amusing, extended bit of business lifted right out of Abbott and Costello's seminal "Who's On First? Gerald Thomas managed to secure royal permission to film in the grounds of Windsor Castle – a first for any British film.

Carry On Sergeant (1958) is about a group of recruits doing National Service; its title, a command commonly issued by army officers to their sergeants in the course of their routine duties, was in keeping with its setting. In 1969, the UK television channel ITV televised a Christmas special recorded by Thames Television; entitled Carry On Christmas, it was watched by over eight million viewers.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

It had financial backing from Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and began filming in April 1992.The film introduced Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques and Terry Scott to the series.

Charles Hawtrey had to be taught how to drive within one week and passed his driving test the day before shooting commenced [36] in March 1963. for VHS, there would be no problem with it being released at the very least on DVD, but it really isn't that simple. The head of a temp agency (Sid James) finds that all the people on his books are incapable of performing the odd jobs they are hired for. In early 2009, Carry On London or Carry On Bananas was once again 'back on', with Charlie Higson attached as director, and a different, more modern, cast list involving Paul O'Grady (as the acidic Kenneth Williamsesque character), Jynine James, Lenny Henry, Justin Lee Collins, Jennifer Ellison (as the saucy Barbara Windsor type), Liza Tarbuck (paralleling Hattie Jacques), Meera Syal, James Dreyfus, and Frank Skinner (filling in the Sid James role).

The previous eight - Carry On Sergeant, Nurse, Teacher, Constable, Regardless, Cruising, Cabby and Jack - are already available in the previous Collection 1 and Collection 2 sets. I'm still amazed ITV did all of Victoria and the new Poldark, along with Bodyguard, which I don't expect will continue on the format beyond the first series. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Entertainment Magpie Limited t/a Music Magpie acts as a broker and offers finance from a restricted range of finance providers, PayPal Credit is a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH. Norman Hudis was initially asked back to produce a script for what would be the 23rd Carry On film of the series. In The Spitting Image Book, released in 1985, there is a reference to a fictitious made-for-TV film entitled Carry On Up the Rectum, satirising the transparency of the puns used for Carry On Up the Khyber and possibly Carry On Up the Jungle.

The legendary Carry On… film series is back on DVD in this special collection bringing together all 30 films! The failure was attributed to the film's political theme about the trade union movement as it portrayed the union activists as incompetent troublemakers. During general release, the "Carry On" prefix was added back and the films received an extended release. It was the second and final film of the series to star Frankie Howerd, whose part was originally written for Kenneth Williams. But if all these things were more elegant, I do not really think the films would be more enjoyable: the badness is part of the funniness.

October 2013), Carry On Cleo (5 May 2014), Carry On Cowboy (2 June 2014) and Carry On Jack (7 July 2014). We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. Rogers blamed the low box-office takings for both Don't Lose Your Head and the following film Follow That Camel on the change in title. During the production of the series, the rights passed between a couple of companies ( Carry On Emmanuelle was made by Hemdale! Wyman and Evans's plot was acknowledged within the credits as "Based on a treatment by Lawrie Wyman and George Evans".