Who was in most carry on films?

Who was in most carry on films?

The most prolific were the neurotic Kenneth Williams (26 appearances), the libidinous Sid James (19) and the campy Charles Hawtrey (23), while there was formidable female support from Joan Sims (24), Hattie Jacques (14) and Barbara Windsor (10).

Is Fircombe a real place?

By the early 70s, the enjoyably silly series was starting to get a bit limp, as ‘Women’s Libbers’ attempt to disrupt a seaside Beauty Contest in the fictitious seaside town of ‘Fircombe’.

Who played Mrs Bumble in Carry On Girls?

Key cast & crew credits

Sid James (as Sidney James)	Cllr Sidney Fiddler
Peter Butterworth	Admiral
Jack Douglas	William
Patsy Rowlands	Mildred Bumble
Joan Hickson	Mrs. Dukes

How many Carry On films are there altogether?

The series’ humour relied largely on innuendo and double entendre. There were thirty-one films, four TV Christmas specials, one television series of thirteen episodes, and three West End and provincial stage plays, all made on time and to a strict budget.

How old was Barbara Windsor when she made Carry On Camping?

They [the films] were very moral actually.” Look again at that bra-pinging scene in Carry On Camping. Although she was youthful and pixie-like in appearance, Windsor was 31, well established and firmly in on the joke.

Did any actor appear in all the carry on films?

Barbara Windsor (1937–2020) (10, including co-presenting That’s Carry On with Williams) played main roles in all her Carry On appearances. Her characters were always the cheeky and saucy young blonde, often in revealing costumes.

Where is the hotel from Carry on Girls?

The old Clarges hotel can be found at 115-119 Marine Parade Brighton. It was famously used in the filming of the British comedy classic ‘Carry On Girls’. The hotel was once owned by Dora Bryan of Carry On fame.

Where is Brighton filmed?

Director Stephen Cookson said they filmed location shots in a number of towns along the south coast, from Margate to Brighton, and decided to shoot it in Hastings and St Leonards because “Brighton is a bit too modern now for the time period the movie is set in.”

What seaside resort was carry on at your convenience?

Getting away from the immediate Pinewood area, the annual works outing takes the gang to the Carry Ons’ favourite seaside resort, Brighton, on the East Sussex coast.

Who played Patricia Potter?

Valerie Leon: Patricia Potter.

Why did they stop making Carry On films?

A script was written and casting offers made to Williams, Connor, Douglas, Sims, Hawtrey and Dale. The production was abandoned when Lorimar Productions demanded a royalty fee of 20 times the total production budget.

How much did the Carry On cast get paid?

Carry On is known for being produced on a tight budget but what some might not know is that this also extended to the actors. It has long been reported that its leading men were paid around £5,000 per film but no such luck for their female counterparts, who were paid exactly half this.

Is Carry On Up The Khyber racist?

BritBox warns that Carry On Up The Khyber, about colonial Brits in India at the time of the Raj, contains “sexual references, racial imagery and stereotypes that may cause offence”.

What was the last ever Carry On film?

Carry On Columbus is a 1992 British comedy film, the 31st and final release in the Carry On film series (1958–1992). The film was a belated entry to the series, following 1978’s Carry On Emmannuelle.

What is Acarveup?

What a Carve Up! is a 1961 British comedy-horror film directed by Pat Jackson and starring Sid James, Kenneth Connor, and Shirley Eaton. It was released in the United States in 1962 as No Place Like Homicide. The film was loosely based on the 1928 novel The Ghoul by Frank King.

Is Anna Karen still alive?

Did Barbara Windsor marry a Kray twin?

Iconic actress Barbara Windsor was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014 and passed away in 2020. The star has been married three times; her first husband Ronnie Knight – an associate of the notorious Kray twins.

What was Hattie Jacques real name?

Hattie Jacques (/dʒeɪks/; born Josephine Edwina Jaques; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the Carry On films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.