Friday, 29 December 2023

Doctor Who Vs. Carry On Don't Lose Your Head

The thirteenth production in the
British film franchise was the
first Carry On feature produced
by the Rank Organisation and
was not planned as part of the
 series. Don't Lose Your Head 
and the next title, Follow That 
Camelwere both originally
promoted without the iconic
Carry On prefix.
Series veterans Sid James,
Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale,
Joan Sims, Peter Butterworth,
and Charles Hawtrey were joined here by French actress Dany Robin.
Released in late 1966 as a parody of Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet
Pimpernel, the comedy was shown during ITV3's festive Carry On
season today - it featured nineteen Doctor Who cast connections:

  • Jacqueline [Kay] Pearce (Lady) was Chessene of the Franzine Grig in The Two Doctors, and voiced Sherilyn Harper for Big Finish's The Fearmonger (2000), Admiral Mettna for Death Comes to Time, the Keeper for Sarah Jane Smith 2 (2006), Queen Zafira/Bev for Hexagora (2011), and Cardnal Ollistra for The War DoctorThe Time War and Day of the Vashta Nerada (2017)
  • [Max] Richard Shaw (Captain) was Lobos in The Space Museum, Cross in Frontier in Space, and Lakh in Underworld
  • Lewis Alexander [born Herbert Alexander Lewis] (Citizen here; Party- goer in Carry On Again Doctor; Councillor in Carry On Girls) was an Army Officer in (episode 3 of) The War Machines
  • Douglas Roe (Soldier) was Prisoner in The War Games (2), and titular alien in The Claws of Axos (1)
  • Peter Brace (Soldier) was Guard in The Curse of Peladon (4), and Soldier in The Android Invasion (2)
  • Tina Simmons (Citizen here; Camper in Carry On CampingNurse in Carry On Matron) began her career as Inferno Patron in The War Machines (1), then Passenger in The Faceless Ones (1)
  • Gerry Wain (Soldier here; Horseman in Carry On Dick) was Soldier in The Reign of Terror (1), Guard in The Romans (1), Sailor in The Chase (3), Blackbeard in The Mind Robber (5), and Sergeant/Alien Guard/Horseman in The War Games
  • John [Ernest Clotworthy] More (Citizen here; Passenger in Carry On Emmannuelle) was Prisoner in Frontier in Space (3)
  • Lee Fenton (Guest here; Man in Carry On Again Doctor) was Recruit/ Technician in The War Games
  • for Sims (Désirée) see Carry On Nurse
  • for Butterworth (Bidet) and Alf Mangan see Carry On Cowboy
  • for Hugh Futcher see Carry On At Your Convenience
  • for Aileen Lewis see Carry On Cruising
  • for Peter Gilmore, Rita Tobin Weske and stuntman Peter Diamond see Carry On Cleo
  • for Billy Cornelius see Carry On Screaming
  • for Jim O'Brady and Martin Lyder see Carry On Jack

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