Carry On Christmas
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1969 - 1973
- 4 episodes (4 series)
A number of panto-esque Carry On TV specials, the Carry On Christmas programmes are the ultimate saucy Yuletide romp. Stars Sid James, Terry Scott, Charles Hawtrey, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1969 - 1973
- Channel
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 4 (4 series)
- Stars
- Sid James, Terry Scott, Charles Hawtrey, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Hattie Jacques, Peter Butterworth and Joan Sims
- Writers
- Talbot Rothwell, Sid Colin and Dave Freeman
- Directors
- Ronnie Baxter, Alan Tarrant and Ronald Fouracre
- Producers
- Peter Eton, Alan Tarrant, Gerald Thomas and Peter Rogers
- Company
Special Christmas comedies from the Carry On team, lead by Sid James with Charles Hawtrey, Barbara Windsor and Kenneth Connor amongst those taking part.
In 1969, the gang retell Dickens' classic tale A Christmas Carol in their own pantomime style.
The black and white 1970 programme sees Barbara Windsor starring as the young Jim Hawkins in a typically bawdy retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.
1972 sees the members of an eating and drinking club regaling each other with tales ranging from a pantomime rendition of Aladdin to an imperial misadventure.
Finally, the 1973 special sees Sid James star as a department store Father Christmas, pondering different celebrations of the festive season throughout the ages.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Black and white / Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
Recording details
- Teddington Studios