Carry On Christmas Specials
- Genre
- sitcom, Christmas film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Four TV specials from the late 1960s and early 1970s bring the usual Carry On cast and their saucy, gag-driven comedy to a Christmas setting. Barbara Windsor is the one constant performer across all four installments, while the regulars trade familiar banter and slapstick in a festive variety show format.
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What happens
The Carry On Christmas Specials were four one-off specials produced for Thames Television made in 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1973. They brought most of the cast and the formula of the Carry On films to a television production. Barbara Windsor was the only one to appear in all four Carry On Christmas specials. Kenneth Williams (who appeared in twenty-six Carry On films, the most of any of the Carry On stars) did not appear in any of the Christmas specials. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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