Fifty Years Of Carry On

Author: Webber, Richard

Brand: Arrow

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 384

Release Date: 19-10-2009

Part Number: 16

Details: Product 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.
Review
One for
Carry On naysayers as well as the fans, this anniversary insight into a very British world is filled with waspish bon mots, extensive interviews and lots of amusing detail. A comprehensive and warm biography of the key players, as well as the films themselves. ―
Empire

Richard Webber's book is a chronological trawl through the
Carry On series covering everything from early successes like
Carry On Sergeant, to classics like
Carry On up the Khyber ... our most enduring films have been about getting nookie at all costs and the consolations of the biscuit tin. The French got Truffaut, we got Bisto. Bring it on ―
Sunday Times

enjoyable ―
Sunday Telegraph

In this sympathetic, well-researched history, Richard Webber retrieves some of the more lubricious lines lost to the British Board of Censors ... the
Carry Ons have become a part of British film history, like Hitchcock and Hammer horror. As vulgar as flock wallpaper, as cheap as fish and chips, they hold a special place in the hearts of young and old alike ―
Telegraph

fascinating ―
GT (Gay Times)
About the Author
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
Complete A-Z of Dad's Army, as well as books about
Only Fools and Horses,
Porridge,
Rising Damp, Some
Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and
The Good Life.

EAN: 0000099490072

Package Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English