When the Carry On Stopped

Happy Birthday to the wonderful English actress and model Valerie Leon who was born on this day in 1943. #ValerieLeon #HaiKarate #TheSpyWhoLovedMe #NeverSayNeverAgain #TheItalianJob #TheWildGeese #RevengeOfThePinkPanther #BloodFromTheMummysTomb #CarryOnGirls #CarryOnMatron

Remembering the great English actress June Whitfield who was born on this day in 1925. She died in 2018. #JuneWhitfield #TakeItFromHere #Hancock #CarryOnNurse #CarryOnAbroad #CarryOnGirls #HappyEverAfter #TerryAndJune #TheGreenGreenGrass #DoctorWho #Minder #NewTricks

Christmas is coming...and the ideal gift is a book. 🎄🎄🎄 How about this one? Signed copies are available on request. Loyal friends please share ❤️ @WhenCarryOn #WhenTheCarryOnStopped #NewWriting #ABookForChristmas

Discover how Joan Sims gave one of her greatest performances in Don't Lose Your Head in When the Carry On Stopped and so much more.... @WhenCarryOn @WhiteOwlBooks @penswordbooks @PSHistory #WhenTheCarryOnStopped #FilmHistory #FilmComedy #CarryOnFilms #JoanSims

Remembering the great English comedian and singer Ken Dodd who was born on this day in 1927. He was best known for his comedy shows which often overran. He also sold over 100 million records. He died in 2018. #KenDodd #Happiness #Tears #DoctorWho #LoveIsLikeAViolin

Remembering the talented English actor and writer Bob Grant who died on this day in 2003. He was best known for playing Jack Harper in On the Buses, he suffered from mental illness and took his own life. #BobGrant #OnTheBuses #DarlingMrLondon #MrsWilsonsDiary #ThePlaneMakers

Book of the Week - Whistle Down The Wind by Josephine Botting. Part of the @BFI film classic collection. Highly recommended #WhistleDownTheWind #JosephineBotting #BFI

Remembering the wonderful Welsh actor Donald Houston who was born on this day in 1923. He died in 1991. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #DonaldHouston #ARunForYourMoney #TheBlueLagoon #DoctorInTheHouse #633Squadron #WhereEaglesDare #DoctorInDistress #TwiceRoundTheDaffodils #AStudyInTerror #CarryOnJack

Happy Birthday to the talented actress and author Linda Regan (Linda Drinkwater) @Linda_Regan who was born on this day in 1949. #LindaRegan #HiDeHi #Minder #GeneralHospital #Bergerac #Quadrophenia #CarryOnChristmas #OnTheBuses #BehindYou #TheTerrorWithin #SisterHoods

Discover how Jim Dale slowly drifted from the Carry On films to working at the National Theatre in When the Carry On Stopped.... @WhenCarryOn @WhiteOwlBooks @penswordbooks @PSHistory #WhenTheCarryOnStopped #FilmHistory #FilmComedy #JimDale #NationalTheatre

Happy Birthday to the wonderful English actress Angela Douglas (Angela McDonagh) who was born on this day in 1940. #AngelaDouglas #CarryOnCowboy #CarryOnScreaming #CarryOnFollowThatCamel #TheComedyMan #SomePeople #DigbyTheBiggestDogInTheWorld #TheSaint #JasonKing #DoctorWho

The brilliant English actor Charles Hawtrey died on this day in 1988. He was 73. He worked with Will Hay, was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and made 23 Carry On films. A very funny man. #CharlesHawtrey #OhHello #CarryOn #WillHay #AlfredHitchcock

Discover the interesting link between the Rank starlet Susan Shaw and Bernard Bresslaw in When the Carry On Stopped. @WhenCarryOn @WhiteOwlBooks @penswordbooks @PSHistory #WhenTheCarryOnStopped #FilmHistory #FilmComedy #SusanShaw #BernardBresslaw #BookForChristmas 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

Film of the Day - Heavens Above (1963) Excellent satirical comedy starring Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker, Isabel Jeans, Eric Sykes, Bernard Miles, Ian Carmichael, Irene Handl, Miriam Karlin, William Hartnell, Roy Kinnear and Joan Hickson @TalkingPicsTV 10.35am this morning.

Christmas is coming....🎄 How about buying a copy of @WhenCarryOn @penswordbooks for your favourite person. Described as "essential reading" in The Oldie. Friends please RT for greater impact. Thank you. #WhenTheCarryOnStopped 🎄

Remembering the great English actress Joan Hickson (Joan Butler) who died on this day in 1998. She was 92. #JoanHickson #MissMarple #Clockwise #WhateverHappenedToTheLikelyLads #NurseOnWheels #TheatreOfBlood #HeavensAbove #The39Steps #CarryOnNurse #CarryOnConstable #CarryOnGirls

Film of the Day - Nurse On Wheels (1963) Gentle comedy with a great cast. It stars Juliet Mills, Ronald Lewis, Noel Purcell, Joan Sims, Esma Cannon, Raymond Huntley, Joan Hickson and Jim Dale @TalkingPicsTV 2.45pm this afternoon. #JoanSims #JimDale #EsmaCannon

Remembering the wonderful English actor Bill Maynard (Walter Williams) who was born on this day in 1928. He died in 2018. #BillMaynard #TheGaffer #OhNoItsSelwynFroggitt #Heartbeat #TheRoyal #GreatScottItsMaynard #CarryOnMatron #CarryOnLoving #CarryOnHenry #CarryOnDick