"On Christmas special and the 1973 stage show ""Carry On London"". The film opens with a passage, which states: ""This film is based on a recently discovered manuscript by one William Cobbler, which reveals that Henry VIII did in fact have two more wives. Although it was first thought that Cromwell originated the story, it is now known to be definitely all Cobbler's... from beginning to end."" Henry VIII (Sid James) has his wife (Patsy Rowlands) beheaded and quickly marries Marie of Normandy (Joan Sims). This union was organised at the behest of bumbling Cardinal Wolsey (Terry Scott) as Marie"
"Carry On England Carry On England is the 28th in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made. It was released in October 1976 and featured ""Carry On"" regulars Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas, Joan Sims and Peter Butterworth. It was second and last ""Carry On"" film for Windsor Davies, Diane Langton, and Peter Jones, while Patrick Mower, Judy Geeson and Melvyn Hayes make their only appearance in a ""Carry On"" film. It was followed by ""That's Carry On"" in 1977 and ""Carry On Emmannuelle"" in 1978. Captain S Melly (Kenneth Connor) is put in charge of an experimental mixed-battery"
"Carry On Loving Carry On Loving is the twentieth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, and was released in 1970. It features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott and Bernard Bresslaw alongside newcomers Richard O'Callaghan (in his first ""Carry On"") and Imogen Hassall (in her only ""Carry On"" role). The dialogue veers toward open bawdiness rather than the evasive innuendo characteristic of the earlier films in the series. There are fictitious locations named for their sexual innuendo, including 'Much-Snogging-On-The-Green', 'Rogerham Mansions' and 'Dunham Road'. Various events involve a"
"(1959), ""The Guns of Navarone"" (1961), ""H.M.S. Defiant"", David Lean's ""Lawrence of Arabia"" (both 1962) and ""The Fall of the Roman Empire"" (1964). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1969 for his role as Cardinal Wolsey in ""Anne of the Thousand Days"". Often cast as the decent British officer, he drew upon his own wartime experiences, bringing a degree of authenticity to the parts notably absent from the performances of some non-combatant stars. One of his best friends from his days at the Old Vic was fellow actor Alec Guinness, who appeared in several"
"and three ""Carry On"" films – ""Carry On Jack"" (1963), ""Carry On Spying"" (1964) and ""Carry On Columbus"" (1992). Other appearances include the second ""Doctor Who"" film ""Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D."" (1966) as Special Police Constable Tom Campbell; ""She"" in 1965; ""Casino Royale"" (1967) as a taxi driver; ""The Railway Children"" (1970) as Mr Albert Perks, the station porter and the Alfred Hitchcock thriller ""Frenzy"" (1972) as Felix Forsythe. Later films include ""Dangerous Davies – The Last Detective"" (1981), ""Blackball"" (2003) and ""Run for Your Wife"" (2012). Cribbins was the narrator of the British animated children's TV series ""The"
"Carry On Sergeant Carry On Sergeant is a 1958 comedy film about National Service starring William Hartnell, Bob Monkhouse and Eric Barker; it is the first in the series of ""Carry On"" films, with 31 entries. The film was based on a play ""The Bull Boys"" by R. F. Delderfield and was adapted into a script by Norman Hudis with John Antrobus contributing additional material and replacing the conscripted ballet dancers of the novel into a married couple. It was directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers, a partnership which would last until 1978. Actors in this film,"
"Carry On Doctor Carry On Doctor (1967) is the fifteenth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made. It is the second in the series to have a medical theme. Frankie Howerd makes the first of his two appearances in the film series and stars alongside regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Peter Butterworth, and Bernard Bresslaw. Hattie Jacques returns for the first time since ""Carry On Cabby"" four years earlier, while Barbara Windsor returns after her debut in ""Carry On Spying"" three years earlier. ""Carry On Doctor"" marked Anita Harris's second and"
"love,"" she tells her brother George Boleyn, ""and who has more of it than the king?"" Using this power, she continually undermines Cardinal Wolsey (Anthony Quayle), who at first sees Anne as just a passing love interest for the King. When Henry again presses Anne to become his mistress, she repeats that she will never give birth to a child who is illegitimate. Desperate to have a son, Henry suddenly comes up with the idea of marrying Anne in Catherine's place. Anne is stunned, but she agrees. Wolsey begs the King to abandon the idea because of the political consequences"
"Cardinal Wolsey in ""The Six Wives of Henry VIII"" (1970). His film roles included ""Oliver!"" (uncredited), ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"" (uncredited), ""Battle of Britain"", ""Dad's Army"" and """". John Baskcomb John Baskcomb (7 February 1916 – 29 March 2000) was an English character actor who made numerous television and film appearances over a 35-year period. He was the son of the founder of the Bank of England Opera and Dramatic Society and was educated at Croydon High School for Boys. He then appeared on stage in repertory theatre in Croydon and Henley-on-Thames and in clubs, pantomimes and concert parties. He"
"here . (Similarly, other regular members of the Carry On cast abbreviated their real first names in the films: Bernard Bresslaw was Bernie and Barbara Windsor Babs.) There were ""Carry On"" films in which James played characters who were not called Sid or Sidney: ""Carry On Constable"" (1960), in which he played Sergeant Frank Wilkins; ""Carry On Henry"" (1971), a parody of the TV series ""The Six Wives of Henry VIII""; ""Carry On Abroad"" (1972), in which James's character was named Vic Flange; and ""Carry On Dick"" (1974), a parody version of the legend of the highwayman Dick Turpin. In"
"them funny. Howerd appeared as Francis Bigger, one of the lead characters in 1967's ""Carry On Doctor"", of which ""Variety"" noted, ""Added zest is given by the inclusion of Frankie Howerd as a quack 'mind-over-matter' doctor who becomes a reluctant patient. Howerd's brilliantly droll sense of comedy is given plenty of scope."" The success of the film version of ""Up Pompeii"" in 1971 saw British exhibitors vote him the ninth most popular star at the British box office that year. He would play versions of the character Lurkio in ""Up the Chastity Belt"" (Lurkalot), also in 1971, and ""Up the"
"Steed's sidekick. Her other film roles included ""The Beauty Jungle"" (1964), ""Mister Ten Per Cent"" (1967), ""Corruption"" (1968), ""The Smashing Bird I Used to Know"" (1969), ""Incense for the Damned"" (1970), and the Hammer horror film ""The Satanic Rites of Dracula"" (1973) before retiring from performing in 1982 and forming a casting company with her husband. Valerie Van Ost Valerie Van Ost (born 25 July 1944 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England) is an English actress. She is best known for her appearance in four Carry On films - ""Carry On Cabby"", ""Carry On Don't Lose Your Head"", ""Carry On Doctor"" and"
"William Hartnell William Henry Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was an English actor. Hartnell played the first incarnation of the Doctor in ""Doctor Who"", from 1963 to 1966. He was also well known for his role as Sergeant Grimshaw, the title character of the first ""Carry On"" film, ""Carry On Sergeant"" in 1958, and Company Sergeant Major Percy Bullimore in the sitcom ""The Army Game"" from 1957 until 1958, and again in 1960. Hartnell was born in St Pancras, London, England, the only child of Lucy Hartnell, an unmarried mother. He was brought up partly by a"
"said it was a patchy entry in the series which spent too much time with the other clients of the bureau at the expense of the proprietors and the characters played by Joan Sims and Kenneth Williams. Carry On Loving Carry On Loving is the twentieth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, and was released in 1970. It features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott and Bernard Bresslaw alongside newcomers Richard O'Callaghan (in his first ""Carry On"") and Imogen Hassall (in her only ""Carry On"" role). The dialogue"
"first major film role in 1961, in the Western film ""The Canadians"". After completing a run as Holofernes in a Stratford Festival production of ""Love's Labour's Lost"" that summer, he returned to New York to appear in a Broadway production of ""A Man for All Seasons"" as Cardinal Wolsey. After completing his run in New York, he appeared in a Stratford Festival production of ""The Gondoliers"", and then went to London to appear alongside Corinne Conley, Dave Broadfoot, Eric House and Eric Christmas in the musical revue ""Clap Hands"" at the Hammersmith Theatre. Following the end of that show's run,"
"Carry On Cabby Carry On Cabby is the seventh in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made. Released on 7 November 1963, it was the first to have a screenplay written by Talbot Rothwell (although the first screenplay ""Tolly"" submitted to Peter Rogers was developed as ""Carry On Jack"") from a story by Dick Hills and Sid Green (script writers for Morecambe and Wise). Regulars Sid James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey are all present. Liz Fraser makes her third appearance (although her next Carry On was more than a decade later) and Esma Cannon makes"
"long-running series of comedy farces, generally playing the hapless romantic lead. His ""Carry On"" career began in small roles: first as an expectant father in ""Carry On Cabby"" (1963), and was followed by ""Carry On Jack"" (1963). From ""Carry On Spying"" (1964) onwards, his roles were more substantial. Following ""Carry On Cleo"" (1964), his first principal role was ""Carry On Cowboy"" (1965), set in the Wild West, where he played an immigrant English sanitary engineer called Marshall P. Knutt who is mistakenly hired as a police marshal. Then came ""Carry On Screaming!"" (1966), ""Don't Lose Your Head"" (1966), ""Follow That"
"Carry On Again Doctor Carry On Again Doctor is the eighteenth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made. It was released in December 1969 and was the third to feature a medical theme. The film features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor and Hattie Jacques. This was Jim Dale's last ""Carry On"" appearance for 23 years until his return in ""Carry On Columbus"". At the Long Hampton Hospital, Dr Jimmy Nookey (Jim Dale) seems to attract trouble, beginning with an incident in the women's washroom which he'd mistakenly entered, frightening the"
"On till Morning"" (1972), ""The Love Ban"" (1973), ""Love Thy Neighbour"" (1973), ""The Vault of Horror"" (1973), ""From Beyond the Grave"" (1974), ""The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother"" (1975), ""Come Play with Me"" (1977) and ""The Great Muppet Caper"" (1981). Tommy Godfrey Tommy Godfrey (20 June 1916 – 24 June 1984) was an English film and television actor, mostly playing working class Cockney characters. His television credits included ""Love Thy Neighbour"", ""The Saint"", ""The Persuaders"", ""Mind Your Language"", ""The Avengers"", ""Bless This House"", ""Till Death Us Do Part"", ""Z-Cars"", ""Softly, Softly"", ""The Goodies"" and ""On the Buses"". His film"
"Carry On Girls Carry On Girls is the 25th in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, released in Britain in 1973. The film is notable for being the first ""Carry On"" to feature neither Kenneth Williams nor Charles Hawtrey. Williams was appearing in a West End play, ""My Fat Friend"". Hawtrey had been dropped from the series the previous year. The film features regulars Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth. Patsy Rowlands makes her seventh appearance in the series. Jack Douglas makes his third appearance, this time upgraded to a"
"""Henry"" and ""Dick"", James played the title roles, while in ""Carry On Cleo"" he played Mark Antony. In ""Carry On Cowboy"", he adopted an American accent for his part as ""The Rumpo Kid"". According to Adrian Rigelsford: The cast make valiant attempts to maintain American accents, with the most convincing belonging to—surprisingly—Sid James, who made no attempt to disguise his accent in any other film, either before or after this one. Rigelsford was mistaken, as James had previously played an American (with an American accent) in the films ""Give Us This Day"" (1949), ""Orders Are Orders"" (1954), ""A Yank in"
"Son"" was played over his scene. Interiors: Exteriors: Carry On Again Doctor Carry On Again Doctor is the eighteenth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made. It was released in December 1969 and was the third to feature a medical theme. The film features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor and Hattie Jacques. This was Jim Dale's last ""Carry On"" appearance for 23 years until his return in ""Carry On Columbus"". At the Long Hampton Hospital, Dr Jimmy Nookey (Jim Dale) seems to attract trouble, beginning with an incident in the"
"Carry On star, not a Carry On bit player"". The producers managed to persuade a number of alternative comedians such as Peter Richardson, Alexei Sayle, Rik Mayall, Julian Clary and Nigel Planer, all of whom except Clary are from the Comic Strip, to appear in the film. This was the last film that Gerald Thomas directed, as he died on 9 November 1993. Interiors: Exteriors: The film was panned by many critics. Michael Dwyer in ""The Irish Times"" described ""Carry on Columbus"" as a ""flaccid, feeble comeback effort"" and a ""wretched and pathetic attempt which is singularly unfunny"". However, ""Carry"
"Carry On Admiral Carry on Admiral (released in the United States as The Ship Was Loaded) is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and featuring David Tomlinson and Ronald Shiner; Joan Sims, who later became prominent in the ""Carry On"" series, has a small part. It predates and was not part of the ""Carry On"" series, and does not share any regular cast members beyond Sims, though it is similar in tone and style to the earliest films in the series. Joan Hickson also made an appearance in this film and a few films in the Carry"
"Richard O'Callaghan Richard O'Callaghan (born Richard Brooke, 7 March 1940, London) is an English film, stage and television character actor. He is the son of actors Patricia Hayes and Valentine Brooke, whose stage name was Valentine Rooke. As a boy actor he was known as Richard Brooke. He has led a versatile career in film, stage and television in a wide range of roles. O'Callaghan took over the role of the clumsy but sympathetic romantic lead, played in earlier ""Carry On"" films by Jim Dale, in ""Carry On Loving"" (1970) and ""Carry On at Your Convenience"" (1971). He is married"
"Willoughby Goddard Willoughby Wittenham Rees Goddard (4 July 1926 – 11 April 2008) was an English actor whose trademark rotund figure was well known on television and in films for more than 40 years. Goddard was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire. He played Mr. Bumble in two versions of Charles Dickens's ""Oliver Twist"" – a 1962 television adaptation, and the original Broadway production of the musical ""Oliver!"". He originated the role of Cardinal Wolsey in the West End production of Robert Bolt's ""A Man for All Seasons"". He appeared in the television series ""The Adventures of William Tell"" (which lasted 39"
"Phil Roth Philip Roth (July 6, 1930 – July 15, 2002) was an American television and film actor. Philip Roth appeared in over twenty television shows and movies beginning in 1961 with a small role in an episode of Tallahassee 7000. He was in several notable films in the early 70s such as ""What's Up, Doc?"" where he played 'Mr Jones', ""Catch-22"" as 'Doctor', ""One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"" as 'Woolsey', and ""Harry and Tonto"" as 'Vegas Gambler'. He also had roles in numerous smaller films as well as several TV shows such as ""The Monkees"" as 'Howard Needleman,'"
"1930. After a long career on the stage, he joined the Edison Studios film company. He moved to the Vitagraph Company in 1911. He played in Vitagraph's 1911 version of ""Vanity Fair"" with John Bunny, Leo Delaney, Rose Tapley and Helen Gardner. In 1912 he appeared in the film ""Henry VIII"" as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey with co-stars Clara Kimball Young, Julia Swayne Gordon, and Hal Reid. While at Vitagraph, Johnson became a film director, helming more than 50 films. These included many of the ""Sonny Jim"" comedies (about a mischievous child). He also wrote three films. In 1932, he posed"
"Carry On Regardless Carry On Regardless was the fifth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made being released in 1961. By now a fairly regular team was established with Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims and Kenneth Williams all having appeared in previous entries. Hattie Jacques – who was also a regular – makes a cameo appearance during a hospital scene. ""Professor"" Stanley Unwin appears in a guest role, playing his trademark ""gobbledegook"" speaking act. This would be the final appearance in the series for early regular Terence Longdon. Liz Fraser makes her debut in"
"Carry On Cowboy Carry On Cowboy is the eleventh in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made. It was released in 1965, and was the first film to feature series regulars Peter Butterworth and Bernard Bresslaw. Series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey and Joan Sims all feature, and Angela Douglas makes the first of her four appearances in the series. Outlaw Johnny Finger, better known as The Rumpo Kid (Sid James), rides into the frontier town of Stodge City, and immediately guns down three complete strangers, orders alcohol at the saloon—horrifying Judge Burke (Kenneth"
"""Tales of the Unexpected"", ""Minder"" (as Joe Harrison, episode ""Get Daley!"", 1983), ""Shine on Harvey Moon"", ""The Bill"", ""Sorry!"", ""Juliet Bravo"", ""Casualty"" and ""Lord Peter Wimsey"". His other film roles included ""Under Milk Wood"" (1972), ""Bless This House"" (1972), ""Nighthawks"" (1981), ""Haunters of the Deep"" (1984) and ""Last Orders"" (2001). Brian Osborne Brian Osborne (born 1940) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in ""Upstairs, Downstairs"" and ""The Sandbaggers"". Osborne has also had minor roles in six ""Carry On"" films as well the TV series ""Carry On Laughing"". Brian Osborne was born in 1940 in Bath,"
"the most successful ""Carry On"" film with an estimated ten million admissions. It made an estimated $1.5 million in the US. Carry On Nurse Carry On Nurse is the second in the series of ""Carry On"" films with 31 entries. It was released in 1959, premiering in London at the Carlton Cinema on 5 March 1959 before going on general release nationwide from 23 March 1959. Of the regular team, it featured Joan Sims (in her ""Carry On"" film debut), Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey, with Hattie Jacques and Leslie Phillips. The film was written by Norman Hudis"
"battleship and the frigate during the title sequence, two ""Dido""-class cruisers in early background scenes, and a Loch-class frigate during the closing credits. Several scenes were filmed in Admiralty House, in Portsmouth Naval Base. Carry On Admiral Carry on Admiral (released in the United States as The Ship Was Loaded) is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and featuring David Tomlinson and Ronald Shiner; Joan Sims, who later became prominent in the ""Carry On"" series, has a small part. It predates and was not part of the ""Carry On"" series, and does not share any regular cast"