That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!
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Directed by	Gerald Thomas
Written by	Tony Church
Produced by	Peter Rogers
Starring	Kenneth Williams Barbara Windsor
Cinematography	Tony Imi
Edited by	Jack Gardner
Music by	Eric Rogers
Distributed by	The Rank Organisation EMI
Release date	November 10, 1977 (1977-11-10)
Running time	95 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£30,000

That's Carry On! is a 1977 British comedy film, the 29th release in the series of 31 Carry On films (1958–1992). The film is a compilation of the highlights of most of the previous 28 films, and features series regulars Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor as co-presenters. It was Windsor's 10th and final appearance in the series. The idea for the film was inspired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's popular That's Entertainment! series of documentaries. It was released in 1977 as a supporting feature to the Richard Harris film, Golden Rendezvous. The film was followed by "Carry On Emmannuelle" in 1978.

Plot

Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor are imprisoned in a Pinewood Studios projection room and trawl through film can after film can of the Carry On series. Kenneth is delighted with the slap-up food hamper and champagne, while Barbara loads the vintage clips. As the films remorselessly play out, Kenneth feels the need to relieve himself but Barbara is determined to plough through every film. Finally, scenes of speedy roadside urinating from Carry On at Your Convenience prove too much for Kenneth to bear but he holds back the flow to enjoy his finest role as the Khasi in Carry On... Up the Khyber. While Kenneth pontificates about the glories of the Empire, Barbara leaves the projection room and locks her co-star in. Unable to hold out any longer, Kenneth goes against the projection room door.

Cast

• Kenneth Williams as himself
• Barbara Windsor as herself

Crew

• Screenplay – Tony Church
• Archive material – Talbot Rothwell, Norman Hudis, Sid Colin & Dave Freeman
• Music – Eric Rogers
• Director of photography – Tony Imi
• Editor – Jack Gardner
• Production manager – Roy Goddard
• Dubbing editor – Christopher Lancaster
• Sound recordists – Danny Daniel & Ken Barker
• Titles – GSE Ltd
• Producer – Peter Rogers
• Director – Gerald Thomas

Reception

In a 2018 retrospective on the series, the British Film Institute named That's Carry On! as one of the series' five worst films, alongside Carry On Girls (1973), Carry on England (1976), Carry On Emmannuelle (1978), and Carry On Columbus (1992).

Bibliography

• Davidson, Andy (2012). Carry On Confidential. London: Miwk. ISBN 978-1-908630-01-8.
• Sheridan, Simon (2011). Keeping the British End Up - Four Decades of Saucy Cinema. London: Titan Books. ISBN 978-0-85768-279-6.
• Webber, Richard (2009). 50 Years of Carry On. London: Arrow. ISBN 978-0-09-949007-4.
• Hudis, Norman (2008). No Laughing Matter. London: Apex. ISBN 978-1-906358-15-0.
• Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema by Simon Sheridan (third edition) (2007) (Reynolds & Hearn Books)
• Ross, Robert (2002). The Carry On Companion. London: Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-8771-8.
• Bright, Ross, Morris, Robert (2000). Mr Carry On - The Life & Work of Peter Rogers. London: BBC Books. ISBN 978-0-563-55183-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Rigelsford, Adrian (1996). Carry On Laughing - a celebration. London: Virgin. ISBN 1-85227-554-5.
• Hibbin, Sally & Nina (1988). What a Carry On. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-55819-4.
• Eastaugh, Kenneth (1978). The Carry On Book. London: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-7403-0.

External links

• That's Carry On! at IMDb
• That's Carry On at The Whippit Inn at the Wayback Machine (archived 2019-02-21)