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0 / 31 watchedAll 31 films in release order. Since nothing connects plot-wise, dip in anywhere, but this is the full tour.
The early years (1958-1962)
- 1 Carry On Sergeant National Service recruits chase the Star Squad prize. The one that started it.
- 2 Carry On Nurse Hospital chaos with Hattie Jacques as matron. The series' first big hit.
- 3 Carry On Teacher School inspectors meet a pupil revolt.
- 4 Carry On Constable Police probation at its most hapless.
- 5 Carry On Regardless A helpline agency takes any job going. First entry without a profession in the title.
- 6 Carry On Cruising A maiden voyage under Captain Crowther. First entry in color.
The golden age (1963-1969)
- 7 Carry On Cabby Taxi wars between Glamcabs and Speedee Taxis.
- 8 Carry On Jack Spanish Armada spoof. First period setting.
- 9 Carry On Spying Bond spoof with agent Desmond Simkins.
- 10 Carry On Cleo Cleopatra on Pinewood sets left over from the 1963 epic. Home of the famous infamy joke.
- 11 Carry On Cowboy The Rumpo Kid meets Marshal Earp out west.
- 12 Carry On Screaming! Hammer horror spoof with Fenella Fielding as the vampire.
- 13 Don't Lose Your Head French Revolution farce and the Black Fingernail.
- 14 Follow That Camel Foreign Legion spoof with Phil Silvers.
- 15 Carry On Doctor Dr. Tinkle's hospital romance with Nurse Clarke.
- 16 Carry On Up the Khyber The 3rd Foot and Mouth guard the Khyber Pass. Often voted the best of the series.
- 17 Carry On Camping Sid Boggle's Paradise Camp holiday. The series' most famous outing.
- 18 Carry On Again Doctor Dr. Nookey runs a weight-loss clinic.
The seventies run (1970-1978)
- 19 Carry On Up the Jungle A jungle expedition to find the missing Lady Bagley.
- 20 Carry On Loving The Wedded Bliss agency matches mismatched couples.
- 21 Carry On Henry Sid James as Henry VIII, hunting for wife number six.
- 22 Carry On at Your Convenience Toilet factory workers take on management and unions.
- 23 Carry On Matron Hospital strike comedy with Jacques back as matron.
- 24 Carry On Abroad Package holiday to Spain with the Wundatours crowd.
- 25 Carry On Girls A seaside beauty contest meets a protest.
- 26 Carry On Dick Highwayman Dick Turpin holds up the county.
- 27 Carry On Behind A university archaeology dig with warring professors.
- 28 Carry On England An experimental mixed army platoon under Captain Melly.
- 29 That's Carry On! Clip compilation hosted by Williams and Windsor. Safe to skip.
- 30 Carry On Emmannuelle Soft-porn spoof that closed the original run.
The revival (1992)
- 31 Carry On Columbus Belated revival with Jim Dale as Columbus. Different cast, same formula.
The Essentials
0 / 10 watchedTen films that show the series at its peak. Good if 31 films sounds like too many.
- 1 Carry On Sergeant The original, to see where it began.
- 2 Carry On Nurse The early hospital farce at its best.
- 3 Carry On Cleo The historical spoof template.
- 4 Carry On Cowboy The western parody.
- 5 Carry On Screaming! The horror parody.
- 6 Carry On Doctor The hospital formula perfected.
- 7 Carry On Up the Khyber The consensus pick for the funniest entry.
- 8 Carry On Camping The most quoted entry.
- 9 Carry On Henry Sid James rules as Henry VIII.
- 10 Carry On Dick Late-period highlight with the Turpin legend.
About Carry On
Producer Peter Rogers and director Gerald Thomas made 31 Carry On comedies between 1958 and 1992 with a regular ensemble led by Sid James, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor.
The films share no continuity, so release order simply tracks how the series grew from gentle institution spoofs into bawdy historical parodies.
Good to know
That's Carry On! (1977) is a clip compilation, included for completeness but safe to skip. New films announced in 2019 for a 2020 shoot stalled, and the rights holder's company was later dissolved, so nothing is currently dated.
