screenplay, and was the first produced in colour. The onboard
antics of the passengers and crew of the SS Happy Wanderer
were however filmed on an indoor set at Pinewood studios and
at Southampton docks.
Following a dispute with producer Peter Rogers, Charles Hawtrey
was dumped in favour of Lance Percival, whilst Joan Sims' last
minute replacement Dilys Laye made her series debut here.
Released by Anglo Amalgamated in 1962, the comedy was shown
on Sky Greats today - it featured a reduced core cast of regulars
(namely Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Liz Fraser),
and these seven future Doctor Who cast alumni:
- Alan [Stewart] Casley (Sailor) was Miro in (episode 1 of) Planet of the Daleks
- Alan Harris (Passenger) was a Sevateem in The Face of Evil, and titular alien in Terror of the Vervoids
- Aileen [Mary] Lewis [born Halsey] (Mrs. Lewis here; Onlooker in Carry On Jack; Citizen in Don't Lose Your Head; Spectator in Up the Khyber; Lady in Carry On Again Doctor; Courtier in Carry On Henry; Councillor in Carry On Girls; Guest in Carry On Emmannuelle) was Extra in The Silurians (6)
- John Timberlake [born Murphy] (Reporter) was a Shelterer in The Enemy of the World, and Kaled Scientist in Genesis of the Daleks
- Jan Williams (Passenger) was a Guardian in The Ark
- for Joan Ellacott and Reg Thomason see Carry On Sergeant
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