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Director:
Terry Johnson
Writer:
Terry Johnson (written by)
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Release Date:
24 April 2000 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Dramatisation of the love affair between Sidney James and Barbara Windsor, played out against the backdrop of the 'Carry On' films during the 1960s and 1970s. | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jacqueline Defferary ... Sally
Geoffrey Hutchings ... Sid James
David McAllister ... Gerald Thomas (as David McAlister)
Jason Round ... Clapper Loader

Adam Godley ... Kenneth Williams

Steve Speirs ... Bernard Bresslaw
Hugh Walters ... Charles Hawtrey
Samantha Spiro ... Barbara Windsor
Alan Barnes ... 1st Assistant Director
Maria Charles ... Charlie's Mum
Chrissie Cotterill ... Joan Sims
Louise Delamere ... Imogen
Alice Bailey Johnson ... Alice
Derek Howard ... Kenneth Connor
Richard Vanstone ... Alf
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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Based on Terry Johnston's play "Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick", performed in the Royal National Theatre in London, UK. Many members of the original cast - including the three leads Samantha Spiro, Geoffrey Hutchings and Adam Godley - reprised their original stage roles for this adaptation. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Kenneth Williams, while reviewing Carry on Spying (1964) in an early scene, suggests that he hasn't been in a state of sexual arousal since "Jim Dale went down the stairs on that hospital trolley". This scene is supposedly contemporaneous with the filming of Carry on Cleo (1964), but the scene Williams mentions of Jim Dale going down stairs was in Carry on Again Doctor (1969), filmed in 1969. more
Quotes:
Barbara Windsor: I think heaven's being left alone with a Steinbeck in the edit suite. You sit in front of your life and you're allowed to re-edit it. Cut the rotten bits, loop the sex, montage the good moments. Live it over and over, a bit better every time. And eventually, make it perfect. more
Movie Connections:
References Carry on Again Doctor (1969) more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Still 'Carrying On' after all these years..., 26 April 2000
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Author: tigon from Bristol, England

The British public's love affair with the 'Carry On' movies continues with this triumphant re-telling of actress Barbara Windsor's ill-fated romance with her comedy co-star Sidney James.

The film covers the period 1964-1978 and is based on Terry Johnson's hugely successful 1998 stage-play "Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick", now nicely opened up for the big screen. Utilising many of the play's original actors, including Samantha Spiro, Geoff Hutchings and Adam Godley, 'Cor Blimey!' is a real treat for any self-respecting 'Carry On' fan. In particular, Spiro excels as the younger Babs Windsor. She is uncannily accurate in looks, mannerisms and voice, so much so that when the real Windsor appears as herself in the final scene, the join between the two actresses is hardly noticeable.

Hutchings and Godley are also perfectly cast as Sid James and Kenneth Williams respectively, but viewers expecting just laughs will be a little disappointed. Aside from the leads, Williams is portrayed as a lonely unfulfilled hypochondriac and Charles Hawtrey (played by Hugh Walters) as an alcoholic mother's boy.

Always moving and sensitively acted, 'Cor Blimey!' is a touching but extremely engaging and enjoyable film. Many fans will be left with tears in their eyes by the end. Several factual inaccuracies aside, this is top notch entertainment, no messing about! Highly recommended.

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