The much earlier 1937 film Carry On London is also unrelated (though it coincidentally starred future Carry On performer Eric Barker). The cast were poorly paid—around £5,000 per film for a principal performer.
Between 1958 and 1992, the series employed seven writers, most often Norman Hudis (1958–1962) and Talbot Rothwell (1963–1974).
This initial 'pattern' was broken with the fifth film in 1961, Carry On Regardless, but it still followed a similar plot to that of many of the early films—a small group of misfit newcomers to a job make comic mistakes, but come together to succeed in the end. The remainder of the series developed with increased use of the British comic traditions of music hall and bawdy seaside postcards.
The story revolved around a fire station, and various attempts to train a bungling group of new recruits. Carry On Spaceman, 1961 and again in 1962.
A complete script was written by Vince Powell and is included in the book Fifty Years of Carry On. ==== Carry On Spaceman ==== Carry On Spaceman was to be released shortly after Carry On Regardless, in 1961.
The story revolved around a fire station, and various attempts to train a bungling group of new recruits. Carry On Spaceman, 1961 and again in 1962.
See section below. Carry On Flying, 1962.
Jim Dale was to have a starring role. Carry On Robin, 1965.
A planned spoof of Robin Hood starring the "Carry On regulars" was outlined by Rogers and registered with the British Film Producers Association but never pursued. Carry On Again Nurse, 1967 and two other attempts.
The first film was renamed, while the other two were never made. The first intended Carry On Again Nurse was made in 1967, but released as Carry On Doctor.
In between the films, Rogers and Thomas produced four Christmas specials for television in 1969, 1970, 1972, and 1973, a thirteen-episode television series in 1975, and various West End stage shows that later toured the regions. All the films were made at Pinewood Studios near Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire.
In between the films, Rogers and Thomas produced four Christmas specials for television in 1969, 1970, 1972, and 1973, a thirteen-episode television series in 1975, and various West End stage shows that later toured the regions. All the films were made at Pinewood Studios near Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire.
In between the films, Rogers and Thomas produced four Christmas specials for television in 1969, 1970, 1972, and 1973, a thirteen-episode television series in 1975, and various West End stage shows that later toured the regions. All the films were made at Pinewood Studios near Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire.
In between the films, Rogers and Thomas produced four Christmas specials for television in 1969, 1970, 1972, and 1973, a thirteen-episode television series in 1975, and various West End stage shows that later toured the regions. All the films were made at Pinewood Studios near Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire.
See section below . Carry On Escaping, 1973.
In between the films, Rogers and Thomas produced four Christmas specials for television in 1969, 1970, 1972, and 1973, a thirteen-episode television series in 1975, and various West End stage shows that later toured the regions. All the films were made at Pinewood Studios near Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire.
A completed script had been written by George Layton and Jonathan Lynn in 1977.
Carry On Nurse was alluded to twice in Carry On Doctor, firstly with the sub-titles (one reading Nurse Carries On Again and Death of a Daffodil), and again in a later scene with Frankie Howerd commenting on a vase of daffodils in his ward. A second attempt at Carry On Again Nurse came in 1979, after the series left Rank Films and moved to Hemdale.
The complete script is included in the book The Complete A–Z of Everything Carry On. Carry On Dallas, 1980.
The production was abandoned when Lorimar Productions demanded a royalty fee of 20 times the total production budget. Carry On Down Under, 1981.
It was cancelled due to the financial loss of Carry On Emmannuelle. The final attempt to create Carry On Again Nurse came in 1988, with a script written by Norman Hudis.
Production was scheduled to begin in June 1988, but the death of Williams two months previously, followed by that of Hawtrey six months later – combined with a budget of £1.5 million, which was deemed too expensive – proved to be the end of the film and it was cancelled. ==== Carry On London ==== A new film, Carry On London, was announced in 2003 by producer Peter Rogers and producer James Black but remained in pre-production well into 2008.
The Carry On series primarily consists of 31 British comedy motion pictures (1958–1978 and 1992), four TV Christmas specials, a television series of thirteen episodes, and three stage plays.
Between 1958 and 1992, the series employed seven writers, most often Norman Hudis (1958–1962) and Talbot Rothwell (1963–1974).
Production was scheduled to begin in June 1988, but the death of Williams two months previously, followed by that of Hawtrey six months later – combined with a budget of £1.5 million, which was deemed too expensive – proved to be the end of the film and it was cancelled. ==== Carry On London ==== A new film, Carry On London, was announced in 2003 by producer Peter Rogers and producer James Black but remained in pre-production well into 2008.
Only the little-known Welsh actress Jynine James remained a consistent name from 2003 to 2008.
It was included as an extra on the DVD release of Carry On Emmannuelle. In November 2003, a TV series titled Popcorn on S4C ran a Carry On special documentary and interviews, featuring Jynine James.
It was announced in May 2006 that Vinnie Jones and Shane Richie were to star in the film, which was to be directed by Peter Richardson, though Ed Bye later replaced him as the named director.
Production was scheduled to begin in June 1988, but the death of Williams two months previously, followed by that of Hawtrey six months later – combined with a budget of £1.5 million, which was deemed too expensive – proved to be the end of the film and it was cancelled. ==== Carry On London ==== A new film, Carry On London, was announced in 2003 by producer Peter Rogers and producer James Black but remained in pre-production well into 2008.
The script was signed off by the production company in late March 2008, and "centred on a limousine company ferrying celebrities to an awards show".
Only the little-known Welsh actress Jynine James remained a consistent name from 2003 to 2008.
Despite new media interest and sets being constructed at Pinewood film studios, the film once again was put on hold, and the project was abandoned after the death of Peter Rogers in April 2009. ==== Reboot ==== In May 2016, producer Jonathan Sothcott of Hereford Films announced plans for a new series of Carry On films, beginning with Carry On Doctors and Carry On Campus.
However, despite the script being signed off and sets constructed at Pinewood film studios, the project was shelved, owing to the untimely death of producer Peter Rogers. A two-hour radio documentary, Carry On Forever!, presented by Leslie Phillips, was broadcast in two parts on BBC Radio 2 on 19 and 20 July 2010.
Five years later, on 7 October 2013, it was re-released with smaller packaging.
Despite new media interest and sets being constructed at Pinewood film studios, the film once again was put on hold, and the project was abandoned after the death of Peter Rogers in April 2009. ==== Reboot ==== In May 2016, producer Jonathan Sothcott of Hereford Films announced plans for a new series of Carry On films, beginning with Carry On Doctors and Carry On Campus.
As of early 2017, no news had surfaced on whether the planned reboot was still going ahead.
On 12 April 2017, Sothcott confirmed to thehollywoodnews that he was no longer involved with the film series.
As of September 2019, three Carry On films were set to be filmed back-to-back, after Brian Baker won the rights to the movies following a legal battle with ITV earlier that year.
(The James Bond film series is the longest-running, though with fewer films, 25, as of 2020). Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors Ltd produced twelve films (1958–1966), the Rank Organisation made eighteen (1966–1978) and United International Pictures made one (1992). Rogers and Thomas made all 31 films, usually on time and to a strict budget, and often employed the same crew.
Production of the new films had been planned to take place in spring 2020.
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