That's Carry On!

{{short description|1977 British comedy film by Gerald Thomas}} {{No footnotes|date=October 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = That's Carry On! | image = That's Carry On (Compilation film).jpg | caption = DVD cover | director = Gerald Thomas | producer = Peter Rogers | writer = Tony Church | starring = Kenneth Williams<br>Barbara Windsor | music = Eric Rogers | cinematography = Tony Imi | editing = Jack Gardner | distributor = The Rank Organisation<br>EMI | released = {{Film date|1977|11|10}} | runtime = 95 min. | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = £30,000 }} '''''That's Carry On!''''' is a 1977 British comedy film, the 29th release in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). The film is a compilation of the highlights of most of the previous 28 films, and features series regulars Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor as co-presenters. It was Windsor's 10th and final appearance in the series. The idea for the film was inspired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's popular That's Entertainment! series of documentaries. It was released in 1977 as a supporting feature to the Richard Harris film, ''Golden Rendezvous''. The film was followed by "Carry On Emmannuelle" in 1978.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|date=22 August 2025|access-date=22 August 2025|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-film-studios-the-rank-organisation-1968-1977/|title=Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation 1968-1977}}</ref>

==Plot== Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor are imprisoned in a Pinewood Studios projection room and trawl through film can after film can of the Carry On series. Kenneth is delighted with the slap-up food hamper and champagne, while Barbara loads the vintage clips. As the films remorselessly play out, Kenneth feels the need to relieve himself but Barbara is determined to plough through every film. Finally, scenes of speedy roadside urinating from ''Carry On at Your Convenience'' prove too much for Kenneth to bear but he holds back the flow to enjoy his finest role as the Khasi in ''Carry On... Up the Khyber''. While Kenneth pontificates about the glories of the Empire, Barbara leaves the projection room and locks her co-star in. Unable to hold out any longer, Kenneth goes against the projection room door.

==Cast== *Kenneth Williams as himself *Barbara Windsor as herself

==Crew== *Screenplay – Tony Church *Archive material – Talbot Rothwell, Norman Hudis, Sid Colin & Dave Freeman *Music – Eric Rogers *Director of photography – Tony Imi *Editor – Jack Gardner *Production manager – Roy Goddard *Dubbing editor – Christopher Lancaster *Sound recordists – Danny Daniel & Ken Barker *Titles – GSE Ltd *Producer – Peter Rogers *Director – Gerald Thomas

==Reception== In a 2018 retrospective on the series, the British Film Institute named ''That's Carry On!'' as one of the series' five worst films, alongside ''Carry On Girls'' (1973), ''Carry on England'' (1976), ''Carry On Emmannuelle'' (1978), and ''Carry On Columbus'' (1992).<ref name="BFI">{{cite web|first=Neil |last=Mitchell |title=The 5 best Carry Ons… and the 5 worst |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/five-best-carry-ons-five-worst |website=British Film Institute |date=23 November 2018 |access-date=12 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415132835/https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/five-best-carry-ons-five-worst |archive-date= 15 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

It was the last Carry On film directly financed by Rank.<ref name="timing">{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|date=1 September 2025|access-date=1 September 2025|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-film-studios-the-rank-organisation-1978-81/|title=Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation 1978-81}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==Bibliography== *{{Cite book |last=Davidson |first=Andy |title=Carry On Confidential |publisher=Miwk |location=London |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-908630-01-8 }} *{{Cite book |last=Sheridan |first=Simon |title=Keeping the British End Up - Four Decades of Saucy Cinema |publisher=Titan Books |location=London |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-85768-279-6 }} *{{Cite book |last=Webber |first=Richard |title=50 Years of Carry On |publisher=Arrow |location=London |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-09-949007-4 }} *{{Cite book |last=Hudis |first=Norman |title=No Laughing Matter |publisher=Apex |location=London |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-906358-15-0 }} *''Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'' by Simon Sheridan (third edition) (2007) (Reynolds & Hearn Books) *{{Cite book |last=Ross |first=Robert |title=The Carry On Companion |publisher=Batsford |location=London |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-7134-8771-8 }} *{{Cite book |last=Bright, Ross |first=Morris, Robert |title=Mr Carry On - The Life & Work of Peter Rogers |publisher=BBC Books |location=London |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-563-55183-6 }} *{{Cite book |last=Rigelsford |first=Adrian |title=Carry On Laughing - a celebration |publisher=Virgin |location=London |year=1996 |isbn=1-85227-554-5 }} *{{Cite book |last=Hibbin |first=Sally & Nina |title=What a Carry On |publisher=Hamlyn |location=London |year=1988 |isbn=978-0-600-55819-4 }} *{{Cite book |last=Eastaugh |first=Kenneth |title=The Carry On Book |publisher=David & Charles |location=London |year=1978 |isbn=978-0-7153-7403-0 }}

== External links == * {{IMDb title|0076814}} *{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221082933/http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_films/thats_carry_on/|title=''That's Carry On'' at The Whippit Inn}}

Category:1978 films Category:Carry On films Category:British comedy films Category:1977 English-language films Category:Films directed by Gerald Thomas Category:1977 comedy films Category:1977 films Category:Compilation films Category:British anthology films Category:Films produced by Peter Rogers Category:1978 comedy films Category:1977 British films