History Film / CarryOnSpying

* GainaxEnding: A bizarre one in itself. [[spoiler:After eventually making Dr. Crow surrender, the agents (and Lila) use an elevator, which leads them to the office of the Chief of Police, where the Chief and Carstairs are fretting. Desmond reassures them that Dr Crow has been arrested, and that STENCH has been detonated because he pressed a button to self-destruct the place. Upon realising that STENCH's headquarters is ''directly underneath'' MI6, the Chief squeals, "You did WHAT??!!", Desmonds immediately realises what he's done, and there is an explosion, filling the room with smoke, ending the movie. It's not clear whether MI6 has been blown sky high as well or whether anyone had a chance of making out alive.]]

** Desmond says "Stop messing about!" at one point, which was a Creator/KennethWilliams catchphrase from the popular 8''Series/HancocksHalfHour''.

* BondJamesBond: Considering that he's supposed to be a parody of James Bond (an idiotic parody, to be specific), it's unsurprising that Charlie Bind[[note]]His name was supposed to be James Bind, but the James Bond movie series lawyers were against it[[/note]] has this as an introduction to Desmond.

* DumbBlonde: Considering how ditzy Daphne seems to be, she definitely qualifies as this, but she shows much more common sense than supposed heroes Charlie Bind and Desmond Simpkins.

* FemmeFatale: Nightclub singer Lila is supposed to be this, but only flirts with Desmond once when they're on the train.

* BettyAndVeronica: A downplayed one with Harold and Charlie to Daphne's Archie. Charlie, being the James Bond expy, is the complete opposite of the character he's a reference to, but had no chance with Harold being in the way (and being much smarter than him) anyway.

* AffectionateParody: Of ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' mostly, as well as other James Bond films before it, along with ''Film/TheThirdMan'' and ''Film/{{Casablanca}}''.

* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Charlie is wearing one once the group leave the restaurant, probably because was in a cyclist disguise and wanted to keep warm.

* DeepCoverAgent: [[spoiler:Lila, who spends her first appearance as a travelling restaurant entertainer and points a pistol to Dr Crow's head when they're torturing Desmond's gang.]]
* DisguisedInDrag: Harold when he attempts to steal the formula from the distracted Fat Man with Daphne.

Along the way, they meet Carstairs (Dale) and Lila (Laye), who cause a stir in the story, especially upon the introduction of the Fat Man (Eric Pohlmann) and Dr Crow (Judith Furse).

* AbandonedWarehouse: After reading a letter from a cigarette packet that was meant for the STENCH agents, Harold, Desmond and Charlie sneak to a warehouse, thinking that they're going to meet up with Carstairs.

* BigBad: Dr Crow.

* InNameOnly: Charlie Bind is ''nothing'' like the [[Film/JamesBond agent he's meant to be]] in this movie's universe. Instead of being a womanizer that gets the job done, Charlie has [[MummysBoy mommy issues]], is incompetent when he's not around his teacher Desmond (who's equally as incompetent), and is {{genre blind|ness}}. Not to mention, he doesn't even get with Daphne or any foreign women on the team's travel, despite being a man who's probably in his early twenties.

** Desmond says "Stop messing about!" at one point, which was a Creator/KennethWilliams catchphrase from the popular ''Series/HancocksHalfHour''.

* GainaxEnding: A bizarre one in itself. [[spoiler:After eventually making Dr Crow surrender, the agents (and Lila) use an elevator, which leads them to the office of the Chief of Police, where the Chief and Carstairs are fretting. Desmond reassures them that Dr Crow has been arrested, and that STENCH has been detonated because he pressed a button to self-destruct the place. Upon realising that STENCH's headquarters is ''directly underneath'' MI6, the Chief squeals, "You did WHAT??!!" and there is an explosion, filling the room with smoke, ending the movie. It's not clear whether MI6 has been blown sky high as well or whether anyone had a chance of making out alive.]]
* GenreBlindness: After Daphne reads out the STENCH secret message to Desmond's group (see the ReadingTheEnemysMail section below), the table are immediately given martinis (by a STENCH agent disguised as a waiter) that are "complements from the kitchen", and no one sees it as suspicious, choosing to celebrate on their first task being so-called completed. Unsurprisingly, the drinks are drugged this time (see the SlippingAMickey section below).

* InNameOnly: Charlie Bind is ''nothing'' like the [[Film/JamesBond agent he's meant to be]] in this movie's universe. Instead of being a womanizer that gets the job done, Charlie has [[MommysBoy mommy issues]], is incompetent when he's not around his teacher Desmond (who's equally as incompetent), and is {{genre blind|ness}}. Not to mention, he doesn't even get with Daphne or any foreign women on the team's travel, despite being a man who's probably in his early twenties.

** Characters emerging from the Chief of Police's cupboard [[spoiler:after using an elevator in STENCH's headquarters]] as if they were coming from another world. [[Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe Hmmm...]]

*** The Fat Man being Film/TheThirdMan (however, it can also be argued that his name is also a shout out to Film/TheThinMan).

* InNameOnly: Charlie Bind is ''nothing'' like the [[JamesBond agent he's meant to be]] in this movie's universe. Instead of being a womanizer that gets the job done, Charlie has [[MommysBoy mommy issues]], is incompetent when he's not around his teacher Desmond (who's equally as incompetent), and is {{genre blind|ness}}. Not to mention, he doesn't even get with Daphne or any foreign women on the team's travel, despite being a man who's probably in his early twenties.

*** The Fat Man being Film/TheThirdMan (however, it can be argued that his name is also a shout out to Film/TheThinMan.

* GoingByTheMatchbook: The group read a message for STENCH agents from a matchbox in the nighclub, thinking that it is from Carstairs.

* FemmeFatale: Nightclub singer Lila.

* FilmNoir: The movie has elements of the tropes in this trope, not to mention the monochrome filmography.

''Carry On Spying'' is ''Film/CarryOn's'' take on spy flicks, particularly ''Film/JamesBond''. It stars regulars Creator/KennethWilliams, Creator/CharlesHawtrey and Creator/JimDale, and marked the debut of Creator/BarbaraWindsor, and the return of Dilys Laye, Eric Barker and Creator/BernardCribbins. This is most notable that this was the last black and white film in the series, and sparked much controversy during production between many film studios because of certain plotlines and names.

* FilmNoir: The movie has elements of the tropes in this trope, not to mention the black and white filmography.

*** The Fat Man being Film/TheThirdMan.

'''''Carry On Spying''''' is ''Film/CarryOn's'' take on spy flicks, particularly ''Film/JamesBond''. It stars regulars Creator/KennethWilliams, Creator/CharlesHawtrey and Creator/JimDale, and marked the debut of Creator/BarbaraWindsor, and the return of Dilys Laye, Eric Barker and Creator/BernardCribbins. This is most notable that this was the last black and white film in the series, and sparked much controversy during production between many film studios because of certain plotlines and names.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: This film contains a rather clever example for a film series which generally places little emphasis on narrative. When STENCH leader Dr. Crow calls the Chief at the beginning of the film to taunt him about the theft of the formula, the Chief orders the call traced, and the number comes back Whitehall 66066. The Chief realizes that is their own number and assumes the trace has failed. [[spoiler:It turns out the STENCH base is directly below the headquarters of British Intelligence; at the end of the film, Simpkins and his team emerge from a secret exit in the safe in the Chief's office in which Simpkins had been locked at the beginning of the film.]]

* ShoutOut: Most of the movie is filled with Franchise/JamesBond references and other spy flicks.
** The Fat Man being Film/TheThirdMan.
** Dr Crow being Film/DrNo.
** The fight on the train being straight from ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''. And let's not forget the poster.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: This film contains a rather clever example for a film series which generally places little emphasis on narrative. When STENCH leader Dr. Crow calls the Chief (Eric Barker) at the beginning of the film to taunt him about the theft of the formula, the Chief orders the call traced, and the number comes back Whitehall 66066. The Chief realizes that is their own number and assumes the trace has failed. [[spoiler:It turns out the STENCH base is directly below the headquarters of British Intelligence; at the end of the film, Simpkins and his team emerge from a secret exit in the safe in the Chief's office in which Simpkins had been locked at the beginning of the film.]]

** Specifically, Desmond Simpkins, whose NeverMyFault attitude and claims of brilliance makes him {{genre blind|ness}} when the team goes to different locations to solve the case, meaning that they go around and trust every stranger they meet. Not to mention, if he ''did'' know who Carstairs was, he should've told the team to look out for specific facial features and mannerisms in case he was in disguises, which wouldn't've lead to Carstairs getting injured. [[spoiler:Also, he even self-destructs the villain's lair and killed everyone in headquarters as well. [[GainaxEnding Or not.]]]]

* BondJamesBond: Considering that he's supposed to be a parody of James Bond (an idiotic parody, to be specific), it's unsurprising that Charlie Bind[[note]]His name was supposed to be James Bind, but the James Bond movie series lawyers were against it[[/note]] has this as an introduction to Desmond.
-->'''Charlie Bind:''' Name's Bind.
-->'''Desmond Simpkins:''' James?
-->'''Charlie Bind:''' No, Charlie. Charlie Bind. Double 0-Oh.

* TheDoorSlamsYou: In the restaurant, Carstairs is close to stealing the secret formula from Milshman, but meets this fate by the power of Desmond.

* OvertOperative: No matter how much the four newcomers try to be secretive, the STENCH agents know where they are.

** STENCH agent Milshman, who also poses as a milkman to steal the formula from MI6.

'''''Carry On Spying''''' is ''Film/CarryOn's'' take on spy flicks, particularly ''Film/JamesBond''. It stars regulars Creator/KennethWilliams, Charles Hawtrey and Creator/JimDale, and marked the debut of Barbara Windsor, and the return of Dilys Laye, Eric Barker and Creator/BernardCribbins. This is most notable that this was the last black and white film in the series, and sparked much controversy during production between many film studios because of certain plotlines and names.

* NamesBondJamesBond: Considering that he's supposed to be a parody of James Bond (an idiotic parody, to be specific), it's unsurprising that Charlie Bind[[note]]His name was supposed to be James Bind, but the James Bond movie series lawyers were against it[[/note]] has this as an introduction to Desmond.
-->'''Charlie Bind:''' Name's Bind.
-->'''Desmond Simpkins:''' James?
-->'''Charlie Bind:''' No, Charlie. Charlie Bind. Double 0-Oh.

* EverybodyKnowsMorseCode: In prison, Harold knocks against pipes to contact a prisoner that might be sitting next door. When the prisoner next door taps back, Charlie translates the tapping as "Stop that tapping! I'm trying to sleep!"

* TheNamesBondJamesBond: Considering that he's supposed to be a parody of James Bond (an idiotic parody, to be specific), it's unsurprising that Charlie Bind[[note]]His name was supposed to be James Bind, but the James Bond movie series lawyers were against it[[/note]] has this as an introduction to Desmond.

* {{Ruitania}}: The town in Turkey where Desmond's team go to look for the Fat Man.

->''"Looks like their hind-quarters."''
-->-- '''Charlie Bind''', [[DistractedByTheSexy distracted by an assistant's bottom]] in the villain's lair.

* DisguisedInDrag: Harold when he attempts to steal the formula from the distracted Fat Man along with Daphne.

* NewcomerSavesTheDay: Even though new recruits Harry, Daphne, and Charlie are almost as incompetent as their more experienced superior, Simpkins, they end up foiling STENCH's plot and delivering Doctor Crow into the hands of British Intelligence by sheer luck.
* PaperThinDisguise: Carstairs wears a lot of these in order to relay messages to the four newcomers. Half of them are too obvious to be convincing, yet the newcomers don't recognise him when he holds the Fat Man at gunpoint in the funhouse. Naturally, he is unarmed and knocked unconscious by the group.

* RightUnderTheirNoses: [[spoiler: STENCH's secret base is underneath British Intelligence.]]