Terry-Thomas goes missing while walking across the Sahara, researching his new book for publisher Wilfred Hdye-White. When he finally steps off the plane, bearded and dressed like a Bedouin, wife Janette Scott is glad to see him, and Hyde-White is already counting the profits. But TT now thinks like a Bedouin, which annoys Miss Scott, and the book he writes is nothing at all like his earlier best sellers, so they all decide to split up.... except that TT and Miss Scott split their house down the middle.

It's a comedy competently directed by Brian Desmond Hurst near the end of his directorial career, and very clear in what is going to happen all the way through. There are few surprises, although the performers get all the laughs they can out of the situations, with Nicole Maury as 1: French; 2: a photographer; 3: the would-be girlfriend of TT; and 4: someone who can kill a goat with a single punch.

Which gives you an idea of the humor.

Terry-Thomas plays a writer whose editor sends him off on adventures to inspire his books. An effort about his experience of being lost in the desert and adopted by a Bedouin tribe is rejected, however, but not before he's adopted the lifestyle - and the dress - of the tribe; much to the distaste of his wife (Janette Scott). The couple end up splitting their home and their responsibilities in halves which leads to comic situations that, despite an excellent supporting cast that includes several 'Carry On' regulars, never quite manages to achieve the levels one might hope for. Not at all bad, but leaves a distinct feeling that it should have been better.

This starts off well and is reasonably amusing,however after about 30 minutes it seems to literally loose the plot and spiral off into sub plots.To add to this there is an extremely irritating young boy who is clearly reacting to directions given live off camera,plus a rather inept and unintelligible French actress who appeared in a couple of films in the UK for some unknown reason.Disappointing.