Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the women's lib attempt to sabotage the contest.
A seaside resort town is preparing for the annual 'Miss Beautiful Figure' competition, which is organized by the local council to boost tourism. The competition attracts a variety of contestants, many of whom are eager for fame and attention. Meanwhile, a women's liberation group decides to protest the event, leading to a series of comedic clashes and misunderstandings between the feminists and the contestants, with the town's inhabitants caught in the middle.
Carry On Girls was met with a generally lukewarm reception from critics, aligning with the typical critical response to later entries in the Carry On series. While it delivered the expected saucy humour and familiar cast, it was often seen as less inventive than its predecessors. Audiences, however, found enjoyment in the familiar formula, with the film performing reasonably well at the box office.
Google audience: Information regarding specific audience sentiment on Google Reviews for this particular film is not readily available. However, general audience reception for late-era Carry On films often appreciated the slapstick and familiar humor, even if critical opinions varied.
Carry On Girls was the first Carry On film to be shot entirely in the United Kingdom, with filming locations primarily around the seaside town of Bognor Regis.
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