The Carry On Films
Saucy, rude and vulgar—the 31 Carry On films remain an important part of the history of British cinematic and low brow comedy. In this book, Gerrard discusses the Carry On roots in the music halls of the Victorians and the saucy seaside postcards of Donal
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Steven Gerrard
The Carry On Films
Steven Gerrard
The Carry On Films
Steven Gerrard School of Film and Digital Media University of Wales Trinity St David Swansea, United Kingdom The Northern Film School Leeds Beckett University Leeds, UK
ISBN 978-1-137-52004-3 ISBN 978-1-137-52005-0 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-52005-0
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The Carry On films will always have a special place in my heart. I love and adore them. Therefore, as I raise a pint of Watney’s at The Cock Inn, I dedicate this book to the greatest comedy team that Britain has ever produced: Sid, Kenneth, Kenny, Charlie, Joan, Babs, Hattie, Jim, Bernie, Frankie, Leslie, Patsy, Gerald, Peter, Eric, Norman and, last but definitely not least, the brilliant Talbot … saluté! But most of all … this book is dedicated to my Mum and Dad. Ding Dong! Carry On! Steve Gerrard Carry On film fan
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This book would not have been possible without the following people. That lovely bunch at Palgrave Macmillan include Chris Penfold, Lina Aboujieb and Harry Fanshawe, who all provided much-needed advice and guidance for me to get the book in. My enormous gratitude to them, plus the design team who have made it look so lovely. Thanks and appreciation must also go to J.L. Green and all the staff at the British Board of Film Classification who provided me with detailed lists of how the Carry On films were processed through the then-censors’ hands. I also w
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