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The Big Job

"Carry On Robbing!"

A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught after the fact. Fifteen years later they emerge from prison intent on retrieving their stolen loot - and discover a police station has been built over its hiding place.

Top Cast

  • Sidney James

    Sidney James

    George Brain

  • Sylvia Syms

    Sylvia Syms

    Myrtle Robbins

  • Dick Emery

    Dick Emery

    Frederick 'Booky' Binns

  • Joan Sims

    Joan Sims

    Mildred Gamely

  • Lance Percival

    Lance Percival

    Timothy 'Dipper' Day

  • Jim Dale

    Jim Dale

    Harold

  • Edina Ronay

    Edina Ronay

    Sally Gamely

  • Deryck Guyler

    Deryck Guyler

    Police Sergeant

  • Reginald Beckwith

    Reginald Beckwith

    Register Office Official

Overview

A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught after the fact. Fifteen years later they emerge from prison intent on retrieving their stolen loot - and discover a police station has been built over its hiding place.

Rating

6.7 / 10
27 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Sep 5, 2024

    It's a sort of carry-on-criminal, this one - with a reliable cast of British actors - Sid James, Sylvia & Joan Sims and Lance Percival amongst the stalwarts who recount this rather daft story of a bank robbery that goes a bit wrong! They get caught, sent down for fifteen years and when they escape, all set for a life on the Riviera - they discover the tree trunk in which Sid deposited the loot is now part of a police station. It's a jolly effort that sees them come up with all sorts of wheezes to try and recover their loot from under the unintentionally watchful eyes of "Sgt." Derek Guyler that raises a titter now and again. Maybe a bit on the long side; the joke wears thin after about an hour, and the humour hasn't really lasted that well - but it's still a good ensemble performance.

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