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Carry On Christmas was the first of the gang's festive specials and it is a robust and very funny start to this particular part of Carry On history. Talbot Rothwell's script is classy with enough edgy moments to snap you back awake should a sturdy Christmas dinner cause you to drowse - Bresslaw's camp Frankenstein's monster chasing Terry Scott being the best and most immediate example. Charles Hawtrey is the only cast member who lets the side down, during some scenes he appears to be drunk, slurring his words and overplaying dreadfully. I'm no Hawtrey-basher, he was a fine man and a talented actor, but his performance here is well below par. On the other end of the spectrum, the Robert Browning sketch is one of the jewels in the Carry On crown, Frankie is absolutely out of control and Hattie gives him deft and knowing support.
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