This is the final time Sid James and Hattie Jacques appear in a Carry On, so is a bit of a landmark. Cryer and Vosburgh milk the premise for all it's worth, and while they inject some nice humour in to the script, it is a bit uneven and certainly isn't up to Rothwell's standard. The actors make this episode, playing up to all the laughs, especially Hattie Jacques who milks her Virgin Queen character for all it's worth. Kenneth Connor plays the King of Spain well, and gets some good laughs, in one section get riotous applause as he leaves the stage.
Robert Ross
