Doctor Who Vs. Carry On Spying

The ninth instalment

in the Carry On fran-

chise - the stable's

final black and white

production - was a

spoof of the fledgling

James Bond series.

Carry On stalwarts

Kenneth Williams,
Charles Hawtrey, and
Jim Dale all returned

here with Eric Barker

and Dilys Laye, whilst

Barbara Windsor made

her series debut.

Released in 1964, the

comedy (now considered one of the best in the early run) was shown on

Talking Pictures TV today - it featured Bernard Cribbins (his second of

four series appearances), and fourteen Doctor Who cast connections:

• Windsor (Daphne here; Sandra in Carry On Doctor; Babs in Carry On Camping; Goldie in Carry On Again Doctor; Various in Carry On Christmas, Carry On Again Christmas, Carry On Stuffing, Carry On Laughing, That's Carry On; Bettina in Carry On Henry; Susan in Carry On Matron; Sadie in Carry On Abroad; Hope in Carry On Girls; Harriet in Carry On Dick) reprised her role of EastEnders' Peggy Mitchell for a cameo in Army of Ghosts
• [George] Gertan Klauber (Clerk here; Marcus in Carry On Cleo; Algerian in Follow That Camel; Orderly in Carry On Doctor; Bidet in Carry On Henry; Seller in Carry On Abroad; Soldier in Carry On Emmannuelle) and Derek Sydney (Algerian here; Majordomo in Carry On Up the Khyber) both starred in The Romans, as Galley Master and Sevcheria - Klauber was also Ola in The Macra Terror
• [David] Hugh Futcher (Native here; Cabbie in Carry On Again Doctor; Ernie in Carry On at Your Convenience; Jailer in Carry On Abroad; Citizen in Carry On Girls; Painter in Carry On Behind) was Hickman in (episode 1 of) The Sea Devils
• Jane [Katherine] Lumb (Guard) and Virginia Tyler (Girl) both appeared in Carry On Cleo, then were Thals in Dr. Who and the Daleks
• Tutte [Isak Samuel] Lemkow (Man) was Kuiju in Marco Polo, Ibrahim in The Crusade (4), and Cyclops in The Myth Makers
• Fred [Thomas] Haggerty (Assistant) was a stuntman on The Time Meddler (2)
• George Curtis (Guard) was a Firing Squad Soldier in The War Games (1)
• Jonathan Newth (Guard) was Orfe in Underworld
• for Victor Maddern (Milchmann) see Carry On Constable
• for Norman Mitchell (Policeman) see Carry On Cabby
• for Maxwell Craig (Patron) see Carry On Regardless
• for Martin Lyder (Thug) see Carry On Jack