Released in early 1960, the fourthproduction from the popular Carry
On stable focused on the exploits on four bungling London police
recruits, played by Kenneth
Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charles
Hawtrey, and Leslie Phillips. Hattie
Jacques, Joan Sims, and Shirley
Eaton also returned here.
Sid James (1913-1976) made his
series debut here when he re-
placed comedian Ted Ray, star of
Carry On Teacher. James (born
Solomon Joel Coen in Johannes-
burg) appeared in eighteen further titles. Shown on Great! TV tonight, this
gentle British comedy featured Eric Barker, Joan Hickson, and ten future
Doctor Who cast connections:
- Victor [Jack] Maddern (DS Liddell here; Passenger in Carry On Regardless; Milchmann in Carry On Spying; Sergeant Major in Carry On Cleo; Various in Carry On Laughing; Man in Carry On Emmannuelle) was Chief [John] Robson in Fury from the Deep
- Joan [born Cecilia Frances Wragge] Young (Suspect) was Catherine de Medici in The Massacre
- Colin [Fraser] Gordon (Extra) was the Commandant in The Faceless Ones
- Tex Fuller [born Albert Charles Baseley] (Van Man) was the Exxilon Messenger in (part 3 of) Death to the Daleks, and stuntman on The Masque of Mandragora (1)
- Arthur Howell and Jack [James] Silk (Constables) were Confederate Horseman in The War Games (3) and stuntman on The Daemons (4)
- Frederick [William] Treves (Announcer) was Lieutenant Brotadac in Meglos
- for Phillips and Sims see Carry On Nurse
- for Reg Thomason see Carry On Sergeant
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