Carry On Christmas (1969)
Ebenezer Scrooge is a misery on Christmas, not allowing people money or doing anything to share Christmas cheer around his employees or acquaintances. While Scrooge is visited by three ghosts we see how his penny pinching has affected those around him.
- Date of release
- 1969-12-24
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Fantasy, Comedy
- Director
- Ronnie Baxter
- Collection
- Carry On Collection
Casting
- Sidney James — Ebenezer Scrooge
- Terry Scott — Choir Singer / Man with Presents / Dr. Frank N. Stein / Deirdre / Mr. Barrett / Baggie
- Charles Hawtrey — Choir Singer / Goose Thief / Angel / Spirit of Christmas Past / Gloria / Buttons
- Hattie Jacques — Choir Singer / Shopkeeper / Sister Hattie / Elizabeth Barrett / Bemused Passerby
- Barbara Windsor — Goose Thief / Fanny / Spirit of Christmas Present / Cinderella
- Bernard Bresslaw — Various Characters
- Peter Butterworth — Street Beggar / Choir Singer / Strong Willing Lad / Count Dracula / Petunia / Haggie
- Frankie Howerd — Robert Browning / Fairy Godmother
- Ursula Granville — Passerby (uncredited)
- John Scott Martin — Passerby (uncredited)
- Laura Thurlow — Scrooge's Girl (uncredited)
Interesting facts
The Carry On Christmas Specials were four one-off specials produced for Thames Television made in 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1973. They brought most of the cast and the formula of the Carry On films to a television production. Barbara Windsor was the only one to appear in all four Carry On Christmas specials. Kenneth Williams did not appear in any of the Christmas specials.
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