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The “Carry On” series is one of the most successful U.K. film franchises of all time. Between 1958 and 1978, 30 of the low-budget comedies were churned out (a revival in 1992 flopped), attracting millions of viewers worldwide.
Steeped in the tradition of the bawdy British seaside postcard, they were best-known for their puns and double entendres, but there was always a satirical element too.
The latter was prominent in “Carry On Abroad,” released in 1972, in which the regular cast members — Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims and Barbara Windsor — embark on a package holiday to a half-built hotel in the fictional Spanish resort of Elsbels.
