The second of the four Carry On Christmas specials, this one loosely recounts the story of Treasure Island with Sid James as Long John Silver and Barbara Windsor, strangely, as Jim Hawkins. The writing never quite builds up any steam, and many of the jokes were recycled from previous films anyhow. This special was filmed in black and white -- strangely, since the previous one was in color. I generally love the look of black and white, and the earliest films in the Carry On series do fine with it. But here it is used ineffectively and feels like a budgetary concession, which I'm sure it was.
Credits
Carry on Again Christmas Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Charles Hawtrey
He was 56, 73 years old when he died
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as Old Blind Pew, Night Watchman, Nipper the Flipper |
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Charles Hawtrey
He was 56, 73 years old when he died
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as Dr Livershake |
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Bernard Bresslaw
He was 36, 59 years old when he died
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as Rollicky Bill |
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Terry Scott
He was 43, 67 years old when he died
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as Squire Treyhornay |
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Sid James
He was 57, 62 years old when he died
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as Long John Sil |
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Barbara Windsor
She was 33, now 86 years old
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as Jim Hawkins |
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Bob Todd
He was 49, 70 years old when he died
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as Ben Gunn, Ship Mate |
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Wendy Richard
She was 27, 65 years old when she died
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as Kate |
Carry on Again Christmas Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Sid Colin as Writer. He was 50 (69) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Dave Freeman as Writer. He was 48 (82) years old when He died
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Writing |
