The role of the translator or interpreter is extremely important during the process of transferring information from the source language to the target language. This so-called “mediator” must have good background knowledge of the language itself, but he or she also needs to be familiar with the culture, history, and all the other elements that are specific for a nation and their language. The theoretical part of this paper gives a short overview of the way certain scholars approach a language in the translation process and how people from different cultures, speaking different languages, perceive notions, ideas, objects, and actions. A description of audiovisual translation is also provided as well as the development of subtitling. Several important translation methods and devices are introduced, which should be practised by the mediator, especially when difficulties occur related to the translation of culture-bound terms. The mediator, as the translator, besides having good knowledge of the source and target language, also needs to pay attention to the way it is transferred onto screen. Here, a case study is presented based on the translated subtitles of a British film series called “Carry on Matron”. The subtitles are in Croatian and the culture-bound terms in English and Croatian are analysed. A Hungarian dubbing version of the same film series is also compared with the original version. The translation of culture-specific elements is highlighted and analysed in all three languages. More examples are given in English and Croatian, with a special emphasis on the origin of words and phrases in the source language