
A top secret chemical formula has been stolen by STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans), and so Agent Simpkins and his three trainees are hot on the trail, chasing the villains across the world. There are gadgets galore, and disguises are compulsory if the heroes are to win the day from The Fat Man, Dr Milchman and Dr Crow!... (Full plot summary below)
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A top secret chemical formula has been stolen by STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans), and so Agent Simpkins and his three trainees are hot on the trail, chasing the villains across the world. There are gadgets galore, and disguises are compulsory if the heroes are to win the day from The Fat Man, Dr Milchman and Dr Crow!
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| VarietyVariety StaffKenneth Williams' brand of camp comedy, while very funny in smallish doses, can pall when he has a lengthy chore as here. But Bernard Cribbins brings some useful virility to his fatuous role. |
| Empire MagazineIan NathanMore sprightly and less encumbered with the need to titillate that would ring-fence the Carry Ons in later life, there is a youthfulness about Spying that still remains fresher than the colour films. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonMercilessly ribbing the James Bond movies and Graham Greene's espionage entertainments, the ninth Carry On saw Barbara Windsor make her series debut as the most resourceful of a hamstrung quartet of agents sent to Vienna to recover a secret formula. |
| Monthly Film BulletinMFB CriticsStraight off the Carry On assembly line, this spoof on James Bondery looses a few random and very limp satirical shafts, but is for the most part content to stick to routine. |
| User ReviewEdward EA Carry On film often in the background (because there were only two regulars starring: Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey, with a bit part from soon-to-disappear member Eric Barker), this Bernard Cribbins-starring movie was fun, funny, and entertaining. Unfortunately, the worst people in the movie are the people that Carry On fans would claim that they "saved" this awkward Cribbins era: Williams and Hawtrey, whose characters are sometimes so unbearable to watch because of their stupidity, leaving the rest of their group (and Eric Barker) to pick up the pieces, unfortunately not being thanked for it. This was Barbara Windsor's debut in the series and I'd say she had big shoes to fill - after all, the other Cribbins movie Carry On Jack that came out before, already had an actress in it (Juliet Mills) that became a weird little blip in the series and never appeared again, filling a role that would've probably gone to a Joan Sims-esque style. Her ship tease with Cribbins was a nice touch, mostly because it didn't feel forced, and she had her funny moments. It's alarming when Windsor's naive young character that acts a little like an alien that is still trying to learn human customs is smarter than Williams and Hawtrey. Jim Dale's appearance as the best agent in the business is constantly assaulted and humiliated by Williams and the other characters because they fell for his ludicrous disguises when they first met. The villain (a genderless scientist trying to find a secret formula stolen from a factory) is loads of fun - some of the best comedy moments are from their scenes with their henchmen. Overall, a great Carry On movie that is horribly overlooked. Highly recommend. |
| User Reviewhannah bthis is well what can i say one of the best with all the stupid jokes and remarks and stuff that the four charactes get up to.its amazing and amusing fo anyine. |
| User ReviewLayton JKenneth Williams was always wary of carrying a film, but he carries this film beautifully. His snide character which he rarely used in the Carry On films is in this film in bucket loads. The supporting cats of Charles Hawtrey, Bernard Cribbins and Barbara Windsor support Williams well. |
| User ReviewClaire JTHE Best Carry On film. "Double OOO" ha ha ha. |
| User ReviewAlexander GCharles Hawtrey Is classic in this one, getting his gun holster round his leg instead of his torso!!! |
| User ReviewAl MOne of the best (and often overlooked) Carry Ons. The conveyor belt scene at the end is great |