Carry On Up the Khyber is the sixteenth Carry On film, released in 1968. The film starred Sid James as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond, and Kenneth Williams as Randy Lal, the Khasi of Kalabar. It is, in part, a spoof of "Kiplingesque" movies and television series about life in the British Empire, both contemporary and (from Hollywood) from earlier periods.
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) is Queen Victoria's Governor in the British India province of K...
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Carry On Up the Khyber is the sixteenth Carry On film, released in 1968. The film starred Sid James as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond, and Kenneth Williams as Randy Lal, the Khasi of Kalabar. It is, in part, a spoof of "Kiplingesque" movies and television series about life in the British Empire, both contemporary and (from Hollywood) from earlier periods.
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) is Queen Victoria's Governor in the British India province of Khalabar near the Khyber Pass. The province is defended by the feared 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment (The Devils in Skirts), who are said to not wear anything under their kilts. When Private Widdle (Charles Hawtrey) is found wearing underpants after an encounter with Bungdit Din (Bernard Bresslaw), a Burpa chief, the Khasi of Khalabar (Kenneth Williams) makes plans to use this information to incite an anti-British rebellion. He aims to dispel the "tough" image of the Devils in Skirts by revealing that contrary to popular belief, they do indeed...
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