Book description
In August 1958, the opening scenes of a low-budget black and white
film flickered onto cinema screens up and down the country. No one
could have foreseen what impact Carry on Sergeant would have
then and in the future. Not only did it become one of the top three
grossing films for that year, it also kick started the longest running
and most successful comedy series of all time.
Here, for the very first time, is the essential biography of this
most treasured institution in the world of British cinema.
Complete with exclusive interviews with cast and crew, and the
debut publication of Vince Powell's script of Carry On Down
Under, Fifty Years of Carry On is a must for any fan of the
unique and ever hilarious spectacle that is Carry On.
Richard Webber is the author of many TV-related books including
Fifty Years Of Hancock's Half Hour
and a number of authorised
Dad's Army
titles, including the hugely successful
Dad's Army
scripts, as well as books about
Only Fools and Horses
,
Porridge
,
Rising Damp
,
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
and
The Good Life
.
