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Carry On films

July 2024

  • Jude Law as Henry VIII with Alicia Vikander as Catherine Parr.

    Royal stinker: how Henry VIII changed from heroic to hideous on our screens

    As Jude Law’s ripe and revolting portrayal of the Tudor monarch opens in cinemas, we look at the film and TV stars who have played him – as comedian, tyrant or heart-throb

November 2022

  • VARIOUS<br>No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (139165f) LESLIE PHILLIPS VARIOUS

    Leslie Phillips obituary

  • Actor Leslie Phillips Dies Aged 98 Veteran Actor Leslie Phillips Recives The Freedom Of The City Of London<br>(FILE PHOTO) Actor Leslie Phillips Dies Aged 98 LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 16: Veteran actor Leslie Phillips receives the Freedom of the City of London at The Guildhall on November 16, 2010 in London, England. Celebrating 60 years in show business, Leslie Phillips is a holder of an OBE and a CBE. The ancient right is believed to have first been bestowed in 1237 and enabled recipients to carry out their trade in the City of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

    Carry On star Leslie Phillips dies at 98

June 2022

  • Chris Riddell illustration

    Observer comment cartoon
    Infamy! Infamy! Carry on Boris – cartoon

    The prime minister channels his inner Julius Caesar. But the knives are out…

March 2022

  • Lynda Baron in 1985 with her co-stars in Open All Hours, Ronnie Barker, left, and David Jason.

    Lynda Baron obituary

    Actor who played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in Open All Hours and Auntie Mabel in the children’s programme Come Outside

July 2021

  • Leon Greene as the Roman soldier Miles Gloriosus, with Jack Gilford in disguise as Philea, in Richard Lester’s 1966 film of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

    Leon Greene obituary

    Opera singer turned actor who made his mark in stage and screen versions of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

February 2021

  • 'Coronation Street' TV Show, UK - Oct 1976<br>Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by ITV/REX/Shutterstock (10550762w) Ep 1642 Monday 11th October 1976 The warehouse opens again as Baldwin's Casuals. Londoner Mike Baldwin arrives in Weatherfield to supervise his new factory. As the office isn't finished he interviews Ernie at No.3, catching him unaware. He tells him he's opening a denim factory and is after a wages clerk. With Mike Baldwin, as played by Johnny Briggs. 'Coronation Street' TV Show, UK - Oct 1976

    Johnny Briggs obituary

    Stage and screen actor best known for playing Mike Baldwin in ITV’s Coronation Street

22 December 2020

  • Rosalind Knight death<br>Undated handout photo issued on behalf of family showing Rosalind Knight – whose credits spanned from early Carry On films to Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner – has died at the age of 87, her family have said. PA Photo. Issue date: Sunday December 20, 2020. See PA story DEATH Knight. Photo credit should read: Simon Annand/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

    Rosalind Knight obituary

    Veteran stage and screen actor who found new audiences with her roles in TV’s Gimme Gimme Gimme and Friday Night Dinner

12 December 2020

  • Barbara Windsor in 2002.

    Barbara Windsor was funny, vivid, feisty … but I saw her vulnerable side

  • Barbara Windsor in Albert Square

    Barbara Windsor: a working-class hero who became a legend

    Michelle Collins

11 December 2020

  • Barbara Windsor and Scott Mitchell outside 10 Downing Street

    Alzheimer's charity leads tributes to Barbara Windsor's 'incredible legacy'

  • Barbara Windsor as Marie Lloyd in Sing a Rude Song in 1970.

    Barbara Windsor: a priceless and mischievous stage sensation

  • Barbara Windsor in Carry On Doctor

    Dame Barbara Windsor obituary

  • Bafta-nominated … Barbara Windsor in 1963 kitchen-sink drama Sparrows Can’t Sing.

    Before Carry On typecast her, Barbara Windsor was a brilliant kitchen sink star

  • Barbara Windsor, star of Carry On films and EastEnders, dies at 83

  • Babs Windsor: the daring, giggling pearly queen of the screen

  • Barbara Windsor: a life in pictures

October 2020

  • Margaret Nolan in 2013 with one of her photomontages

    Margaret Nolan obituary

  • Margaret Nolan as the masseuse Dink with Sean Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger (1964).

    Margaret Nolan - actor, artist and Goldfinger title sequence star - dies aged 76

July 2019

  • Fiona Sturges

    Carry On films weren’t all bad; they celebrated the working class in its heyday

    Fiona Sturges
    For all their many flaws, the films carry a positive message, too, says arts writer Fiona Sturges
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