The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. An energetic mix of parody, farce, slapstick and double entendres, they are seen as classic examples of how to do British humour. Gerald Thomas (1920 - 1993) was a British film director. ... Peter Rogers (born 20 February 1914 in Rochester, Kent) is a British film producer. ... In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Look up farce in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... British humour is a somewhat general term applied to certain comedic motifs that are often prevalent in comedic acts originating in Great Britain and its current or former colonies. ...

Twenty-nine original films and one compilation film were made between 1958 and 1978 at Pinewood Studios, with an additional film made in 1992. 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). One of the most iconic Carry On stars was Barbara Windsor, although she appeared in only ten of the films. Comedy legend Frankie Howerd is also associated with the Carry On films, but only appeared in two of them (Doctor and Up The Jungle) The entrance to Pinewood Studios Pinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated approximately 20 miles west of London among the pine trees on what was the estate of Heatherden Hall, near the village of Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. ... Kenneth Williams Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English comic actor, star of twenty six films and notable radio comedies with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne, as well as a witty raconteur on a wide range of subjects. ... Irene Joan Marian Sims (May 9, 1930, Laindon, Essex - June 28, 2001) was a British actress. ... Charles Hawtrey appeared posthumously on the cover of the Smiths compilation The Very Best of The Smiths (2001). ... Sid James Sid James (8 May 1913–26 April 1976) was a film and television actor. ... Kenneth Connor (1916-1993) Kenneth Connor, MBE (6 June 1916 – 28 November 1993) was a British comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for the Carry On films. ... Josephine Edwina Jacques (7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980), better known by the stage name Hattie Jacques, (pronounced Jakes) was a British comedy actress born in Sandgate, Kent. ... Bernard Bresslaw (February 25, 1934 - June 11, 1993) was an English actor who was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. ... Barbara Ann Deeks MBE (born 6 August 1937) is an English actress known as Barbara Windsor. ... Frankie Howerd Frankie Howerd OBE (born Francis Alex Howard in York, England, 6 March 1917 - not 1922 as he claimed; died in London, 19 April 1992) was a distinctive English comedian and comic actor. ...

The films' humour was in the British comic tradition of the music hall and seaside postcards. Many of them parodied more serious films - in the case of Carry On Cleo (1964), the Burton and Taylor film Cleopatra (1963). Music Hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which reached its peak of popularity between 1850 and 1960. ... One of the cards used in evidence against McGill in 1954 Donald Fraser Gould McGill, (January 28, 1875 – October 13, 1962) was an English graphic artist whose name has become synonymous with a whole genre of saucy seaside postcards that were sold mostly in small shops in British coastal towns. ... Richard Burton CBE (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor. ... For other persons named Elizabeth Taylor, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation). ... Cleopatra is a 1963 film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. ...

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. Although the films were very often slated by the critics, they were popular. Carry On up the Khyber is the sixteenth Carry On film, released in 1968. ... A poster for Dracula Prince of Darkness (1966). ... Carry On Camping is arguably one of the most famous Carry On films, released on 3 July 1969 in the UK, but produced in late 1968. ...

The series began with Carry On Sergeant (1958), about a group of recruits on National Service, and was sufficiently successful that others followed. 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. Carry On Sergeant is the first Carry On film, and its first public screening was on 1st August 1958 at Screen One, London. ... National service is a common name for compulsory or voluntary military service programs. ... Eric Leslie Barker (born as 12 February 1912, Thornton Heath, Surrey, died June 1, 1990, Faversham) was an English comedy actor in the 1960s and 1970s. ...

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 Carry On Christmas specials. There were also three stage shows: Carry On London, Carry On Laughing and Wot a Carry On In Blackpool. 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 five one-off sitcoms produced for Thames Television between the 1960s and 1980s, and were an attempt to bring the formula of the long running Carry On film series to the small screen. ...

Early films

From 1958 to 1962 the films' screenplays were written by Norman Hudis and mostly shot in black and white. Set in institutions of various types, the bungling protagonists usually fail, then eventually triumph in the face of some adversity. 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 & Highgate Express. ... A protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. ...

• Carry On Sergeant (1958)
• Carry On Nurse (1959), that year's top-grossing film in the UK.
• Carry On Teacher (1959)
• Carry On Constable (1960)
• Carry On Regardless (1961)
• Carry On Cruising (1962), the first colour film of the series.

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Classic Carry On

In 1963 Talbot Rothwell took over the role of 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 films made in colour in the '60s remain among the most popular of the series. Talbot Nelson Conn Rothwell OBE (born November 12, 1916, died February 28, 1981) was born in Bromley, Kent, he had a variety of jobs during his early life; Town clerk, Police officer and Pilot. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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• Carry On Cabby (1963), back to black-and-white; originally scripted as a non-Carry On film called Call Me a Cab
• Carry On Jack (1963), in colour again; not considered a successful film in the canon
• Carry On Spying (1964), in black-and-white as a deliberate spoof of Film Noir in some sequences
• Carry On Cleo (1964), 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)
• Carry On Cowboy (1965)
• Carry On Screaming (1966), a spoof horror film, with the Gothic atmosphere of a Hammer production. In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted this the 40th greatest comedy film of all time. Harry H. Corbett guest-starred in the Sid James role. Most famous line " Frying tonight" from Kenneth Williams.
• Don't Lose Your Head (1966), a Scarlet Pimpernel spoof.
• Follow That Camel (1967), 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.
• Carry On Doctor (1967)
• Carry On up the Khyber (1968)
• Carry On Camping (1969), the highest grossing film that year in the UK
• Carry On Again Doctor (1969)

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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. 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.

• Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
• Carry On Loving (1970)

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 Henry (1971) (with Sid James as Henry VIII)
• Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)

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 portrayed as buffoons. This apparently alienated the traditional working-class Carry On core audience, and the film did not return full production costs until 1976 after several international and television sales. This film is considered by many Carry On fans to be one of the best of the series. Richard O'Callaghan, Jacki Piper and Kenneth Cope play key roles along side the Carry On regulars.

• Carry On Matron (1972)

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. 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.

• Carry On Abroad (1972)

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 Girls (1973)

The story of a struggling seaside resort's attempt to organise a beauty contest, and the efforts of militant feminists, to oppose it. 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, because Rothwell attempted to emulate the Confessions series of films. In a further attempt to attract the Confessions audience, one of that series' main actors, Robin Askwith, was cast in a similar role as a sexually naïve young man.

• Carry On Dick (1974) (a Dick Turpin spoof)

The last Rothwell film, and the last to feature Sid James, Hattie Jacques, and Barbara Windsor. It is often seen as the last "true" Carry On.

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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. 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. 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 in Shepherds Bush, London. ... Windsor Davies (born August 28, 1930) is an English-born Welsh actor. ...

• Carry On Behind (1975)

Basically a remake of Carry On Camping with several established Carry On regulars along with an influx of new actors in main roles including Windsor Davies, Ian Lavender, and headlining guest star Elke Sommer.

• Carry On England (1976)

This film featured an almost entirely new cast. 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. A major commercial failure, this film was withdrawn from some cinemas after just three days ^[1].

• That's Carry On! (1977)

A compilation of clips with specially filmed linking footage presented by Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor.

• Carry On Emmannuelle (1978)

An attempt to revive the series by increasing the sexual content. 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.

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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. 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. Carry On Columbus was a 1992 film, and the most recent in the Carry On films series. ... Christopher Columbus (1451 – May 20, 1506) was a navigator and maritime explorer credited as the discoverer of the Americas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Richard Michael Rik Mayall (born on March 7, 1958 in Harlow, Essex) is an English comedian and actor. ... Alexei David Sayle is a British comedian, actor and author. ... Peter Richardson born 15 October 1951 in Devon, Britain, is a British actor, comedian, director, and writer. ... Julian Clary (born as Paul Ross McNamara 25 May 1959) is an English comedian who is openly gay and known for his camp style, with a heavy reliance on innuendo and double entendre. ... Maureen Lipman CBE (born Hull, 10 May 1946), is a British film, theatre and television actress, columnist, and comedienne. ...

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. A handful of other actors who had played a few roles in the original films, such as Bernard Cribbins, Jon Pertwee, June Whitfield, and Leslie Phillips also appeared. Frankie Howerd had originally agreed to appear, but he passed away before filming, and the role was adapted to be played by Julian Clary. Barbara Ann Deeks MBE (born 6 August 1937) is an English actress known as Barbara Windsor. ... Bernard Cribbins as Captain Michael in Space: 1999 episode Brian the Brain (1976). ... John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. ... June Whitfield CBE 1925 in Streatham, London) is a well-known English actress. ... Leslie Samuel Phillips OBE (b. ... Frankie Howerd Frankie Howerd OBE (born Francis Alex Howard in York, England, 6 March 1917 - not 1922 as he claimed; died in London, 19 April 1992) was a distinctive English comedian and comic actor. ...

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. It has been suggested that Benign colonialism be merged into this article or section. ...

In 2004, the magazine Total Film described the greenlighting of the movie, and the decision to use alternative comedians, as the number two "dumbest decision in movie history".^{[citation needed]} Total Film, published by Future Publishing, is the United Kingdoms second best-selling film magazine, after the longer-established Empire from Emap. ...

Recent activity

A new film, Carry on London, was announced in 2003, but was still in pre-production as of February 2006. However, Peter Rogers assured readers of The Sun newspaper (which was running a Carry On film promotion at the time) that the film would be released within the next year. In May 2006, it was announced Vinnie Jones and Shane Richie are to star in the film, which is to be directed by Peter Richardson.[1] Carry On London is a new film in the Carry On film series was announced in 2003, but was still in pre-production as of February 2006. ... Peter Rogers (born 20 February 1914 in Rochester, Kent) is a British film producer. ... Look up sun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... May 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → May 1, 2006 (Monday) Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association outraged Vatican by planning to ordain another bishop, Liu Xinhong in Anhui Province. ... Vincent Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965 in Watford) is an English born footballer (although he later represented Wales) turned actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Peter Richardson born 15 October 1951 in Devon, Britain, is a British actor, comedian, director, and writer. ...

Regular actors

See also: List of Carry On films cast members

• Kenneth Williams (26, including co-presenting That's Carry On) Williams played a range of character types. Early roles were rather strait-laced, he then sometimes played his snide character: quite slimy and smarmy with a whiny voice. Later the haughty, proud and easily outraged character became more frequent and Williams' best-known character type. Williams sometimes played characters of other nationalities, such as in Up the Khyber. In some roles, when not actually playing his role in snide mode, Williams might deliver a single joke using his snide voice.
• Joan Sims (24) Had the longest uninterrupted run of roles in Carry On films, being in all 20 films (excluding That's Carry On) from Carry On Cleo to Carry On Emmannuelle. Played a range of characters from jolly and assertive young women with sturdy moral standards (Camping, Loving), to sexy and lusty matrons - either desired (At Your Convenience) or coarse and unattractive (Henry, Up the Khyber), to a chatty glutton (in Matron), and an unattractive spinster (Doctor).
• Charles Hawtrey (23), essentially played variations on the same theme in all his (varied) roles: the meek, rather effete 'mummy's boy' who could suddenly erupt into riotous behaviour.
• Sid James (19) was often portrayed as a womaniser, something that caused problems in his private life.
• Kenneth Connor (17) often played put-upon men ranging in character from pompous to meek, and often leering.
• Peter Butterworth (16) Butterworth frequently played major roles in the films, however in Again Doctor, Henry and Loving his role consists of a cameo where he appears in a single scene.
• Bernard Bresslaw (14) alternately playing the dimwit or the heavy, only in the later films did his characterisation develop (Dick, Behind).
• Hattie Jacques (14) Played the haughty matron or school senior mistress in several films.
• Jim Dale (11) Joined the series with support roles, but quickly progressed to playing the younger, sympathetic male lead, often in the film's romance plot strand. From his debut had an uninterrupted nine-film run. After a one-film absence returned for Again Doctor, his final Carry On until taking the lead role in the 1992 revival film Carry On Columbus.
• Peter Gilmore (11) usually in supporting roles, also returning for Columbus.
• Barbara Windsor (10, including her presenting chores in That's Carry On) Windsor played main roles in all her Carry On appearances. Her characters were always the cheeky and saucy young blonde, often in revealing costumes. Sometimes her characters were chaste, some were easily swayed.
• Patsy Rowlands (9) Started in support roles, often as undervalued, meek and mousey secretary or assisant who undergoes transformation into a more assertive and sexually-aware woman.
• Jack Douglas (8) Jack Douglas joined the series with a cameo appearance in Matron where he appears in just one scene and has a single line of dialogue. After an only slightly larger role in the following film Abroad where he again plays his established Alf Ippitimus-type character, his roles increased in size and increasingly diverged from the familiar Alf performance. After his debut Douglas appeared in all subsequent films in the original series, and was one of the few returners for Columbus.
• Julian Holloway (8) played several supporting roles, usually as a laddish young man.
• Terry Scott (7) played, among others, the put-upon husband (Camping), the barking sergeant (Sergeant, Up the Khyber) and lusty doctor (Matron).
• Valerie Leon (6) always played glamorous roles.

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Notes

1. ^ Ross, Robert. The Carry On Companion, B. T. Batsford: London, 1996. ISBN 0-7134-7967-1 p 120

External links

• Carry On Line The official Carry On website
• Carry On Films at The Whippit Inn Detailed information on the Carry On film series
• What a Carry On A tribute to the series
• Carry On at Britmovie
• Stop Messin' About - Kenneth Williams Website Detailed site on Kenny
• Carry On Forever An Extensive Look at The Series
• TV Cream on the Carry Ons
• Carry on Films at IMDb