Carry on Cabby is directed by Gerald Thomas and adapted to a screenplay by Talbot Rothwell from a story by Richard Hills & Sidney Green. It stars Sidney James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Esma Cannon and Liz Fraser. It's the 7th film of the long running Carry On film franchise. Plot finds James as Charlie Hawkins, a man so obsessed with his taxi business he severely neglects his wife Peg (Jacques). At the end of her tether, Peg sets up her own taxi company called Glam Cabs, the draw being that all the drivers are female, all are gorgeous and all are taking the trade away from Charlie's business. The men try and strike back, but these girls are not for turning.....Aside from the fact that the cast list is missing big hitters such as Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims and Bernard Bresslaw, Carry on Cabby also stands out from the other series entries for another reason. If it feels a little different, maybe even a touch too tame for the bawdy loving crowd, then that has to do with the fact that Talbot Rothwell actually scripted it as a non series entry. It was to be a standalone picture titled Call Me A Cab, but with the series starting to gain momentum it was reworked as a Carry On movie.The film is a breezy battle of the sexes comedy built around a more than decent plot. On a list of genuinely funny Carry On movies it most likely struggles to get in the top ten, but if we can judge it away from the series? It has a warm 60's appeal whilst throbbing with classic black and white capery. It's also one of the few Carry On film's that enjoys a pro feminist angle, whilst it's a joy to see Jacques get a decent and touching role some way away from the big bruiser character's she was known for. As the lady viewers enjoy the fun "womans" angle in the plot, the red blooded male is naturally (for a Carry On movie) catered for with plenty of woof-whistle moments (Amanda Barrie-oh my). And the robbery based finale is well constructed by genre legend Gerald Thomas.Innuendo light, but in this case it's not a bad thing. 7/10

This was the seventh film in the famous line of British comedy films, this seemingly the best of the black and white ones, I didn't really read any reviews like that before, I just wanted to see it because I had seen many of the others. Basically Speedee Taxis run by workaholic owner Charlie Hawkins (Sid James) is a successful business, but it is causing him to neglect his wife Peggy (Hattie Jacques). On the day of their fifteenth wedding anniversary he manages to remember a thoughtful present, but when she wants to go out for a meal he blows it, with extra delay from expectant father Jeremy (Jim Dale) and his heavily pregnant wife. Peggy is so mad with him that she decides to give him a taste of his own medicine by taking all his savings out of the bank to create her own rival taxi service called GlamCabs, an all attractive women drivers service. She is lying to Charlie that she has got a new job, and he soon finds out about the new rival taxi business, but he has no idea that his wife is the owner, and Flo Sims (Esma Cannon), another neglected wife, is the office manager. While trying to compete with his new unknown rival, becoming successful because of men wanting to ogle at the sexy girl, Charlie also struggles to keep order with some of his drivers, including the accident prone Terry 'Pintpot' Tankard (Charles Hawtrey), and of course bankruptcy. Soon enough Peggy is feeling guilty for what she is doing to her husband, and after a failed attempted sabotage he does find out the identity of the rival company owner and starts drinking. Then on one of their runs Peggy and Flo have two robbers with guns get in the taxi and want them to drive them to get away, luckily they put the radio on to get Charlie and all the Speedee Taxis on their case. In the end after a big chase and the bad guys captured by all the surrounding cabs, Peggy and Charlie kiss and make up, and celebrate the news that she is pregnant. Also starring Kenneth Connor as Ted Watson, Liz Fraser as Sally, Bill Owen as Smiley Sims, Milo O'Shea as Len, Judith Furse as Battleaxe and Amanda Barrie as Anthea. The cast as always are all great fun, especially Hawtrey as the hapless and silly taxi driver who causes chaos, the film has a bit more innuendo and sexuality than seen before, this obviously develops more later, and it is a fun story, a good comedy. Carry On films were number 39 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons. Worth watching!

Carry on Cabby was one of the best films in the series when I viewed it the first time. Watching it again confirms that it is really good. Sid James plays the owner of a cab company. He is obsessed with his work and he ignores his wife played by Hattie Jacques. Kenneth Conner plays the mechanic for the cab company. Charles Hawtrey play a reckless person who is hired to drive a cab. He scares Sid out of his mind when he takes him on a trial drive. Liz Fraser returns from her first outing in Carry on Cruising. She plays the girlfriend of Kenneth. She works in the café and is a friend of Hattie's. One of my favorites, Jim Dale makes his first appearance. He flags down Sid'd cab to take his wife to the hospital. They are expecting a baby. Sid arrives home late for a date and his wife decides she's had enough. She decides to start her own female cab company. She hires women that are very attractive and they take a lot of males away from Sid'd business. He finally finds out she is behind it. Hattie and Liz are kidnapped in their cab by crooks. She is able to let Sid know where they are. All of the cabs and the police track them down. It turns out Hattie is going to have a child and all is forgiven. Amanda Barrie has a small role as one of the female cab drivers. She is absolutely gorgeous. She would go on to play Cleo in Carry on Cleo. She was perfect for that role.

One of my favourite Carry Ons, despite not being one of the funniest, possibly because this is Hattie Jacques' largest role. Hattie brings a believable element of pathos to the film, something not normally associated with the Carry Ons.This was the first Carry On that Eric Rogers led the production of the musical score. He was the composer for most of the colour Carry On films, and his music (bells, whistles and kettle drums) became an invaluable asset.For some reason I just love the line when Charles Hawtrey is introducing himself. 'My friends call me Pint Pot' he says. 'Are you sure it's "pint" pot?' asks Kenneth Connor.