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The Carry On series
Directed by Gerald Thomas
Produced by Peter Rogers
Written by Norman Hudis 1958-1962
Talbot Rothwell 1963-1974
Starring Sid James
Charles Hawtrey
Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Connor
Joan Sims
Hattie Jacques
Barbara Windsor
Patsy Rowlands
Peter Butterworth
Terry Scott
Jim Dale
Peter Gilmore
Bernard Bresslaw
June Whitfield
Distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated
Rank Organisation
Intandem Films (Set to Release Carry on London)
Release date(s) 1958 – 1978 1 Film in 1992 and 1 Film in 2008
Running time Estimated at 2700 Minutes
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Language English

The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. Gerald Thomas (b 10 December 1920 in Hull Yorkshire; d 9 November 1993) was an English film director born in Hull For the Wales international rugby player see Peter Rogers (rugby player Peter Rogers (born 20 February 1914 in Rochester Norman Hudis (born 1923 in Stepney, England) is a writer for Film and TV, he started his writing career on a local newspaper the Hampstead Talbot Nelson Conn Rothwell, OBE ( 12 November 1916 &ndash 28 February 1981) was an English Screenwriter. Sid James (born Joel Solomon Cohen; 8 May 1913 &ndash 26 April 1976) was a South African Actor, who made George Frederick Joffre Hartree ( 30 November 1914 &ndash 27 October 1988) better known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English Kenneth Charles Williams ( 22 February 1926 &ndash 15 April 1988) was an English comic Actor, star of 26 Kenneth Connor, MBE ( 6 June, 1916 &ndash 28 November, 1993) was an English comedy stage radio film and TV actor best Irene Joan Marion Sims ( 9 May 1930 &ndash 27 June 2001) was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the Josephine Edwina Jaques ( 7 February 1922 &ndash 6 October 1980) was a well-known English Comedy actress Barbara Ann Windsor, MBE (born Barbara Ann Deeks on 6 August 1937) is an English actress. Patsy Rowlands ( 19 January 1934 &ndash 22 January, 2005) was an English actress who is best remembered for her roles Peter Butterworth ( February 4 1919 - January 16 1979) was an English comic actor who appeared in sixteen of the ''Carry Terry Scott ( 4 May 1927 &ndash 26 July 1994) was an English Actor and Comedian who appeared in seven Jim Dale MBE (born James Smith on 15 August 1935 is an English Actor and Singer - Songwriter, best known for his roles Peter Gilmore (born 25 August 1931) is a British actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Captain James Onedin in the BBC Television period Bernard Bresslaw ( February 25 1934 – June 11 1993) was an English Actor. June Rosemary Whitfield, CBE (born 11 November 1925 is an English actress, known in the United Kingdom since the 1950s for roles in Radio Anglo-Amalgamated Productions was a British film production company run by Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy that operated from the 1940s The Rank Organisation was a British Entertainment company formed in 1937 and absorbed in 1996 by The Rank Group Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Gerald Thomas (b 10 December 1920 in Hull Yorkshire; d 9 November 1993) was an English film director born in Hull For the Wales international rugby player see Peter Rogers (rugby player Peter Rogers (born 20 February 1914 in Rochester An energetic mix of parody, farce, slapstick and double entendres, they are seen as classic examples of British humour. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject A farce is a Comedy written for the stage or film which aims to Entertain the audience by means of unlikely extravagant and improbable situations disguise and mistaken Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with Not to be confused with Puns which employ multiple phrases A double entendre is a Figure of speech similar to the Pun, in British humour is a somewhat general term applied to certain comedic Motifs that are often prevalent in comedic acts originating in the United Kingdom and its

Twenty-nine original films and one compilation film were made between 1958 and 1978 at Pinewood Studios, with an additional film made in 1992. Pinewood Studios is a major British Film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. The films relied on a repertoire of comedy actors which changed gradually over the years. The mainstays of the series were Kenneth Williams (26 films), Joan Sims (24), Charles Hawtrey (23), Sid James (19), Kenneth Connor (17), Hattie Jacques (14) and Bernard Bresslaw (14). Kenneth Charles Williams ( 22 February 1926 &ndash 15 April 1988) was an English comic Actor, star of 26 Irene Joan Marion Sims ( 9 May 1930 &ndash 27 June 2001) was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the George Frederick Joffre Hartree ( 30 November 1914 &ndash 27 October 1988) better known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English Sid James (born Joel Solomon Cohen; 8 May 1913 &ndash 26 April 1976) was a South African Actor, who made Kenneth Connor, MBE ( 6 June, 1916 &ndash 28 November, 1993) was an English comedy stage radio film and TV actor best Josephine Edwina Jaques ( 7 February 1922 &ndash 6 October 1980) was a well-known English Comedy actress Bernard Bresslaw ( February 25 1934 – June 11 1993) was an English Actor. One of the most iconic Carry On stars was Barbara Windsor, although she appeared in only ten of the films. Barbara Ann Windsor, MBE (born Barbara Ann Deeks on 6 August 1937) is an English actress. Comedy legend Frankie Howerd is also associated with the Carry Ons, but only appeared in two films (Doctor and Up The Jungle) and the 1969 Christmas TV special. Frankie Howerd OBE (born Francis Alick Howard, 6 March 1917 &ndash 18 April 1992) was a distinctive English The Carry On Christmas Specials were four one-off Sitcoms produced for Thames Television made between 1969-1970 and 1972-1973 and were an attempt to bring

The films' humour was in the British comic tradition of the music hall and seaside postcards. Music hall is a form of British theatrical Entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960 A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick Paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an Envelope and Many of them parodied more serious films - in the case of Carry On Cleo (1964), the Burton and Taylor film Cleopatra (1963). Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Cleopatra is a 1963 Film directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz. The screenplay was adapted by Sidney Buchman, Ben Hecht,

The mainstay of Carry On humour was innuendo and the sending-up of British institutions and customs, such as the National Health Service (Nurse, Doctor, Again Doctor, Matron), the monarchy (Henry), the Empire (Up the Khyber) and the trade unions (At Your Convenience) as well as the Hammer horror film (Screaming), camping (Camping), foreigners (Abroad), the seaside (Girls), and caravanning holidays (Behind) among others. Carry On Up the Khyber is the sixteenth Carry On film, released in 1968. Carry On at Your Convenience, released in 1971, is the 22nd film of the Carry On series and was the first box office failure of the series Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Carry On Camping is a 1969 Comedy film and the seventeenth ''Carry On'' film. Although the films were very often slated by the critics, they were popular.

The series began with Carry On Sergeant (1958), about a group of recruits on National Service, and was sufficiently successful that others followed. Carry On Sergeant is the first ''Carry On'' film. Its first public screening was on 1 August 1958 at Screen One London. "National Service" redirects here For national service in other countries see National service. A film had appeared the previous year under the title Carry On Admiral; although this was a comedy in a similar vein (with Joan Sims in the cast) it has no connection to the series. There was also an unrelated 1937 film Carry On London, starring future Carry On performer Eric Barker. Eric Leslie Barker (born 12 February 1912, Thornton Heath, died 1 June 1990, Faversham) was an English

The characters and comedy style of the Carry On film series later moved into shows in other media. There was a television series titled Carry On Laughing, and several Christmas specials. Carry on Laughing was a television sitcom produced for ATV which featured several stars of the famous Carry On comedy film series The Carry On Christmas Specials were four one-off Sitcoms produced for Thames Television made between 1969-1970 and 1972-1973 and were an attempt to bring There were also three stage shows: Carry On London, Carry On Laughing and Wot a Carry On In Blackpool.

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Early films

From 1958 to 1962 the films' screenplays were written by Norman Hudis and mostly shot in black and white. Norman Hudis (born 1923 in Stepney, England) is a writer for Film and TV, he started his writing career on a local newspaper the Hampstead Set in institutions of various types, the bungling protagonists usually fail, then eventually triumph in the face of some adversity. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story.

The top-grossing film in the UK in 1959. Carry On Sergeant is the first ''Carry On'' film. Its first public screening was on 1 August 1958 at Screen One London. Carry On Nurse is the second ''Carry On'' film, released in 1959.
The first colour film of the series. Carry On Teacher is the third ''Carry On'' film, released in 1959. Carry On Constable is the fourth ''Carry On'' film It was released in 1960. Carry on Regardless was the fifth in the series of ''Carry On'' films to be made Carry On Cruising is the sixth ''Carry On'' film and was released in 1962.

A black-and-white film, Carry On Spaceman, was planned for release after Carry On Regardless, but was abandoned. Carry On Spaceman is an unproduced film that was to be released shortly after Carry On Regardless, in 1961 Plans for a revival of the film in 1962, under Dennis Gifford, also failed.

Classic Carry On

In 1963 Talbot Rothwell took over the role of screenwriter. Talbot Nelson Conn Rothwell, OBE ( 12 November 1916 &ndash 28 February 1981) was an English Screenwriter. The settings became more ambitious, often parodying well-known films or genres. Coinciding with the sexual revolution, they featured more explicit sexual jokes and situations. The sexual revolution refers to the well-documented changes in social thought and codes of behaviour related to sexuality throughout the Western world that continues to evolve The films made in colour in the '60s remain among the most popular of the series.

At one point, Talbot Rothwell sought and received permission to borrow several one-liners and quotes that Frank Muir and Denis Norden had written for the successful radio comedy series Take It From Here. Frank Herbert Muir (5 February 1920 - 2 January 1998 was an English Comedy writer radio and television personality and raconteur Denis Mostyn Norden (born 6th February 1922 in Hackney, London) is an English Comedy writer and Television presenter. Take It From Here (often referred to as TIFH, pronounced &mdash and sometimes humorously spelt &mdash "TIFE" was a British Rothwell was a friend and colleague of Muir and Norden.

Back to black-and-white; originally scripted as a non-Carry On film called Call Me a Cab
In colour again; not considered a successful film in the canon
In black-and-white as a deliberate spoof of Film Noir in some sequences
In full colour again (as were all the rest), using costumes and sets left standing from filming portions of Cleopatra; contains the line voted as the funniest comedy movie line ever: "Infamy! Infamy! they've all got it in for me!" (Kenneth Williams)
A spoof horror film, with the Gothic atmosphere of a Hammer production. Carry On Cabby is the seventh ''Carry On'' film released in 1963 and the first one written by series mainstay Talbot Rothwell. Carry on Jack is the eighth movie in the ''Carry On'' film series and was released in 1963. Carry On Spying is a 1964 film and is the ninth movie in the ''Carry On'' film series and marks Barbara Windsor 's first appearance in the series Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Carry On Cleo is the tenth film in the ''Carry On'' film series and was released in 1964. Cleopatra is a 1963 Film directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz. The screenplay was adapted by Sidney Buchman, Ben Hecht, Carry On Cowboy is the eleventh in the Carry On series of films Carry On Screaming! is the twelfth " Carry On " film and was released in 1966. Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted this the 40th greatest comedy film of all time. Total Film, published by Future Publishing, is the United Kingdom 's second best-selling Film Magazine. Harry H. Corbett guest-starred in the Sid James role. Harry H Corbett OBE ( 28 February 1925 in Rangoon, Burma – 21 March 1982 in Hastings, Sid James (born Joel Solomon Cohen; 8 May 1913 &ndash 26 April 1976) was a South African Actor, who made Most famous line is a lustily-delivered "Frying tonight!" from Kenneth Williams.
A Scarlet Pimpernel spoof. Don't Lose Your Head is the thirteenth Carry On film (and one of only two not to have "Carry On" in the original title The Scarlet Pimpernel is a classic play and Adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the
A Foreign Legion parody, and an unsuccessful attempt to break into the American market by casting Phil Silvers as the lead — in a role written for Sid James, who had suffered his first heart-attack just before the film went into production. Follow That Camel is the fourteenth Carry On film and was released in 1967. Phil Silvers ( May 11, 1911 &ndash November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and Comedy actor
The highest grossing film that year in the UK

The loss of the Carry On prefix from the titles of 'Don't Lose Your Head' and 'Follow That Camel' was due to the change of distributor from Anglo-Amalgamated to Rank. Carry On Doctor ( 1967) is the fifteenth film in the " Carry On " series Carry On Up the Khyber is the sixteenth Carry On film, released in 1968. Carry On Camping is a 1969 Comedy film and the seventeenth ''Carry On'' film. Carry On Again Doctor is the eighteenth ''Carry On'' film It was released in 1969 and is notable for being Jim Dale 's last appearance in Anglo-Amalgamated Productions was a British film production company run by Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy that operated from the 1940s The Rank Organisation was a British Entertainment company formed in 1937 and absorbed in 1996 by The Rank Group Both films were later re-issued with a Carry On. . . prefix.

Into the 1970s

Although the series continued to be popular in the early 1970s, there was a growing feeling among the cast and critics that the quality of the films was declining. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. British society was becoming more accustomed to seeing sexual content on screen, and the innuendos of the series no longer had the impact they did before, although they became noticeably stronger. Rothwell continued as writer.

The Wedded Bliss agency, run by Sidney and Sophie Bliss, is a picture of domestic happiness, until the customers walk out the door! This film tried to introduce younger stars into the mix, incorporating such newcomers as Jacki Piper, Imogen Hassall and Richard O'Callaghan in key roles. Carry On Up the Jungle, is a 1970 comedy and is the nineteenth " Carry On " film Carry On Loving is the twentieth Carry On film It was released in 1970. Jacki Piper (born 3 August 1948, Birmingham) is an actress best known for her appearances in Carry On Up The Jungle, Carry On Loving Imogen Hassall ( 25 August 1942 &mdash 16 November 1980) was a British actress who appeared in several films during the 1960s Richard O'Callaghan (born as Richard Rooke in London England March 7, 1940) is an English film stage and television Character
This was the first box office failure in the series, something attributed to the film's attempt at exploring the political themes of the trade union movement — with, crucially, the unionists (with whom the traditional Carry On core audience might have identified) portrayed as buffoons. Carry On Henry is the 21st of the Carry On series and was released in 1971. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Carry On at Your Convenience, released in 1971, is the 22nd film of the Carry On series and was the first box office failure of the series Although considered by many Carry On fans to be one of the best of the series, it did not return full production costs until 1976 after several international and television sales. Richard O'Callaghan, Jacki Piper and Kenneth Cope play key roles alongside the Carry On regulars. For the musician see Kenneth Cope (musician. Kenneth Cope (born on 14 April 1931 in Liverpool) is an
After the problems caused by the topical and political nature of the previous film's story, this was a lightweight farce that returned to the familiar Carry On setting of a large hospital. Carry On Matron is the twenty-third Carry On film It was released in 1972. Matron featured all the main regular cast of the period with the exception of Peter Butterworth, and was the final Carry On for recurring players Terry Scott and Jacki Piper. The first appearance for Jack Douglas. Jack Douglas (born Jack Roberton on 26 April 1927) is an English Actor most famous for his roles in
This film, about a disastrous package holiday where anything that could possibly go wrong did go wrong, was Charles Hawtrey's last Carry On. Carry On Abroad is the twenty fourth Carry On film, released in 1972. George Frederick Joffre Hartree ( 30 November 1914 &ndash 27 October 1988) better known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English
The story of a struggling seaside resort's attempt to organise a beauty contest, and the efforts of militant feminists, to oppose it. Carry On Girls is the twenty-fifth Carry On film released in Britain in 1973. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate This was the first film where key regulars Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey were both absent. The sexual humour in this film is notably less subtle than its predecessors. Robin Askwith was cast as a sexually naïve young man; a similar role to that which he would play in the later Confessions films. Robin Askwith was born in Southport) and is an English film actor most famous for his role as Timmy Lea in the Confessions
The last Rothwell film, and the last to feature Sid James, Hattie Jacques, and Barbara Windsor. Carry On Dick was the 26th Carry On film. It was released in 1974 and marked the end of an era for the series For other meanings see Dick Turpin (disambiguation. Richard (Dick Turpin ( September 21, 1705 in Hempstead Sid James (born Joel Solomon Cohen; 8 May 1913 &ndash 26 April 1976) was a South African Actor, who made Josephine Edwina Jaques ( 7 February 1922 &ndash 6 October 1980) was a well-known English Comedy actress Barbara Ann Windsor, MBE (born Barbara Ann Deeks on 6 August 1937) is an English actress. It is often seen as the last "true" Carry On.

Decline

After Rothwell ended his run as writer in 1974, the already variable quality of the series took a sharp downturn. British society had changed significantly and Carry On humour now seemed dated and innocent. Moreover fewer and fewer of the established cast were now appearing in the films; Abroad had been the last Carry On film appearance for Charles Hawtrey and Dick the last for Sid James (who died in 1976), Hattie Jacques and Barbara Windsor. Owing to the withdrawal of American funding from British films, with a few exceptions, many of the most profitable British films during the 1970s were those adapted from television series (such as Steptoe and Son), or erotic comedies. Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about two rag and bone men living in Oil Drum Lane a fictional street The influence of these genres is keenly felt in the Carry On series' output of this period, with an increased sexual content and more television stars (such as Windsor Davies) appearing in place of regulars. Windsor Davies (born August 28 1930, Canning Town, West Ham, London) is an English -born Welsh actor well known

Windsor Davies, Ian Lavender, and headlining guest star Elke Sommer. Carry On Behind is a 1975 Film in the British Carry On series of comedies. Windsor Davies (born August 28 1930, Canning Town, West Ham, London) is an English -born Welsh actor well known Arthur Ian Lavender, better known as Ian Lavender, (born 16 February 1946 is an English film and television Actor best known for his role as Elke Sommer (born 5 November, 1940) born Elke Schletz, is a German -born actress, Entertainer, and Artist. This was the final Carry On film appearance for Bernard Bresslaw. Bernard Bresslaw ( February 25 1934 – June 11 1993) was an English Actor.
This film featured an almost entirely new cast. Carry On England is the 28th Carry On film It was released in 1976. Although Carry On regular Kenneth Connor had a leading role the only other regulars present, Joan Sims and Peter Butterworth, had only small roles in the film. Windsor Davies who had joined the series with the preceding film again plays a major role. Other key roles are taken by established and recognisable actors Judy Geeson and Patrick Mower. Judith Amanda "Judy" Geeson (born September 10 1948 is an English actress. Patrick Mower (born 12 September 1940, real name Patrick Archibald Mower) is an English Actor well known for his many television and A major commercial failure, this film was withdrawn from some cinemas after just three days. [1]
A compilation of clips with specially filmed linking footage presented by Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor. That's Carry On! is a compilation of the highlights of the Carry On films.
An attempt to revive the series by increasing the sexual content. Carry On Emmannuelle is the 29th Carry On film and was released in 1978. This film is notable in that Jack Douglas plays a character other than his stuttering Alf Ippititimus-type persona, in this case a snooty butler.

Unmade Carry Ons

The next film after Carry on Regardless, What a Carry On. . . was to have been set around an amateur dramatics group putting on a production of Romeo and Juliet but Hudis was unable to work it into a full feature script and it was incorporated into Teacher. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the
Conflicting reports state that the script for this film would have been written by Michael Pertwee or Norman Hudis (Hudis sounds more likely), had it gone ahead. The story revolved around a fire station, under the command of Sid James, and various attempts to train a bungling group of new recruits. Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey were to have played the supporting roles. The idea was abandoned because Gerald Thomas was afraid the film might suffer if a major disaster occurred at the time of its release.
Scripted by Norman Hudis, this story revolved around a group of RAF recruits. It got as far as pre-production, but was abandoned. This is probably what inspired the making of the failed Carry On England, which had a similar plot. Carry On England is the 28th Carry On film It was released in 1976.
Scripted by Norman Hudis, and was to satirize interests in the space race from the Western world's point of view. Carry On Spaceman is an unproduced film that was to be released shortly after Carry On Regardless, in 1961 Norman Hudis (born 1923 in Stepney, England) is a writer for Film and TV, he started his writing career on a local newspaper the Hampstead Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human The Space Race was a competition of space exploration between the Soviet Union and the United States, which lasted roughly from 1957 to 1975 The cast was to consist of three would-be astronauts who constantly bungled on their training and their mission. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained The film was to be shot in black and white.
Originally supposed to be released shortly after Carry On Regardless, in 1961. Carry on Regardless was the fifth in the series of ''Carry On'' films to be made Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Attempts to revive Carry On Spaceman in 1962 under Denis Gifford, again by Hudis, failed again, and the project was subsequently abandoned. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denis Gifford (1927-2000 was a British writer He specialized in the history of popular entertainments such as Comic books and Horror films In his lengthy career
During the Second World War, Talbot Rothwell and Peter Butterworth spent time interned in the same prisoner of war camp. Carry On Escaping was inspired by their experiences there and progressed as far in pre-production as a near-final script.
See main article for more information. Carry On Again Nurse is the name given to three scripts for an intended sub-sequel to the successful Carry On Nurse film the second instalment of the
A planned spoof of the then popular US soap Dallas. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 A full script was written and casting offers made — including Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas, Suzanne Danielle, Joan Sims, Charlie Hawtrey (in a guest role) and Jim Dale. The script centred around the Ramming family (and not Screwing, which was dropped in an early draft as this could have endangered the A certificate). When the 'Who Shot JR' storyline occurred, Dallas became the most watched TV programme in the world at that time. Lorimar then wanted a royalty about 20 times the size of the total budget to use the programme as a base, so the production dried up.
This was loosely to have been based on the Neighbours series and its ilk. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 Location scouting had been carried out by Gerald Thomas, in Australia, but eventually the finance fell through. Essentially, Rogers always liked the script for Carry On Dallas, and so a couple of years later the oil tycoons became sewage farmers and the whole thing shifted to Australia. Thomas had seen some locations there whilst on holiday and spoke to the Australian film commission, which welcomed the idea. The scripts for Carry On Dallas and Carry On Down Under were identical.
See main article for more information. Carry On Again Nurse is the name given to three scripts for an intended sub-sequel to the successful Carry On Nurse film the second instalment of the

Revival

During the 1980s the Carry On films were viewed by many as representing the worst side of British attitudes to women and to sex. However, they were still very popular and were regularly broadcast on television.

In 1992, an attempt was made to revive the series with Carry On Columbus, co-inciding with the production of two serious movies on the subject and the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' first landing in the Americas. Carry On Columbus was a 1992 film and the most recent in the Carry On films series Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer The producers managed to persuade a number of alternative comedians such as Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, Peter Richardson, and Julian Clary to appear in the film as well as the comic actress Maureen Lipman, but it did not achieve any great commercial success and was panned by some critics. Alternative comedy is a style of Comedy that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and 1980s which would eventually go on to become mainstream in the Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (born 7 March, 1958) is an English Actor, Writer and Comedian. Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952 is an English Comedian, Actor and Author. Peter Richardson, born 15 October 1951 in Devon, is an English Actor, Comedian, director, and Julian Clary (born 25 May 1959 is an English Comedian and Writer, known for his playing-on-stereotypes camp style with a heavy reliance on Maureen Diane Lipman CBE (born 10 May, 1946) is a British film Theatre and television actress, Columnist

Of all the original Carry On stars, only Jim Dale (playing the title role) and Jack Douglas appeared in the film – many of the others had died. Barbara Windsor, however, refused to appear after reading the script. Barbara Ann Windsor, MBE (born Barbara Ann Deeks on 6 August 1937) is an English actress. A handful of other actors who had played a few roles in the original films, such as Peter Gilmore, Bernard Cribbins, Jon Pertwee, June Whitfield, and Leslie Phillips also appeared. Peter Gilmore (born 25 August 1931) is a British actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Captain James Onedin in the BBC Television period Bernard Cribbins (born McDermott on December 29 1928 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English Character actor and musical John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996 better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English Actor. June Rosemary Whitfield, CBE (born 11 November 1925 is an English actress, known in the United Kingdom since the 1950s for roles in Radio Leslie Samuel Phillips, CBE (born 20 April 1924) is a BAFTA -nominated English Actor, best known for his comedy roles Frankie Howerd had originally agreed to appear, but he died before filming, and the role was adapted to be played by Julian Clary. Frankie Howerd OBE (born Francis Alick Howard, 6 March 1917 &ndash 18 April 1992) was a distinctive English

The script, by Dave Freeman, was more polished than those he wrote for the Carry On films during the 1970s, including comment on colonialism as well as the obligatory innuendo and slapstick. See Colony and Colonization for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism

Recent activity

A new film, Carry On London, was announced in 2003, but was still in pre-production as of 2008. The script was signed off by the production company in March 2008, and "centres on a limousine company ferrying celebrities to an awards show. "[2] The film has had several false starts, and the cast has changed extensively over time. Daniella Westbrook was once attached, but is no longer involved with the project. Danniella Westbrook (born 5 November, 1973) is an English actress and Television presenter. In May 2006, it was announced Vinnie Jones and Shane Richie are to star in the film, which was to be directed by Peter Richardson, though Ed Bye has since been attached to the project as director. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones (born 5 January 1965) is an English -born Film actor and ex- footballer, having represented Shane Richie (born Shane Patrick Roche, 11 March 1964 Early life Born in Harlesden to Irish Catholic parents Peter Richardson, born 15 October 1951 in Devon, is an English Actor, Comedian, director, and Edward Richard Morrison Bye is a British film and TV producer and director [3] In May 2007, this project was announced to be 'back on' with a release date of 2008. [4] At the 50th anniversary party held at Pinewood Studios in March 2008, Peter Rogers confirmed that he plans for a series of Carry On films after London, subject to the success of the first. It is currently hoped to be released in late 2008 as part of the celebrations of fifty years since the release of Carry on Sergeant, the first in the series, in 1958. Carry On Sergeant is the first ''Carry On'' film. Its first public screening was on 1 August 1958 at Screen One London.

Regular actors

See also: List of Carry On films cast members

References

Notes

  1. ^ Ross, Robert. The Carry On Companion, B. T. Batsford: London, 1996. ISBN 0-7134-7967-1 p 120
  2. ^ Carry On script gets green light. BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-03-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
  3. ^ "Vinnie Jones in new Carry On film", BBC, 2006-05-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Retrieved on 2007-10-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.  
  4. ^ Carry On London. Intandem Films. Retrieved on 2007-10-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.

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