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Carry On Laughing

1975 · 2 seasons

A breezy, cheeky half-hour of broad British comedy sketches, all winks and double entendres, easy to dip into and forget.

Created by
Gerald Thomas
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rupert Evans, Sidney James, Anthony Trent
Tagline
British humour at its bawdy best.
Overview
An anthology of half-hour stories, mostly historical romps and satires of pop culture, some feature recurring characters; based on the blockbuster Carry On films, the series was an attempt to address the films' declining cinema attendance by transferring the franchise to television. Many original cast members were featured in the series.

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Created by
Gerald Thomas
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rupert Evans, Sidney James, Anthony Trent
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    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • anthology
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism4
    Romance2
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

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    Genres
    comedy
    Created by
    Gerald Thomas
    Written by
    Dick Vosburgh, Dave Freeman, Lew Schwarz, Barry Cryer
    Starring
    Rupert Evans, Sidney James, Anthony Trent, Diane Langton, Bernard Holley, Hattie Jacques, Linda Hooks, MacDonald Hobley
    Music
    Richard Tattersall, John Marshall
    Length
    2 seasons, 13 episodes, 24 min each
    Network
    ITV1
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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