terry Scott returned after a
minor role in Carry On Sergeant.
The comedy was a spoof of the Kiplingesque portrayal of life in the
British Raj, and the Highland infantry here (the Third Foot and Mouth
Regiment) was inspired by the epic British war film Zulu (1964). In
typical risqué tradition, the production's title (Khyber Pass) is rhyming
slang for arse.
The film (the second most popular release at the UK box office in
1969) was shown on ITV3 last night - it featured Roy Castle (Keene)
and eighteen Doctor Who cast connections:
- for Sims and Bresslaw see Carry On Nurse
- for Douglas see Carry On Screaming!
- for Butterworth, Simon Cain and Alf Mangan see Carry On Cowboy
- David Spenser [born De Saram] (Servant) was Thonmi in The Abominable Snowmen
- Steven Scott (Guard) was Kebble in The Power of the Daleks
- John [William Francis] Hallam (Burpa) was Light in Ghost Light
- Alan Bennion (Burpa) was Slaar in The Seeds of Death, Izlyr in The Curse of Peladon, and Azaxyr in The Monster of Peladon
- Dinny [born Dennis] Powell (Burpa) was Thug in The Ambassador of Death, stuntman on (episode 1 of) Terror of the Autons, Primitive in Colony in Space, and Guard in The Curse of Peladon (4) and Genesis of the Daleks (3)
- for Julian Holloway and Harry Fielder see Carry On Follow that Camel
- for Derek Sydney see Carry On Spying
- for Peter Gilmore see Carry On Cabby
- for Wanda Ventham see Carry On Cleo
- for Walter Henry see Carry On Jack
- for Aileen Lewis see Carry On Cruising
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