"period costumes. As with its immediate predecessor, the script for ""Carry on Jack"" started off as a non-""Carry On"" film (originally entitled ""Up the Armada"") and after a number of title changes was incorporated into the series. ""Carry On Jack"" starts with the death of Admiral Horatio Nelson (Jimmy Thompson), whose last words are that Britain needs a bigger navy with more men, followed by his famous request for a kiss to Hardy (Anton Rodgers). In the main story, Albert Poop-Decker (Bernard Cribbins) has taken 8 years and still not qualified as midshipman, but is promoted by the First Sea"
"Carry On Spying Carry On Spying is a 1964 film, the ninth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made. It marks Barbara Windsor's first appearance in the series. Series regulars Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, and Jim Dale are present. Bernard Cribbins makes the second of his three ""Carry On"" appearances (although it would be 28 years before he returned in ""Carry On Columbus""). Eric Barker appears for his third entry (his final appearance would be in ""Carry On Emmannuelle"" 14 years later). Dilys Laye returns after her series debut in ""Carry On Cruising"". This is the last"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"films such as ""Where Eagles Dare"" and ""The Wild Geese"" and suggests the hard-drinking, hell-raising behaviour associated with actors such as Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Oliver Reed and Peter O'Toole. ""Carry On Banging"", presented as an excerpt from one of the Carry On films, features three actors from the genuine Carry On series: Barbara Windsor, Jack Douglas and Kenneth Connor. Sir Norbert's role as an impertinent butler in ""Martha"" mirrors Sir John Gielgud's role in the film ""Arthur"", while his final project, attempting blackface for the Mandela biopic, parodies Olivier's ""blackface"" role in ""Othello"" and that of Alec Guinness in"
"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"
"Kenneth Williams Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English actor, best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist. He was one of the main ensemble in 26 of the 31 ""Carry On"" films, and appeared in many British television programmes and radio comedies, including series with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne. Williams grew up in Central London in a working class family. He served in the Royal Engineers during World War II, where he first became interested in becoming an entertainer. After a short spell in repertory"
"Carry On Cruising Carry On Cruising is the sixth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made and was released in 1962. It was based on an original story by Eric Barker. P&O – Orient Lines were thanked in the credits. Regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams and Kenneth Connor appear in the movie whereas Joan Sims and Charles Hawtrey do not. Sims took ill shortly before filming began and was replaced by Dilys Laye, making her ""Carry On"" debut, at four days' notice. Hawtrey was dropped for demanding star billing, but returned for the next entry, making this"
"Carry On Henry Carry On Henry is the 21st in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made and was released in 1971. It tells a fictionalised story involving Sid James as Henry VIII, who chases after Barbara Windsor's character Bettina. James and Windsor feature alongside other regulars Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Terry Scott and Kenneth Connor. This was the first time that Williams and Connor appeared together since Carry On Cleo seven years previously. The original alternative title was to be ""Anne of a Thousand Lays"", a pun on the Richard Burton film ""Anne of the"
"Carry On Screaming! Carry On Screaming is a British Comedy and the twelfth film in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made and was released in 1966. It was the last of the series to be made by Anglo-Amalgamated before the series moved to The Rank Organisation. Of the regular cast, it features Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth. It also features Harry H. Corbett in his only series appearance and Fenella Fielding making her second and final appearance. Angela Douglas makes the second of her four ""Carry On"" appearances. ""Carry"
"Afghanistan, includes scenes from this film. Carry On Up the Khyber Carry On Up the Khyber is a British comedy and the sixteenth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, released in November 1968. It stars ""Carry On"" regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth. Roy Castle makes his only ""Carry On"" appearance in the romantic male lead part usually played by Jim Dale. Angela Douglas makes her fourth and final appearance in the series. Terry Scott returned to the series after his minor role in the first film of"
"which was largely based on his ""Snide"" persona from ""Hancock's Half Hour"". It currently holds a 100% 'fresh' critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews and a 62% audience score based on 912. It is generally considered one of the finest films in the series, alongside ""Carry On Camping"", ""Carry On... Up the Khyber"", and ""Carry On Matron"". Carry On Spying Carry On Spying is a 1964 film, the ninth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made. It marks Barbara Windsor's first appearance in the series. Series regulars Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, and Jim Dale"
"""Carry On Regardless"" and would appear in a further three ""Carry On"" films. This Carry On film was the only one to be filmed over two years; being filmed in both 1960 and 1961. Down at the local labour exchange, everyone is moaning about the lack of decent jobs, unaware that nearby Bert Handy and his secretary Miss Cooling are attempting to fill vacancies, at a new enterprise called Helping Hands. When word gets round, people are quick to visit the agency, notably Sam Twist, Francis Courtenay, Delia King, Gabriel Dimple, Lily Duveen, Mike Weston and Montgomery Infield-Hopping. Bert decides"
"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"
"telling him he has the captaincy of the new ship. He turns it down as he recognises it does not have the personal touch of a cruise ship, and prefers the company of his own crew. Interiors: The film was the 12th most popular movie at the British box office in 1962. Carry On Cruising Carry On Cruising is the sixth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made and was released in 1962. It was based on an original story by Eric Barker. P&O – Orient Lines were thanked in the credits. Regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams"
"fight sequence between bikini-clad contestants played by Barbara Windsor and Margaret Nolan) enabled the film to gain the more commercially acceptable A certificate (open to families) than the more restrictive AA certificate, barring entry to the under-fourteens. Interiors: Exteriors: Valerie Leon's voice for the film was dubbed by co-star June Whitfield. 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"
"Carry On Up the Khyber Carry On Up the Khyber is a British comedy and the sixteenth in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, released in November 1968. It stars ""Carry On"" regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth. Roy Castle makes his only ""Carry On"" appearance in the romantic male lead part usually played by Jim Dale. Angela Douglas makes her fourth and final appearance in the series. Terry Scott returned to the series after his minor role in the first film of the series, ""Carry On Sergeant"" a"
"Carry On (franchise) The Carry On series primarily consists of 31 British comedy motion pictures (1958–92), four Christmas specials, a television series of thirteen episodes, and three West End and provincial stage plays. The films' humour was in the British comic tradition of the music hall and bawdy seaside postcards. Producer Peter Rogers and director Gerald Thomas drew on a regular group of actors, the Carry On team, that included Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott, Bernard Bresslaw, Barbara Windsor, Jack Douglas, and Jim Dale. The ""Carry On"" series contains"
"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"
"and commercials. These include: ""Little Lord Fauntleroy"", ""The Prince and the Pauper"", ""Cider With Rosie"", ""Heartbeat"" as Leonard Parks and Adrian Pym, ""Monarch of the Glen"", ""Trial & Retribution"" 1, 2 and 3, The Vice, ""The Bill"", ""Blue Murder"", ""The Armando Iannucci Show"", ""The Thieving Headmistress"", ""The Antique Rogues Show"", ""Skins"" and ""The Cut"". He reprised his role as Kenneth Horne in """" - a BBC film drama about the life and death of the legendary British comedy icon Kenneth Williams. He played Carry On director Gerald Thomas in the 2011 biopic ""Hattie"". He was also involved in a Korean"
"most prolific performer in the series, making sixteen film appearances, two Christmas specials, the television series in 1975 and the west end theatre productions which also toured the country, alongside Sid James, Barbara Windsor and Kenneth Connor. His Carry On appearances portrayed his characters as typically quiet and subtly eccentric. He was often cast as a stooge for another character. In ""Carry on Screaming!"" he played Detective Constable Slowbotham, the assistant for Detective Sergeant Bung (Harry H. Corbett), or as Citizen Bidet in ""Don't Lose Your Head"" where he was the assistant to Citizen Camembert (Kenneth Williams). In ""Carry On"
"so all ends well. Interiors: Exteriors: The film was the 10th most popular movie at the UK box office in 1961. 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"
"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 Constable Carry On Constable is the fourth film from the ""Carry On"" series, with 31 entries. It was released in February 1960. Of the regular team, it featured Kenneth Connor, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, and Hattie Jacques. Sid James makes his debut in the series here, while early regulars Leslie Phillips, Eric Barker, and Shirley Eaton also turn up, although Phillips did not appear again in the series for 32 years. It was the first """"Carry On..."""" film to include some nudity with Connor, Hawtrey, Williams, and Phillips baring their behinds during a shower scene. A"
"unimportant film,"" adding, ""A bunch of talented comedians have been handed these situations and, in their respective styles, they wring a lot more out of them and the dialog than the writers provide."" ""The Monthly Film Bulletin"" called it ""a traditionally English mixture of old farcical situations, well-worn jokes, and comic postcard characters. Charles Hawtrey, as a weedy incompetent, and Kenneth Williams, as a condescending intellectual, provide some genuine laughs. The rest of the humour is either overdone or half-baked."" Carry On Sergeant Carry On Sergeant is a 1958 comedy film about National Service starring William Hartnell, Bob Monkhouse and"
"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"
"revived in ""Carry On Camping"" (1969). In his fleeting appearance as an angry lorry driver in the 1970 film ""Spring and Port Wine"", his character was dubbed. At 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he was the tallest of the ""Carry On"" cast, head and shoulders over fellow ""Carry On"" regular Barbara Windsor, who is . Because of his height he was briefly considered for the part of the Creature in Hammer's ""Curse of Frankenstein"" (1957), which ultimately went instead to Christopher Lee. Bresslaw later made a comedy version of ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" for Hammer titled ""The Ugly"
"Carry On series, made early appearances in the film. William Hartnell and Jon Pertwee would both go on to star in the BBC science fiction programme ""Doctor Who"" as the First Doctor and Third Doctor, respectively. James Hayter went on to play Mr. Tebbs in the BBC comedy ""Are You Being Served?"". ""The New York Times"" wrote, ""Although the British movie makers have been known to make the most of humor, their infrequent lapses in this genre can be deadly dull. And ""Will Any Gentleman . . . ?"", the farce by that cryptic title, which landed at the Plaza"
"appear in every ""Carry On"" up to ""Carry On Emmannuelle"" in 1978, making her the most prolific actress in the series. The title role is played by Amanda Barrie in her second and last Carry On. Along with ""Carry On Sergeant"" and ""Carry On Screaming!"", its original posters were reproduced by the Royal Mail on stamps to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Carry on series in June 2008. The film opens during Caesar's invasions of Britain, with Mark Antony (Sid James) struggling to lead his armies through miserable weather. At a nearby village, cavemen Horsa (Jim Dale) and Hengist"
"Previous ""Carry On"" actors Jon Pertwee and Amanda Barrie also appeared in ""Dinosaurs"". Interiors: Exteriors: Carry On Behind Carry On Behind is the 27th in the series of ""Carry On"" films to be made, and was released in December 1975. It was the first not to be scripted by Talbot Rothwell since ""Carry On Cruising"" 13 years previously. Also missing was series stalwart Sid James. James was busy touring in a play, while Rothwell's health prevented him from writing. The regular actors present are Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas, Joan Sims and Peter Butterworth, Bernard Bresslaw and Patsy Rowlands."
"""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"
"On Regardless"" (1961), ""Carry On Cruising"" (1962), and ""Carry On Cabby"" (1963), but was sacked by producer Peter Rogers after casually saying the series could be better marketed. She re-appeared in the series in ""Carry On Behind"" (1975), her salary apparently half of what it had been before. Her other film appearances include ""Two-Way Stretch"" (1960), again with Sellers, ""The Bulldog Breed"" (1960), ""Double Bunk"" (1961) ""The Painted Smile"" (1962), ""The Americanization of Emily"" (1964), ""The Family Way"" (1966), ""Dad's Army"" (1971), and a string of sex comedies: ""Adventures of a Taxi Driver"" (1976), ""Confessions of a Driving Instructor"" (1976),"