[4][5] Of the regular cast, it features Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth.

After searching the woods for further clues, the group stumble across the eerie Bide-A-Wee Rest Home, and are shown to the sitting-room by the butler, Sockett.

[N 1] Sockett informs the mistress of the house, the seductive Valeria, of the men's presence, and she in turn awakens her electrically charged brother, Dr. Orlando Watt.

Albert and Doris marry some time later, and discover that Bung, whose home lacks electricity, is unable to return his wife to human form, and is now living with Valeria.

A vinyl 45 rpm version of the song was also released in 1966 (Columbia DB 7972) by vocalist Boz Burrell, before he became bassist for the bands King Crimson and Bad Company.

This was changed at the request of actor Kenneth Williams, who wanted to play his own age (39), so that Orlando and Valeria are brother and sister in the finished version.

[7] Charles Hawtrey was added to the cast at the eleventh hour, after American distributors specifically requested him, as he was such a hit and crowd-pleaser with audiences there.

Harry H. Corbett replaced Sid James, who was committed to appearing as a robber in the pantomime Babes in the Wood at the London Palladium, which ran until June 1966.

Interiors: Exteriors: The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Apart from an engaging performance by Jim Dale (and some appealing squeaks from monster Odbodd Junior, alias Billy Cornelius), this is glum stuff even by Carry On standards.

The regulars, Kenneth Williams in particular, seem too bored to care; Harry H. Corbett overdoes every line; and the horror clichés are rather less amusing than the straight routines in some of Hammer's early epics.