Sidney James - Biography - IMDb Sidney James Biography Showing all 54 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (24) | Salary (18) Overview (5) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) The star of the Carry On series of films, Sid James originally came to prominence as sidekick to the ground breaking British comedy actor Tony Hancock, on both radio and then television. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa and named Solomon Joel Cohen, James arrived in England in 1946, second wife in tow, having served with the South African Army during World War 2. By now an aspiring actor, James claimed to have boxed in his youth, perhaps to explain his craggy features, but was certainly a well respected hairdresser in his native country. Known in the trade as "one take James", he became a very talented and professional actor, constantly in demand for small parts in British post-war cinema.

In 1960 James debuted in the fourth of the Carry On films, taking the lead role in Carry on Constable (1960) and went on to appear in a further 18 Carry On films as well as various stage and television spin-offs. Reputed not to have got on with Carry On co-star Kenneth Williams , the two often played adversaries on-screen, notably in the historical parodies Carry On... Up the Khyber (1968) and Carry on Pimpernel (1967). James however was respected and revered by almost everyone he worked with and contrary to popular myth, a true gentleman. An addiction to gambling played a large part in James' workaholic schedule and subsequent heart attack in 1967. He was soon back in action however, playing a hospital patient in Carry on Doctor (1967), able to spend most of the film in bed. He suffered a second and fatal heart attack on stage in Sunderland, England on April 26 1976, leaving behind 3 children and his third wife Valerie who had stuck by him despite his affair with Carry On co-star Barbara Windsor , saying, "He always came home to me".

- IMDb Mini Biography By: lyndseychris Spouse (3) ( 12 August 1936 - 1940) (divorced) (1 child) Trade Mark (3) The dirtiest laugh in film Playing lecherous comedy characters The adulterous characters he portrayed were inspired by events in his life. Trivia (24) Arrived in Britain on Dec 25th 1946, spending his army demob money on one-way tickets. Once described as "The man with a face like an unmade bed!". Voted (some time ago) to have the world's dirtiest laugh. Career prior to acting was as a top ladies' hairdresser in South Africa. Sid and Meg had a daughter Reine (named after Sid's mother) Frequently remembered as a former boxer, but he never actually was! People got that impression that he had been a boxer from his craggy features and bulbous nose. He is the father of Stephen James, a musician and sound technician who appeared on Fortran 5's debut album "Blues", in October 1991. The song "Bike" heavily sampled Sid's voice and distinctive laugh.

Also, Sidney James' portrait appears on the album cover. Collapsed and died on-stage of a heart attack while appearing in "The Mating Game" at the Empire Theatre, Sunderland. Was the regular sidekick-cum-bête noir of Tony Hancock throughout the six series of the radio series "Hancock's Half Hour". Likewise, became Hancock's regular pal in the TV series Hancock's Half Hour (1956), until the final series when Hancock decided it was getting too much like a double act. Sid was nicknamed "One take James" because he nearly always did it right first time. He was also earning the highest daily rate of any British character actor. In late 1960s, he attended a showbusiness houseparty near the Thames and, according to a TV news bulletin, was the hero of the hour because fire broke out and Sid kept dashing back indoors to help others to safety. Apparently, the emergency services had to eventually restrain him from re-entering the fire. Was infamous for using branded products in the Carry On films and advertising them. In one particular film he opened a cupboard to reveal a cupboard full of Johnny Walker Red Label Scotch Whisky.

Had an affair with "Carry On..." series star Barbara Windsor from 1973 until his death in 1976. Their life together is chronicled in the movie Cor, Blimey! (2000). Ms. Windsor is an advisor to the cast. His daughter, Sue James , is a children's TV Producer. Suffered a serious heart attack in 1967, and was therefore replaced by Phil Silvers as the star of Carry on in the Legion (1967). His son, Steve James is a music producer. His best friends were his Carry On co-stars Patsy Rowlands and Peter Butterworth . Was friends with Laurence Harvey until they worked on The Silent Enemy (1958) together. According to the book "A Biography Of Sid James", James was offered the role of Chief Petty Officer Thorpe on the recommendation of Harvey, but their friendship ended during the filming. He found Harvey to be "pompous and full of his own importance". His grandson James Wichall is a Sound Engineer. He received top-billing in 17 of the 19 "Carry On" films in which he appeared.

Frankie Howerd had that honour in Carry on Doctor (1967) and Carry on Up the Jungle (1970). He has two roles in common with Richard Burton : (1) Burton played Mark Antony in Cleopatra (1963) while James played him in Carry on Cleo (1964) and (2) Burton played King Henry VIII of England in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) while James played him in Carry on Henry VIII (1971). In both cases, James wore the costume which had originally been worn by Burton. He died only one day after Carol Reed , who directed him in both A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) and Trapeze (1956). Although he was 61 years when he played Dick Turpin in Carry on Dick (1974), Turpin was only 33 when he was hanged on April 7, 1739. Was unable to appear in Carry on Behind (1975), as he was touring Australia for a theatrical production of The Mating Season.

Was supposed to play Sergeant Ernie Knocker in Carry on in the Legion (1967), but was busy with George and the Dragon (1966). Less than two weeks into the shooting schedule, he suffered a heart attack. The role went to Phil Silvers . Was supposed to play Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung in Carry on Screaming! (1966), but dropped out when he suffered a heart attack. The role went to Harry H. Corbett . Salary (18) Infamy! Infamy! Carry On films to carry on again after 25 years | Film | The Guardian Movies Infamy! Infamy! Carry On films to carry on again after 25 years Producers on lookout for fresh homegrown talent as Carry On Doctors kicks off a revival of the long-running comedy series Healthy humour ... Kenneth Williams, Sid James and Frankie Howerd in 1968’s Carry On Doctor.

Photograph: ITV/Rex Tuesday 17 May 2016 06.21 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 17 May 2016 17.00 EDT Close This article is 8 months old The first Carry On movie in 25 years, Carry On Doctors, is to be released in cinemas as part of a revival of the long-running British comedy series, according to Variety . The new instalment will be the first in a slate of new films, with producers hoping to recruit a fresh ensemble of homegrown talent to star in them. The debut instalment, not to be confused with 1968’s Carry On Doctor, will be written by Tim Dawson and Susan Nickson, best known as the writers of the BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps . “I’m thrilled to be involved in perhaps the biggest comedy franchise in Britain,” said Nickson. “I grew up watching these films and to be working on this project feels like coming home.

They’re peculiarly British but the appeal of the humour and the ever-present message that good people always win is absolutely global.” “These films are a part of British culture and to be carrying on the legacy of [original Carry On writers] Norman Hudis and Talbot Rothwell is a thrill and a responsibility,” said Dawson. “We intend to be sympathetic to the heritage while being unafraid to modernise the franchise for a whole new audience. This is my dream job.” The Carry On films represent the longest-running series in British history, a tradition that now looks set to continue. Among the best-known members of the original ensemble were Sid James, who starred in 19 films, Kenneth Williams (26 films), and Joan Sims (24 films). Producers said the new films would honour the legacy of the original series of 30 movies, made between 1958 and 1972. A 31st film, Carry on Columbus, was released in 1992, but few of the original ensemble involved. “Carry On is a national treasure: the most successful British comedy film series of all time,” said Jonathan Sothcott of Hereford Films.

“We are making a new entry in the series with love and care: it isn’t a remake or an attempt to reinvent the wheel. We won’t be trying to find new Sids or Kenneths – we’re looking to create a whole new ensemble of brilliant British comedic actors. No stunt casting. No big American stars. This will be British film at its best, as the truly remarkable heritage deserves.” A second film, Carry On Campus, is already set to follow Carry On Doctors into production. Carry On historian Robert Ross will act as an adviser on the new series. Carry On Films | Uncyclopedia | Fandom powered by Wikia The Films Yeeesh? Carry On Brokeback Mountain: (1965) Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey play a pair of cowboys who grow closer as they try and fail to rob the bank in a town ruled by lecherous, loveable sheriff Sid James. A potential intimate moment in their tent is foiled when Williams throws Hawtrey out just as they start to get it on and gives him a vicious write-up in his diary instead.

Carry On Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?: (1966) Set in Botswana, The gang deal with the sensitive subject of race as educated African Percy Zimbabwe-Rhodesia (Bernard Bresslaw in blackface) arrives for dinner at the Bloomsbury home of his new girlfriend's (Barbara Windsor) uptight parents (Kenneth Williams and Joan Simms). Meanwhile, loveable ex-blackshirt Sid Suid Afrika (Sid James) intends to get his hands on one of "our women" before him! The first 'colour' film of the series and the first to feature Barbara Windsor's knockers. Carry On James Bond: (1967) This spoof of James Bond spy thrillers was the last Carry On film made in black-and-white, and starred Kenneth Williams as Desmond Simpkins, an incompetent and impotent secret agent attempting to foil Albanian crimelord Dr. Badguy and his henchmen. It was later spoofed in Spy Movie . Carry On Up The Bunghole: (1968) Its the 19th Century tale of adventurers probing the dark interior of the South American Forests. Barbara Windsor gets her knockers out.

Carry On Cromwell: (1968) King Charles has been executed and it's a sexual free-for-all in the saucy English Commonwealth as the Lord Erector Oliver Cromwell (Sid James) tries to get it on with a comely wench (Babs Windsor) whilst avoiding the unwanted pious attentions of Puritan vicar Kenneth Williams and his son Richard Cromwell (Charles Hawtrey) who keeps coming into the bedroom at awkward moments . Guest-starring Benny Hill as General George Monck. Carry On Curry: (1969) There's Empirical fun to be had as Bernard Cribbins leads the onslaught as Duke Mountbattenburg, the heroic General in charge of taking over a small continent in Asia under the command of Queen Victoria ( Joan Sims ) and featuring the only starring role to date of that little Indian fellow from Mind Your Language and It 'aint 'arf Mother's do 'ave 'em as Lord Loveaduck, commander in chief of the British Army. (This part was notable for being the first ever performed by an Indian actor in whiteface.) Film was banned in parts of Delhi but remains popular in England as "traditional family racism".

Carry On Film : (1970) Carry On attempt at post-modernity by making a Carry On film about making a Carry On film. Barbara Windsor featured, as did her by-now rather saggy knockers. Carrion: (1971) Perhaps the team's least-successful film, this one was full of jokes so long-dead they were actually in an advanced state of decay. Barbara Windsor gets her knockers out. Carry On Cruising: {1972} 1970s English Country life set in the pictureseque parklands of Hampstead Heath. Guest appearance by Peter Wyngarde. Originally scripted as a non-Carry On film called Insert Member In The Hole In The Wall In Cubicle Number 4 Barbara Windsor gets her knockers out to no effect. Carry On Pretending Barbara Windsor Has Enormous Knockers Even Though She Actually Hasn't: (1972) One of the most popular of the films, but only because proper porn was impossible to get hold of in the UK at the time. Barbara gets just one knocker out as a protest. I SAY!

Carry On Penis: (1974) One of the sauciest in the series as Kenneth Williams plays an 18th century London hardman sent to the countryside to deal with the elusive highwayman (played by Sid James) known as the "Huge Penis" due to his enormous penis. In a shock twist, Barbara Windsor gets her knockers out. Released in America as Carry On Shagging, and spoofed in Date Movie and again in Spy Movie 2 . Carry On Luggage: (1975) Considered by many Carry On fans as the film that represents the true high water point of the series and the last to feature all the classic cast. The plot revolves around a routine baggage inspection at Heathrow Airport with the team debating whether or not to charge a customer an extra £2 for the excess weight. Hilarity ensues. Carry On Laughing At Kenneth Williams Even Though He Was A Twat And Not In The Slightest Bit Funny: (1979) The final film with most of the traditional cast featuring the original writing team of Armitage and Muffler was marred by a script filled with bitter personal attacks on members of the cast. Again.

Carry On Up the Rectum : (1980) A spoof of Hospital dramas and yet another botched attempt to make a Carry On Again Nurse. This time, it stars Frankie Howerd the Duck as a stuck-up patient, with Sid James spending half the film fondling the nurses. Carrie On Ice: (1981) Pointless and ruinously expensive musical remake of Brian De Palma's 1976 horror classic, with the action transposed to the 1976 Winter Olympics. Only Sid James' wholly unexpected coup de théâtre in the role of tragic ice dancer John Curry makes the film worthy of anything more than a cursory glance. By turns moving and infuriating, James' portrayal of the doomed Olympian stunned both cinema goers and the actor's colleagues alike, and he was, quite rightly, awarded a bafta for his efforts the following year. Carry On Carry On As If Nothing Really Matters (1982) Kenneth Williams in his Oscar-winning role as Queenie frontman Freddie Mercury and his attempts to write "Bohemian Rhapsody 2".

Barbara Windsor is clog-wearing guitarist Brian Might and Bernard Bresslaw plays zany rock DJ Kenny Everard. Sid James died just before post production. Carry On Alf Garnett: (1983) Hilarious film rendition taking an in-depth look at cultural attitudes towards "darkies" and "poofters" in the mid seventies with interspersed Thatcherite jibes at the prevailing political attitudes of the time. Warren Mitchell reprises his TV role, with Kenneth Williams as interfering councillor Larry Limpwrist and Derek Griffiths as "'im next door". Released in America as Carry On UK, and spoofed in Date Movie 3 . Carry On Whose Fucking Stupid Idea Was This, Columbus?: (1992) Jim Dale is almost Christopher Columbus . Julian Clary takes it like a man. The Traditional cast are glad they're all dead. Carry On Ethnic Cleansing: (1996) After the unsuccess of the above film (known to fans as "COWFSIWT,C"; a bunch of ageing alternative '80s comedians decided to pull the same trick twice only with "a dark, satirical edge".

Ratko Mladic (Adrian Edmonson) is a young Captain in the Serbian army who feels like his career has stalled; until an unexpected posting to the village of Srebrenica gives him the opportunity to impress his superiors - and maybe win the love of Serb beauty Anna Buttfuckic (Jennifer Saunders) at the same time. But hilarity ensues as he attempts to bury all the bodies before the UN arrive... Also starring Julian Clary as Slobodan Milosevic , Hattie Jacques as Maja Mingeic and Lenny Henry as Bill Clinton . All copies of this film have been deleted at the request of the United Nations although it's probably on the Pirate Bay somewhere. Carry On Rodney King: (1997) Peter Ustinov blacked-up to play the eponymous hero in this, his first and only foray into the world of Carry Ons. After being beaten insensible by police officers Rimmer and Shunt (Rory McGrath and Roy Castle), King inadvertently incites a full scale riot in the streets of "Toss Angeles" by filing a complaint with the authorities.

It emerged later that Ustinov was in extreme discomfort throughout the filming, having suffered a rectal prolapse shortly before landing the role. This might in some way explain his bewildering, improvised on-screen non-sequiturs. British critic AA Gill cannot spell, describing the film as "rubbesh" and "reelie bahd". Recurring Cast Members Sid James Sid James, playing the wise-cracking character Sydney Koon in the hysterical 1983 Carry On Alf Garnett. For those without comedic tastes, the self-proclaimed experts at Wikipedia have an article about Carry On Films . Born in South Africa , back before the natives took over, Sid James is famous for the wise-cracking, sly, lecherous cockney characters that he has portrayed throughout his film career. A trained and accomplished pianist, Sid also developed skills as a dancer (jazz, flamenco, ballet) and had excellent language skills. His fellow cast members would often be amazed at the speed in which he could get into character, always with an eye on the finer details.

Amongst his most memorable roles are Sidnius Maximus, the wise-cracking, sly, lecherous cockney Roman Emperor; Sydney Longpike, sly, lecherous, wise-cracking cockney Sid Warlord; and Sidney Wedbetter, a lecherous, wise-cracking, sly, cockney mental patient in Carry On Malpracticing. Kenneth Williams Despite many years suffering from trouble with the bum, and an unfortunate flared nostril condition, the young Kenneth Williams managed to overcome his disabilities to establish himself as one of the leading thespians of his generation. In a 1958 London Times review of A Midsummer Nights Dream, Sir John Gielgud described the young Williams' Bottom as "the most memorable I have ever seen". His Hamlet was considered by his peers to be so well defined that by the early 1960s he had become one of the leading lights of the Royal National Theatre and could regularly be found cavorting with Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier at the Old Vic.

Hattie Jacques Hattie Jacques was born in 1892 to Lady Veronica Stepping-Razor, her father was Lionel Jeffries, the famous London Zoo hippopotamus who escaped in 1911, fled to Uganda and made his fortune through his meisterwerk 'Hungry Hungry Hippos' a groundbreaking reassessment of the work of Spinoza, the famous Hungarian techno pioneer. In the late 1960s, having been left addled by cocaine and Sid James, Jacques retreated into herself. The result was carnage. Sixteen firemen and four pork-butchers lost their lives during the attempt to bring her out of herself, finally, with the aid of Tom Baker and his famous Indian club, they were able to turn her outside in. The strain was too much for her, however, and in 1971 she fatally prolapsed in Market Harborough, causing the deaths of a crocodile of schoolchildren on their way to watch the pantomime in which she, ironically, had been due to perform. The sonic boom was reported as far away as Market Harborough.

She was survived by her husband, Beryl Reid and her two children Bonny, a tabby and Arch Deacon Montmorency De-Court Robepierre Avadale Jacques, a Manx. Hattie Jacques was cremated by public bonfire on 3rd April 1971. The cremation continues to this day with Jacques currently at a 'burn rate' of 56%, it is forecasted that 'the burning', as it has become affectionately known by the nation, will end somewhere around 2035. The current pope Tony Blair is known to visit 'the burning' on occasion. The last such visit, in which Pope Anthony, as he is better known, forced his wife down on all fours and made her eat the ashes of Hattie Jacques while laughing and occasionally kicking her face, was voted as one of the greatest television moments of 2006 by Family Circle magazine. The actress Robbie Williams famously whined that she had, 'shit a solid nugget of blood' on hearing that the late Jacques was still alive shortly before her later death and later, on hearing of her late death, had been 'a bit upset, I suppose'.

Barbara "Babs" Windsor Babs is 10.5 inches tall in real life. In 1994, Babs joined the cast of BBCtv's Eastenders as a bar owner. Babs is a known kleptomaniac and has been questioned by police several times in relation to theft offences and the possession of child porn. The police backed off when she threatened them with her Grant and her diesel dyke best mate Pat whose earrings are the only thing Babs has not yet attempted to steal. It is rumoured that Babs once stole Pat's clit piercing although this rumour has never been confirmed. The public should be aware that this woman is a menace and if she's in your vicinity you are advised not to leave any possessions within the reach of her grubby little paws. Charles "Ooh Goodbye!" Hawtrey Born in Paris in 1888, Charles Hawtrey first came to prominence promoting a rapid weight loss drink. Weighing in at 25 stone at age 12, he died in 1977 hitting the scales at only 14 ounces.

The drink a success, he went on to star in all but 22 of the Carry Ons most notably Carry On Cottaging in 1969, although on several occasions during his career, his body snapped in two, once famously during the shooting of a love scene between Barbara Windsor's knockers in Carry On Whipping. These outtakes are widely available on YouTube . A success on screen, his personal life was a disaster. Although to the public, he presented the image of an effeminate man with the emphasis on camp, in reality he was a rampant heterosexual family man. Imprisoned in 1950 for bigamy, Charles fathered 34 children with 100 more coming to light after his death. He had 2 granchildren. His one attempt to play serious drama fell flat in 1979 due to a BBC strike. His most famous Carry On role was as the crusty old military man Corporal Cock in Carry On Up the Rectum .

Joan Sims Played 'Joan' in Carry On Whipping, 'Joan' in Carry On Cromwell, before being nominated for a BAFTA award in 1981 for her role as 'Joan' in Carry On Up the Rectum . Her most famous appearance in the series was in Carry On Ethnic Cleansing playing the pivotal role of 'Joan'. Was set to play the role of Osama Bin Laden in Carry On Joan but her untimely death on a fishing smack in 2001 caused the film to be shelved. Richard Briers Played the pivotal role in several Carry on films, 'Dr Willy' in Carry on Cumming, 'Mr Martin' in Carry On Ever Decreasing Circles, 'Felicity' in Carry On The Good Life, and 'Peter Sutcliffe' in Carry On Ripping. Character Names Bitch Cassidy and Kid Fiddler W.Otto Whopper Carry On Making A Comeback With Doctors Film Weather Carry On Making A Comeback With Doctors Film It's time to Carry On again as it is announced that two new films will be released, with the first set in a hospital.

09:04, UK, Tuesday 17 May 2016 Image Caption: Sid James in Carry On Cleo Mail The Carry On films' signature innuendo and sending-up of British customs are being brought into the 21st century with a slate of new comedies. It has been revealed that the first new Carry On film in 24 years is going into production. Titled Carry On Doctors, the film is written by Tim Dawson and Susan Nickson, who wrote television show Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps. Nickson said: "I'm thrilled to be involved in perhaps the biggest comedy franchise in Britain. "I grew up watching these films and to be working on this project feels like coming home. Image Caption: Dame Barbara Windsor will not be appearing in the new films "They're peculiarly British but the appeal of the humour and the ever present message that good people always win is absolutely global." Dame Barbara Windsor, Sid James and Kenneth Williams were among the stars of the saucy original films which started with Carry On Sergeant in 1958.

Video: Carry On Historian On Their Appeal The cast for the new film has not been revealed but Carry On historian Robert Ross, who is also an adviser on the film, said it would be "crammed full of beloved comedy actors". The release date for Carry On Doctors is not known either but the second instalment has already been given the title Carry On Campus. Ross said: "The saucy world of bedpans and thermometers has been an integral part of the Carry Ons for well over 50 years. "Now, as the series carries on into the 21st century, Carry On Doctors returns to hospital with a cast crammed full of beloved comedy actors and a hilarious script that will have you in stitches! "With a kiss to the past and a firm finger on the pulse, it's time to Carry On. Again." Executive producer Brian Baker spoke of his close friend and producer of the original Carry On series, Peter Rogers: "I'm very excited for the project to go into production, and to honour Peter’s legacy.

"Peter Rogers was a cornerstone of the British film industry for many years and it is a privilege to continue the Carry On tradition." The last Carry On film to be released was Carry On Columbus in 1992, starring Jim Dale, Leslie Phillips, June Whitfield and Rik Mayall. :: Quotable lines from Carry On films - "Infamy, infamy! ... they've all got it infamy!" Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar, Carry On Cleo (1964) - Dr Jimmy Nookey (Jim Dale): "Hmm. That's a good skeleton. Did the last doctor leave it here?" Gladstone Screwer (Sid James): "That is the last doctor." Carry On Again Doctor (1969) - "I'm Camembert!

I'm the big cheese!" Williams as Citizen Camembert, Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1966) - Barbara Windsor: "Have you got a large one?" Sid James: "I've had no complaints." Carry On Abroad (1972) ‘Carry On’ film franchise to get 21st Century re-boot with ‘Carry On Doctors’ | Tellyspotting ‘Carry On’ film franchise to get 21st Century re-boot with ‘Carry On Doctors’ On: May 21, 2016, By: Bill Young , In: Comedy , No Comment The second-longest continually running UK film series, next to the James Bond films, will be getting a 21st Century makeover in the near future. The Carry On film series, which contains the largest number of films of any British series (31), began in 1958 with Carry On Sergeant, ending in 1992 with Carry On Columbus, produced to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas.

The 31 low-budget British comedy motion pictures also included four Christmas specials, a television series of thirteen episodes, and three West End stage plays. The films’ humor is best described as being in the British comic tradition of the music hall, innuendos and bawdy seaside postcards. Many of the early films focused on various professions such as Carry On Teacher, Carry On Nurse and Carry On Constable while others clearly were tongue-in-cheek homages to current films such as Carry On Spying (James Bond), Carry On Screaming (Hammer films) and Carry On Cleo in 1964 after the Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor epic, Cleopatra. Now, a quarter of a century after Carry On Columbus, the franchise is being revived with two new films, Carry On Doctors and Carry On Campus.

With the franchise’s original writer, Norman Hudis, passing earlier this year at the age of 93, the two new installments will be championed by Hereford Films’ Jonathan Sothcott and Carry On Films’ Brian Baker who have secured the talents of Tim Dawson and Susan Nickson, who brought us BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, to write the medically-themed first film, Carry On Doctors. While the original films made massive stars of the likes of Kenneth Williams, Sid James and Barbara Windsor, producer of the new films are looking to stay true to their British heritage. “We are making a new entry in the series with love and care: it isn’t a remake or an attempt to reinvent the wheel. We won’t be trying to find new Sids or Kenneths — we’re looking to create a whole new ensemble of brilliant British comedic actors. No stunt casting. No big American stars. This will be British film at its best, as the truly remarkable heritage deserves”, said Sothcott. Early rumor mill speculation puts the brilliant Sheridan Smith (Jonathan Creek, Cilla, The C Word) in the mix to star.

The fact that Sothcott’s Two Pints of Lager starred a relatively unknown Sheridan Smith doesn’t hurt in getting the rumor mill up and running. The refreshing aspect to this is the complete understanding as to the Carry On legacy from the new team putting these new films together in the 21st Century. “These films are a part of British culture and to be carrying on the legacy of Norman Hudis and Talbot Rothwell is a thrill and a responsibility” said writing partner Dawson. “We intend to be sympathetic to the heritage whilst being unafraid to modernize the franchise for a whole new audience. This is my dream job.” Look for Carry On Doctors sometime in 2017. Related Posts Carry On Forever Carry On Forever Published: Thu 19 Mar 2015 Carry On Forever The laughs are guaranteed this Easter on ITV3, as the channel celebrates the iconic Carry On movies in a new documentary series. In a special on screen event covering the whole of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, ITV3 will be airing some of the most loved Carry On movies back to back. The centrepiece of these celebrations will be a brand new and exclusive 3 part documentary called ‘Carry On Forever’, narrated by Martin Clunes.

Martin says “Carry On films were a staple when I was growing up and this documentary charts their development through changing tastes over the years like a weird, saucy social history." The series will be the definite guide to the Carry On movies – a true British institution. Discover how legendary comedy moments were made with some of its greatest stars including Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims and Barbara Windsor. Included within the programmes are new cast interviews, never before seen behind the scenes footage, extraordinary on set photography (some unseen for over 5 decades), emotional trips back in time for cast members, location reunions and much more. Some of the Carry On cast providing interviews for the new documentary series include Amanda Barrie, Liz Fraser, Bernard Cribbins, Juliet Mills, Sally Geeson, June Whitfield, Shirley Eaton, Fenella Fielding and Jim Dale. “Carry On is the most successful and best loved brand in British movie comedy history, influencing generations of comedians. Stars like Sid James, Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Williams have remained icons to this day, their faces and catch-phrases known the world over” says Mark Robinson, Executive Producer at Shiver.

Mark continues “It has been an incredible privilege for Shiver to make this series – and to reunite many of the stars with their Carry On pasts – taking them back to filming locations and showing them behind the scenes photos they had never seen before. We can promise plenty of surprises in store for Carry On fans of all ages” “This Easter on ITV3 we’ve commissioned a brand new documentary series for the channel celebrating the iconic Carry On films. Sitting alongside this 3 part series will be back to back Carry On movies ensuring ITV3 is the destination channel for laughter across the Easter weekend” says Paul Mortimer, Controller of Digital Channels. Don't carry on, Margot... Why Penelope was axed from the Carry On Films | Daily Mail Online Don't carry on, Margot... Why Penelope was axed from the Carry On Films comments Two decades after the last Carry On film was made, the uniquely British series of low-budget films continues to amuse viewers who weren’t even born when Kenneth Williams’s Caesar declared ‘Infamy. Infamy. They’ve all got it in for me’ — later voted the best Carry On one-liner of all time.

Now the cast has been immortalised in a Who’s Who by aficionado Andrew Ross. Here, from his diligent research, are 30 things you didn’t know about Carry On . . . This won't hurt a bit: Stars Barbara Windsor and Jim Dale 1 German actress Elke Sommer was paid six times the £5,000 salary of Carry On stars Sid James, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor when she played Russian Anna Vrooshka in Carry On Behind. 2 Penelope KEITH was a nurse in Carry On Doctor long before finding fame in The Good Life and To The Manor Born. Her scenes were cut in the editing process. 3 Shakira BAKSH, a former Miss World contestant, played Scrubba, one of Sid James’s wives, in Carry On Again Doctor. The Guyana-born actress is best known as Lady (Michael) Caine. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share 4 Kenneth WILLIAMS, who appeared in 25 Carry Ons, loathed Sid James, whom he said was ‘just too coarse’. 5 THEATRE impresario and Everton FC owner Bill Kenwright played a reporter in Carry On Matron.

Coarse: Kenneth Williams (pictured), who appeared in 25 Carry Ons films loathed Sid James 6 POP star David Essex was 22 when he played a heckler in Carry On Henry, but ended up on the cutting-room floor. 7 Charles HAWTREY, who appeared in 23 Carry Ons, never recovered professionally after walking out in 1972 when his demand for star billing in the TV Christmas special Carry On Stuffing was rejected. He died in straitened circumstances in 1988. 8 Joan Sims, who starred in 24 Carry Ons, played a medium in Morrissey’s Ouija Board video in 1988. 9 Sid JAMES deemed the best moment of his 19 Carry Ons to be his performance in Carry On Cowboy, which gave him the chance to display his fine American accent. 10 Kenneth CONNOR, star of 17 Carry Ons, was the son of the petty officer on the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert, and knew the Queen’s grandparents, George V and Queen Mary.

11 Peter BUTTERWORTH got billing in 16 Carry Ons, but also did uncredited, bit-part roles in several others. 12 Hattie JACQUES, the Carry On battleaxe, once declared: ‘All they see is a funny fat lady; no one dreams of casting you as a normal person.’ Peter Butterworth, right, with his wide, actress Janet Brown 13 Bernard Bresslaw, at 6ft 7in, towered over his co-stars in 14 Carry On films, including Up the Khyber. 14 Jim DALE, star of 11 Carry On films, offended his fellow actors when he declined to play Ug Ug in Carry On Up The Jungle because he wanted to broaden his horizons. Some of them later boycotted his This Is Your Life tribute in protest. 15 Barbara WINDSOR, star of ten Carry Ons, had elocution lessons as a teenager, but failed to lose her Cockney accent. 16 Edina RONAY, the fashion designer, played a saloon girl in Carry On Cowboy.

17 Amanda BARRIE, who played Alma Baldwin in Coronation Street, was Cleopatra in the spoof of the Burton/Taylor movie Carry On Cleo. 18 Johnny BRIGGS, Barrie’s Street husband Mike Baldwin, appeared in three Carry Ons. 19 Sara Crowe, famous for her role in the Philadelphia TV adverts, married Jim Dale’s son Toby a month after meeting him on the set of Carry On Columbus. They later divorced. Sparring star: Boxing champion Freddie Mills appeared in Carry On Constable and Carry On Regardless 20 Shirley Eaton, sprayed gold in Bond movie Goldfinger, was in Carry On Sergeant as Bob Monkhouse’s wife. She also appeared in Carry On Nurse and Carry On Constable. 21 Sheila HANCOCK played Kenneth Connor’s nagging wife Senna Pod in Carry On Cleo. 22 Before fame as Miss Marple, Joan Hickson made her screen debut as the efficient ward sister in Carry On Nurse. 23 BURT KWOUK — crazy manservant Cato in the Pink Panther films — had a cameo role in Carry On Columbus. 24 Ian LAVENDER — ‘silly boy’ Pike in Dad’s Army — played Joe Baxter in Carry On Behind.

25 Young Ones star Rik Mayall was cast as the Sultan in Carry On Columbus. 26 Irish character actor T. P. McKenna, who appeared in Straw Dogs and The Charge Of The Light Brigade played an Archbishop in Carry On Columbus. His scenes were edited from the final film release. 27 Terry And June star Terry Scott, who appeared in seven Carry On films, was forced by his parents to train as an accountant. 28 FORMER world light heavyweight boxing champ Freddie Mills was in Carry On Constable and Carry On Regardless. 29 Musical actress Dora Bryan played a love-struck Army cook in Carry On Sergeant. 30 SERGEANT Bilko star Phil Silvers played the lead role in Carry On Follow That Camel. He was unpopular with the rest of the cast, who thought he considered himself superior. CARRY On Actors: The Complete Who’s Who Of The Carry On Film series, by Andrew Ross, is published by Apex.

‘Carry On’ Comedy Movie Franchise to Be Revived | Variety May 16, 2016 | 08:00PM PT ‘Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps’ Writers Board Comedy Hereford Films’ Jonathan Sothcott, alongside Carry On Films, is to produce a slate of brand new “Carry On” films, started with “Carry On Doctors,” which will be written by Tim Dawson and Susan Nickson, the writers of hit BBC sitcom “Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.” “Carry On Doctors” is the first of a slate of “Carry On” films planned by Hereford Films, with the second instalment titled “Carry On Campus.” The films will be executive produced by Brian Baker of Carry On Films, owner of the rights to the new “Carry On” pics. The original “Carry On” franchise is the most successful British comedy film series of all time. It ran from 1958-92, encompassing 31 movies, all on low-budgets.

The films, produced by Peter Rogers, were known for their double entendre and outlandish plots, and became an institution in the U.K., where they are still regularly shown on TV. “Carry On” historian Robert Ross is attached to the project as an advisor. Baker said: “I’m very excited for the project to go into production, and to honor Peter Rogers’ legacy. He was a cornerstone of the British film industry for many years and it is a privilege to continue the ‘Carry On’ tradition.” Nickson commented: “I’m thrilled to be involved in perhaps the biggest comedy franchise in Britain. I grew up watching these films and to be working on this project feels like coming home. They’re peculiarly British but the appeal of the humor and the ever-present message that good people always win is absolutely global.” The original pics, which included “Carry On Up the Khyber,” “Carry On Cleo” and “Carry On Camping,” were directed by Gerald Thomas, and writers included Norman Hudis and Talbot Rothwell. The ensemble casts was built around a core of actors led by Kenneth Williams and Sid James.

Dawson said: “These films are a part of British culture and to be carrying on the legacy of Norman Hudis and Talbot Rothwell is a thrill and a responsibility. We intend to be sympathetic to the heritage whilst being unafraid to modernize the franchise for a whole new audience. This is my dream job.” Cast and filming dates on the new film are to be announced. Sothcott said the new addition would be in the spirit of the original franchise: “‘Carry On’ is a national treasure: the most successful British comedy film series of all time. We are making a new entry in the series with love and care: it isn’t a remake or an attempt to reinvent the wheel. We won’t be trying to find new Sids or Kenneths — we’re looking to create a whole new ensemble of brilliant British comedic actors. No stunt casting. No big American stars. This will be British film at its best, as the truly remarkable heritage deserves.” Hereford Films slate includes the U.S.

horror films “Memorial Day” and “Night Hag,” as well as the London thriller “Head Hunter.” Comedy Films COMEDY FILMS Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Examples Abbott and Costello: Another popular comedy film team of the 40s to the early/mid 50s, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, were a variation on the Laurel and Hardy team. Tall, slim, fast-talking, self-important con man Bud Abbott played the straight man to the short, stubby, cowardly, stupid and childish Lou Costello. They made a number of witty, humorous pictures - their first, successful feature film was set in an Army base, Buck Privates (1941). Other earlier films were Hold That Ghost (1941) and In Society (1944). Their most well-remembered comedy sketch is entitled " Who's On First? " - a scene originally from their radio act that was reprised in their film, The Naughty Nineties (1945).

The silly locales of their situation-style, formulaic comedies were reflected in some of their film titles: Universal's Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) - they appeared as baggage clerks delivering packages to a haunted house, with Bela Lugosi's Dracula, Lon Chaney Jr.'s Wolfman, the Frankenstein monster, and other ghouls, Africa Screams (1949), Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953), and Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955). They also had their own TV show titled The Abbott and Costello Show (1952-1953). The Comic Duo - Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin: Abbott and Costello were succeeded by wacky, childlike comic Jerry Lewis with his crooning, handsome, straight-man partner Dean Martin. While they had both failed as single performers, they were much more successful as a team. The film debut of the comic duo of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis was in My Friend Irma (1949), followed the next year by the team's only sequel, My Friend Irma Goes West (1950).

They made a total of sixteen movies together between 1949 and 1956, breaking up after their last teaming in the comedy/musical Hollywood or Bust (1956). Their films included Sailor Beware (1951) and Scared Stiff (1953) - one of their better films was Artists and Models (1955) with Martin as a comic book cartoon artist and Lewis as his idiotic room-mate with imaginative dreams. Jerry Lewis made his first solo film, The Delicate Delinquent (1957), and was able to create a successful career for himself. In the early 1960s, Lewis' unique brand of humor was exhibited in his directorial debut film titled The Bellboy (1960) about a bellboy at Miami's Fountainbleau Hotel. Although often detested for his over-the-top style of comedy, Lewis' best film was The Nutty Professor (1963) with Lewis as a chemistry professor named Julius Ferris Kelp whose Jekyll/Hyde potion converts him into swinging extrovert Buddy Love (resembling Rat Packers Frank Sinatra and/or Dean Martin) - loveably irresistible to Stella Stevens.

Lewis also starred in the 'fractured fairy tale' Cinderfella (1960) as a male 'Cinderella.' In the slapstick-ish The Disorderly Orderly (1964), the zany comic starred as a hospital orderly employed in a nursing home. And in The Family Jewels (1965), he portrayed seven characters (mostly named Peyton). [Lewis actually played a straight man business rival to newspaper correspondent Tony Curtis in Boeing Boeing (1965).

In another rare serious role, Lewis starred as late-night show host Jerry Langford opposite Robert DeNiro as an obsessive, aspiring comedian in Martin Scorsese's satirical black comedy The King of Comedy (1983).] British, Italian and French Comedy: European Entries Some of the most celebrated, intelligent comedies from Britain after World War II were produced by Michael Balcon's anti-authoritarian Ealing Studios - termed "Ealing comedies." They included the following four films that starred Alec Guinness: the black-hearted comedy about inheritance, Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) featured the versatile Guinness (in his third film) playing the parts of all eight D'Ascoyne family victims (including Lady Agatha!) The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) again starred Alec Guinness as an unsuspecting bank clerk who masterminded a scheme to melt down gold bank bars into miniature Eiffel Towers The Man in the White Suit (1952), about an idealistic, humble inventor named Sidney Stratton (Guinness) who quickly develops enemies after discovering a new fiber that cannot wear out or get dirty the droll and farcical comedy The Ladykillers (1955), with Guinness as bumbling

 criminal mastermind Professor Marcus in the midst of a planned train robbery Similar to The Ladykillers, Italian writer/director Mario Monicelli's fast-paced caper spoof Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) starred Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni and a young Claudia Cardinale, with its story of misfit criminals orchestrating a jewelry heist of a pawn shop on Madonna Street.

Italian director Vittorio De Sica's Marriage, Italian Style (1964) (an imitation of Pietro Germi's black comedy, Divorce--Italian Style (1962)) was a farcical and sexy romantic comedy about modern marriage featuring womanizer Marcello Mastroianni and his busty, statuesque mistress/wife Sophia Loren (her fourth film with De Sica). British comedies usually combined deft wordplay, sophisticated wit, character impersonations, and high-low brow contributions to the genre. Cartoonist Ronald Searle's work inspired director Frank Launder's rollicking British comedy The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) - a slapstick story about devilish students with get-rich-quick schemes at a British all-girl's school, and Alastair Sim (in a dual role as the school's headmistress and as her twin brother bookie Clarence). Peter Sellers impersonated three different individuals (one of his trademarks) - a prime minister, a grand duchess, and a military officer of the small European Duchy of Grand Fenwick in The Mouse That Roared (1959).

And The League of Gentleman (1959) was another classic British caper film with Jack Hawkins as the disgruntled leader of a group of disgraced ex-soldiers plotting a complex raid on a bank. The Best Picture winner from director Tony Richardson, Tom Jones (1963) was a bawdy comedy and rambunctious adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel about an 18th century womanizing playboy (Albert Finney) and his ribald adventures. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) skewered the medieval King Arthur legends with graphic violence and quirky, manic comedy. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) irreverently attacked all forms of religious hypocrisy and zealotry. The high-grossing British, adult romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) featured Hugh Grant as an uncommitted, confirmed bachelor at the weddings of his single friends. The widely-popular British comedy The Full Monty (1996) exhibited the strip-tease talents of a group of unemployed, middle-aged and overweight Yorkshire mill workers.

Zany comedies also emerged from France, especially the works of comic actor/director Jacques Tati, such as Jour de Fete (1949) - his debut film about a bicycle postman named Francois, and his Monsieur Hulot films including the virtually-silent cinematic gem Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953), about the tall Frenchman on a seaside resort holiday in Brittany, and the comedy satire Mon Oncle (1958) with numerous sight gags - the recipient of the Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award. The Series of Carry On Films: A highly successful, saucy and interminable series of almost 30 British comedy films were popular over a period of 20 years, from 1958-1978, from Carry On Sergeant (1958) to Carry On Emmanuelle (1978). They were mostly crude slapstick farces composed of double entendres and larger-than-life characters that became increasingly sexier as time progressed. The naughty films full of sexual innuendo were set in various locales to target various institutions - the Army, a hospital, a British school, a police station, an employment agency, and more.

Since there wasn't one major star, the performers were more like a repertory group of actors, and included names such as Kenneth Williams, Sid James and Charles Hawtrey. In the early 90s, there was a disastrous attempt to revive the series with Carry On Columbus (1992). 50s Comedy: There were 50s comedies as well - usually squeaky-clean, formulaic, courtship romantic comedies exemplified by the Rock Hudson/Doris Day films. Their best classic, witty and light-hearted 50's sex comedy was Pillow Talk (1959). Other memorable romantic comedies of the 1950s include George Cukor's Born Yesterday (1950) about the tutoring of a racketeer's uneducated girlfriend (Judy Holliday), and director Vincente Minnelli's family wedding comedy Father of the Bride (1950) starring Spencer Tracy as the "father of bride" Elizabeth Taylor. And a tippling James Stewart was the only one able to see an invisible six-foot rabbit in Harvey (1950).

Stanley Donen's classic comedy/musical Singin' in the Rain (1952) told about the end of the silent film era, with Gene Kelly and squeaky-voiced Jean Hagen as film stars, Debbie Reynolds as an ingenue, and spotlighted by Donald O'Connor's incredible "Make 'Em Laugh" number. Sexual comedies were successively enhanced by the appearance of Marilyn Monroe at her prime in The Seven Year Itch (1955) as a Manhattan apartment dweller, and as the lead singer in an all-girls band in director/co-writer Billy Wilder's hilarious and subversive adult comedy

Question: For which series of films were the actors Kenneth Williams and Sid James best known?
Answer: Carry On ...