Carry On Christmas Specials

Carry On Christmas Specials

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 formula of the long running series of Carry On films to the small screen.

Carry on Christmas (1969)

Description

The first special, "Carry On Christmas", was broadcast in 1969. It was filmed shortly after the completion of Carry on Up the Jungle and featured the same main cast from that film. It was scripted by long-term "Carry On" author Talbot Rothwell. The story was an irreverent take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", featuring Sid James as Scrooge.

Cast

Carry on Christmas (1973)

Description

1973 saw the final original Christmas special, "Carry On Christmas". Talbot Rothwell made a return as writer, as did Sid James. This was the only special to have a modern-day setting, featuring Sid James as a department store Father Christmas, although it did feature historical sketches.

Cast

Carry on Laughing's Christmas Classics (1983)

It would be ten years before the next Christmas special. "Carry On Laughing's Christmas Classics" saw Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor introduce some of the funniest moments from the later Carry On films, in a format very similar to the film "That's Carry On". Although people would see this as a fifth special, as it is a compilation of film clips from the "carry on" films, it is not officially counted as a Christmas special.

DVD release

In 2005, all four specials were released on DVD, featuring special interviews with producer Peter Rogers and stars Jack Douglas and Wendy Richard.

External links

* [http://www.thewhippitinn.com Carry On Films at The Whippit Inn]
* [http://www.carryonline.com Carry On Line: Official Website of the Carry On films]
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*imdb title|id=0346708|title=Carry on Laughing's Christmas Classics


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