First film in classic comedy reboot will feature script by writers of sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, with Hattie Jacques’s Matron played by a ‘butch gay man’ The first new Carry On ...

OOH Matron, it's hard to believe, but the slapstick Carry On films celebrate their 50th birthday this year. With their combination of saucy one-liners, non-stop innuendo and corny jokes, the movies ...

OOH, matron! Hattie Jacques is the larger-than-life Carry On actress – whose secret love life was more saucy than anything on screen. Ruth Jones tells the story of the star’s extraordinary private ...

It's six decades since the first instalment of the bawdy British film franchise, but these vulgar relics are not without merit, writes our film critic It's an enigma: Hattie Jacques, Barbara Windsor ...

An alarm clock which faithfully helped a Carry On star turn up on time for every single film call will go under the hammer. The 1960s Swiza clock belonged to Kenneth Williams, who was in 26 out of the ...