The Regiment
See also: List of Fictional British RegimentsThe 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment is the fictional Highland infantry regiment of the British Army portrayed in the film. It is a regiment of Highlanders, known locally as "the Devils in Skirts" for their tradition of not wearing anything under the kilt. The detachment at Khalabar is under the command of Captain Keene (played by Roy Castle), with Sergeant-Major MacNutt (played by Terry Scott) as his Second-in-Command.
The regimental tartans and bonnet badges designed for the Highland regiment in the film 1960 Tunes of Glory were reused by Pinewood's wardrobe department to kit out Carry On Up the Khyber's 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment.
At the kilt inspection scene, the music played is Cock o' the North, sometimes colloquially know as "Auntie Mary had a canary up the leg of her drawers".
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