Carry On, Carry On's

[staffslad]

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Haha! We have our own expression here in Liverpool for a toilet... bog!! Haha

There is also the word khasi or khazi for a toilet. Remember in Khyber Kenneth Williams character was called the Khasi?

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Speaking of Screaming.
Harry H. Corbett replaced Sidney James due to illness. (Was that his first heart attack?) Despite this, his character name of Sidney Bung, was kept. Sidney James' characters on TV and film were very often also called Sid.

Not sure, he was in bed most of the time in Doctor as he was recovering from his heart attack, but that was 1967. I thought he had his heart attack around the time of Follow that Camel, though I don't think it caused him not to be in that one. Perhaps he wasn't in Screaming due to other commitments?

[Danniella]

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Nugs. Hawtrey would not have been a full blown alchoholic then so his popularity was at its peak. Interested to know why Peter Rogers kept him out of the cast of Screaming in the first place. Dan Dann the Dunny (Aussie expression for toilet) Man. ha ha.

Haha! We have our own expression here in Liverpool for a toilet... bog!! Haha

[Donald the Great]

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Speaking of Screaming.
Harry H. Corbett replaced Sidney James due to illness. (Was that his first heart attack?) Despite this, his character name of Sidney Bung, was kept. Sidney James' characters on TV and film were very often also called Sid.

[Donald the Great]

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Just thinking about the Carry Ons, particularly the later ones where innuendo and double entendres were more to the fore. Does anyone else consider that the Frankie Howard 'Up' series of films, Up Pompeii, Up the Chastity Belt and Up the Front have a bit of a Carry On feel to them? I would also put the trio of 'On the Buses' films also into that category, though possibly more tentatively. I mean, if there had been a Carry on Busman made in the late 60s/early 70s, can anyone else see Sid James playing the Stan Butler character?

Yes I too can see Sid as Butler in Carry On Busman. Would have beaten Wolf & Chesney to the punch as well. I could never stomach Frankie Howerd so never took to the Up series. Also turned off by the way he talked to the camera. So in answer to your questions staffslad.. I do not compare it to Carry On.

[Donald the Great]

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Imagine having your first name and surname the same, that's funny in itself

Nugs. Hawtrey would not have been a full blown alchoholic then so his popularity was at its peak. Interested to know why Peter Rogers kept him out of the cast of Screaming in the first place. Dan Dann the Dunny (Aussie expression for toilet) Man. ha ha.

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Just thinking about the Carry Ons, particularly the later ones where innuendo and double entendres were more to the fore. Does anyone else consider that the Frankie Howard 'Up' series of films, Up Pompeii, Up the Chastity Belt and Up the Front have a bit of a Carry On feel to them? I would also put the trio of 'On the Buses' films also into that category, though possibly more tentatively. I mean, if there had been a Carry on Busman made in the late 60s/early 70s, can anyone else see Sid James playing the Stan Butler character?

[Danniella]

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In Carry on Screaming, Charles Hawtrey wasn't originally in the cast, but the US distributors insisted on him being in it as he had proven very popular with audiences in previous films. The actor who originally was to play Dan Dann was replaced by Hawtrey. I think this probably explains why his part is much smaller in this one than in previous Carry Ons.

Imagine having your first name and surname the same, that's funny in itself

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In Carry on Screaming, Charles Hawtrey wasn't originally in the cast, but the US distributors insisted on him being in it as he had proven very popular with audiences in previous films. The actor who originally was to play Dan Dann was replaced by Hawtrey. I think this probably explains why his part is much smaller in this one than in previous Carry Ons.

[Danniella]

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Doctor in Trouble. Of course Nugs I was trying to think about that one where Phillips is a stowaway. Harry stole the show. Brilliant. Whattabout his laugh.

Yeah Harry was great in this. He had an infectious laugh!

[Donald the Great]

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In Doctor Kenneth Williams originally turned down the role of Dr Tinkle and was given Francis Bigger, but found fault with the role and returned to the Tinkle character.

[Donald the Great]

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I didn't know this. I like Doctor In Trouble starring Leslie Philips, i laugh my socks off each time i watch it!

Doctor in Trouble. Of course Nugs I was trying to think about that one where Phillips is a stowaway. Harry stole the show. Brilliant. Whattabout his laugh.

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Yeah that's the one, and Leslie Philips is in fact a stowaway .

Thanks, Nuggy. That's a good one and has a Carry On feel to it.

[Danniella]

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Is that the one set on a cruise ship with Harry Secombe as a pools or premium bonds winner?

Yeah that's the one, and Leslie Philips is in fact a stowaway .

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I didn't know this. I like Doctor In Trouble starring Leslie Philips, i laugh my socks off each time i watch it!

Is that the one set on a cruise ship with Harry Secombe as a pools or premium bonds winner?