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	~~{{short description\|1971 film by Gerald Thomas}}~~
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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	~~\| name = Carry On Henry~~
	\| image = Carry On Henry poster.jpg		\| image = Carry On Henry poster.jpg
	\| caption = Original UK quad poster by [[~~w:Renato Fratini\|~~Renato Fratini]]		\| caption = Original UK quad poster by [[Renato Fratini]]
	\| director = [[Gerald Thomas]]		\| director = [[Gerald Thomas]]
	\| producer = [[Peter Rogers]]		\| producer = [[Peter Rogers]]
	\| writer = [[Talbot Rothwell]]		\| writer = [[Talbot Rothwell]]
	\| starring = [[Sid James]] <br>[[Kenneth Williams]] <br>[[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]]<br>[[Joan Sims]] <br>[[Terry Scott]]<br>[[Barbara Windsor]] <br>[[Kenneth Connor]]		\| starring = [[Sid James]] <br>[[Kenneth Williams]] <br>[[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]]<br>[[Joan Sims]] <br>[[Terry Scott]]<br>[[Barbara Windsor]] <br>[[Kenneth Connor]]
	\| music = [[w:Eric Rogers (composer)\|Eric Rogers]]		\| music = [[Eric Rogers (composer)\|Eric Rogers]]
	\| cinematography = [[w:Alan Hume\|Alan Hume]]		\| cinematography = [[Alan Hume\|Alan Hume]]
	\| editing = [[w:Alfred Roome\|Alfred Roome]]		\| editing = [[Alfred Roome\|Alfred Roome]]
	\| distributor = [[w:Rank Organisation\|Rank Organisation]]		\| distributor = [[Rank Organisation\|Rank Organisation]]
	\| released = {{film date\|df=yes\|1971\|2\|17}}		\| released = {{film date\|df=yes\|1971\|2\|17}}
	\| runtime = 86		\| runtime = 86
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	'''''Carry On Henry''''' is a 1971 [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:historical\|historical]] [[w:comedy\|comedy]] film, the 21st release in the [[Carry On (film series)\|series of 31 ''Carry On'' films]] (1958–1992). It tells a fictionalised story involving [[Sid James]] as [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]], who chases after [[Barbara Windsor]]'s character Bettina. James and Windsor feature alongside other regulars [[Kenneth Williams]], [[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Terry Scott]] and [[Kenneth Connor]]. This was the first time that Williams and Connor appeared together since [[Carry On Cleo]] seven years previously. The original alternative title was to be ''Anne of a Thousand Lays'', a pun on the [[Richard Burton]] film ''[[Anne of the Thousand Days]]'', and [[Sid James]] wears exactly the same cloak that Burton wore in that film. [[Harry Secombe]] was considered for Henry VIII when it appeared that Sid James may not be available due to possible stage commitments. James was making a lengthy appearance in [[South Africa]] which was cut down when he heard he was wanted for the film and arrived back in time for the second day of shooting.		'''''Carry On Henry''''' is a 1971 [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[historical\|historical]] [[comedy\|comedy]] film, the 21st release in the [[Carry On (film series)\|series of 31 ''Carry On'' films]] (1958–1992). It tells a fictionalised story involving [[Sid James]] as [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]], who chases after [[Barbara Windsor]]'s character Bettina. James and Windsor feature alongside other regulars [[Kenneth Williams]], [[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Terry Scott]] and [[Kenneth Connor]]. This was the first time that Williams and Connor appeared together since [[Carry On Cleo]] seven years previously. The original alternative title was to be ''Anne of a Thousand Lays'', a pun on the [[Richard Burton]] film ''[[Anne of the Thousand Days]]'', and [[Sid James]] wears exactly the same cloak that Burton wore in that film. [[Harry Secombe]] was considered for Henry VIII when it appeared that Sid James may not be available due to possible stage commitments. James was making a lengthy appearance in [[South Africa]] which was cut down when he heard he was wanted for the film and arrived back in time for the second day of shooting.

	The opening theme is a version of "[[Greensleeves]]", as arranged by [[Eric Rogers (composer)\|Eric Rogers]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim16.shtml \|title=Robert Farnon Society \|first=Peter \|last=Edwards \|website=Rfsoc.org.uk \|year=2011 \|accessdate=16 May 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927003945/http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim16.shtml \|archivedate=27 September 2011 \|df=dmy }}</ref>		The opening theme is a version of "[[Greensleeves]]", as arranged by [[Eric Rogers (composer)\|Eric Rogers]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim16.shtml \|title=Robert Farnon Society \|first=Peter \|last=Edwards \|website=Rfsoc.org.uk \|year=2011 \|accessdate=16 May 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927003945/http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim16.shtml \|archivedate=27 September 2011 \|df=dmy }}</ref>
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{IMDb title\|0066894}}		*{{IMDb title\|0066894}}
	*[http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_film_locations/carry_on_henry/ ''Carry On Henry Location Guide'' at The Whippit Inn]

	{{Carry On Films}}		{{Carry On Films}}

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	~~{{More footnotes needed\|date=October 2018}}~~
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	{{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2013}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2013}}
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Carry On Henry		\| name = Carry On Henry
	\| image = ~~CarryOnHenry.TheatricalQuadPoster~~.jpg		\| image = Carry On Henry poster.jpg
	\| caption = Original UK quad poster by [[Renato Fratini]]		\| caption = Original UK quad poster by [[w:Renato Fratini\|Renato Fratini]]
	\| director = [[Gerald Thomas]]		\| director = [[Gerald Thomas]]
	\| producer = [[Peter Rogers]]		\| producer = [[Peter Rogers]]
	\| writer = [[Talbot Rothwell]]		\| writer = [[Talbot Rothwell]]
	\| starring = [[Sid James]] <br>[[Kenneth Williams]] <br>[[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]]<br>[[Joan Sims]] <br>[[Terry Scott]]<br>[[Barbara Windsor]] <br>[[Kenneth Connor]]		\| starring = [[Sid James]] <br>[[Kenneth Williams]] <br>[[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]]<br>[[Joan Sims]] <br>[[Terry Scott]]<br>[[Barbara Windsor]] <br>[[Kenneth Connor]]
	\| music = [[Eric Rogers (composer)\|Eric Rogers]]		\| music = [[w:Eric Rogers (composer)\|Eric Rogers]]
	\| cinematography = [[Alan Hume]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Alan Hume\|Alan Hume]]
	\| editing = [[Alfred Roome]]		\| editing = [[w:Alfred Roome\|Alfred Roome]]
	\| distributor = [[Rank Organisation]]		\| distributor = [[w:Rank Organisation\|Rank Organisation]]
	\| released = {{film date\|df=yes\|1971\|2\|17}}		\| released = {{film date\|df=yes\|1971\|2\|17}}
	\| runtime = 86		\| runtime = 86
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	'''''Carry On Henry''''' is a 1971 [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[historical]] [[comedy]] film, the 21st release in the [[Carry On (film series)\|series of 31 ''Carry On'' films]] (1958–1992). It tells a fictionalised story involving [[Sid James]] as [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]], who chases after [[Barbara Windsor]]'s character Bettina. James and Windsor feature alongside other regulars [[Kenneth Williams]], [[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Terry Scott]] and [[Kenneth Connor]]. This was the first time that Williams and Connor appeared together since [[Carry On Cleo]] seven years previously. The original alternative title was to be ''Anne of a Thousand Lays'', a pun on the [[Richard Burton]] film ''[[Anne of the Thousand Days]]'', and [[Sid James]] wears exactly the same cloak that Burton wore in that film. [[Harry Secombe]] was considered for Henry VIII when it appeared that Sid James may not be available due to possible stage commitments. James was making a lengthy appearance in [[South Africa]] which was cut down when he heard he was wanted for the film and arrived back in time for the second day of shooting.		'''''Carry On Henry''''' is a 1971 [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:historical\|historical]] [[w:comedy\|comedy]] film, the 21st release in the [[Carry On (film series)\|series of 31 ''Carry On'' films]] (1958–1992). It tells a fictionalised story involving [[Sid James]] as [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]], who chases after [[Barbara Windsor]]'s character Bettina. James and Windsor feature alongside other regulars [[Kenneth Williams]], [[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Terry Scott]] and [[Kenneth Connor]]. This was the first time that Williams and Connor appeared together since [[Carry On Cleo]] seven years previously. The original alternative title was to be ''Anne of a Thousand Lays'', a pun on the [[Richard Burton]] film ''[[Anne of the Thousand Days]]'', and [[Sid James]] wears exactly the same cloak that Burton wore in that film. [[Harry Secombe]] was considered for Henry VIII when it appeared that Sid James may not be available due to possible stage commitments. James was making a lengthy appearance in [[South Africa]] which was cut down when he heard he was wanted for the film and arrived back in time for the second day of shooting.

	The opening theme is a version of "[[Greensleeves]]", as arranged by [[Eric Rogers (composer)\|Eric Rogers]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim16.shtml \|title=Robert Farnon Society \|first=Peter \|last=Edwards \|website=Rfsoc.org.uk \|year=2011 \|accessdate=16 May 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927003945/http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim16.shtml \|archivedate=27 September 2011 \|df=dmy }}</ref>		The opening theme is a version of "[[Greensleeves]]", as arranged by [[Eric Rogers (composer)\|Eric Rogers]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim16.shtml \|title=Robert Farnon Society \|first=Peter \|last=Edwards \|website=Rfsoc.org.uk \|year=2011 \|accessdate=16 May 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927003945/http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim16.shtml \|archivedate=27 September 2011 \|df=dmy }}</ref>

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{{short description|1971 film by Gerald Thomas}}
{{More footnotes needed|date=October 2018}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Carry On Henry
| image = CarryOnHenry.TheatricalQuadPoster.jpg
| caption = Original UK quad poster by [[Renato Fratini]]
| director = [[Gerald Thomas]]
| producer = [[Peter Rogers]]
| writer = [[Talbot Rothwell]]
| starring = [[Sid James]] [[Kenneth Williams]] [[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)|Charles Hawtrey]] [[Joan Sims]] [[Terry Scott]] [[Barbara Windsor]] [[Kenneth Connor]]
| music = [[Eric Rogers (composer)|Eric Rogers]]
| cinematography = [[Alan Hume]]
| editing = [[Alfred Roome]]
| distributor = [[Rank Organisation]]
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1971|2|17}}
| runtime = 86
minutes
| language = English
| country = United Kingdom
| budget = £223,000
}}

'''''Carry On Henry''''' is a 1971 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[historical]] [[comedy]] film, the 21st release in the [[Carry On (film series)|series of 31 ''Carry On'' films]] (1958–1992). It tells a fictionalised story involving [[Sid James]] as [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], who chases after [[Barbara Windsor]]'s character Bettina. James and Windsor feature alongside other regulars [[Kenneth Williams]], [[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)|Charles Hawtrey]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Terry Scott]] and [[Kenneth Connor]]. This was the first time that Williams and Connor appeared together since [[Carry On Cleo]] seven years previously. The original alternative title was to be ''Anne of a Thousand Lays'', a pun on the [[Richard Burton]] film ''[[Anne of the Thousand Days]]'', and [[Sid James]] wears exactly the same cloak that Burton wore in that film. [[Harry Secombe]] was considered for Henry VIII when it appeared that Sid James may not be available due to possible stage commitments. James was making a lengthy appearance in [[South Africa]] which was cut down when he heard he was wanted for the film and arrived back in time for the second day of shooting.

The opening theme is a version of "[[Greensleeves]]", as arranged by [[Eric Rogers (composer)|Eric Rogers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim16.shtml |title=Robert Farnon Society |first=Peter |last=Edwards |website=Rfsoc.org.uk |year=2011 |accessdate=16 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927003945/http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim16.shtml |archivedate=27 September 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Casting and characterisation==
Sid James plays [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] as a [[lovable rogue]] who is surrounded by scheming [[courtier]]s. [[Peter Rogers]] originally planned on using [[Harry Secombe]] in the title role, and in the first draft of the screenplay Henry was going to be an avid composer of [[madrigal (music)|madrigal]]s, but the idea was shelved and Sid James took over the role. Two comedic madrigals written for the film but unused were later performed in the [[Carry On Christmas Specials#Carry on Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing) (1972)|1972 Carry On Christmas special]] and the 1973 stage show ''[[Carry On (film series)#Stage shows|Carry On London]]''.<ref>Ross, Robert. ''The Carry On Companion'', B. T. Batsford: London, 1996. {{ISBN|0-7134-7967-1}} pp 93–94</ref>

==Plot==
The film opens with a passage, which states:

''This film is based on a recently discovered manuscript by one William Cobbler, which reveals that Henry VIII did in fact have two more wives. Although it was first thought that Cromwell originated the story, it is now known to be definitely all Cobbler's... from beginning to end.''

Henry VIII ([[Sid James]]) has his wife ([[Patsy Rowlands]]) beheaded and quickly marries Marie of [[Normandy]] ([[Joan Sims]]). This union was organised at the behest of bumbling [[Cardinal Wolsey]] ([[Terry Scott]]) as Marie is cousin of King [[Francis I of France]]. Henry's wedding night ardour dies when he finds she reeks of garlic, but she refuses to stop eating it. Marie gets frustrated so soon receives amorous advances from Sir Roger de Lodgerley ([[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)|Charles Hawtrey]] who, while still in his camp persona, is playing against [[Typecasting (acting)|type]] as a ladies' man).

Henry is keen to be rid of Marie, as he has met the lovely Bettina ([[Barbara Windsor]], in her favourite ''Carry On'' role). Bettina is the daughter of the [[Earl of Bristol]] ([[Peter Butterworth]], in a one scene cameo), a punning reference to [[Bristols]]. [[Thomas Cromwell]] ([[Kenneth Williams]]) assists in ousting Marie by organising Lord Hampton of Wick ([[Kenneth Connor]]) to kidnap the King in a staged plot. Cromwell and Lord Hampton also secretly plot to bring the king to harm as part of this escapade, but the false kidnapping fails.

Henry seizes on Marie's infidelity with de Lodgerley to be free of her; all he needs is a confession from de Lodgerley. He orders Cromwell to extract a confession using any means necessary. This leads to a running joke in the [[torture chamber]] as Henry keeps changing his mind about the confession due to political necessities, requiring multiple changes and retractions of the original confession. Wolsey is baffled by all the intrigue, and Cromwell is driven to [[treason]] by all of Henry's unreasonable demands.

==Cast==
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*[[Sid James]] as [[King Henry VIII]]
*[[Kenneth Williams]] as [[Thomas Cromwell]]
*[[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)|Charles Hawtrey]] as Sir Roger de Lodgerley
*[[Joan Sims]] as Queen Marie of Normandy
*[[Terry Scott]] as [[Cardinal Wolsey]]
*[[Barbara Windsor]] as Bettina
*[[Kenneth Connor]] as Lord Hampton of Wick
*[[Julian Holloway]] as Sir Thomas
*[[Peter Gilmore]] as Francis, King of France
*[[Peter Butterworth]] as Charles, Earl of Bristol
*[[Julian Orchard]] as Duc de Poncenay
*[[Gertan Klauber]] as Bidet
*David Davenport as Major-domo
*[[Margaret Nolan]] as Buxom lass
*[[William Mervyn]] as Physician
*[[Norman Chappell]] as 1st plotter
*[[Derek Francis]] as Farmer
*[[Bill Maynard]] as Fawkes
*Douglas Ridley as 2nd plotter
*[[Leon Greene]] as Torturer
*[[David Prowse]] as Torturer
*Monica Dietrich as [[Katherine Howard]]
*Billy Cornelius as Guard
*[[Marjie Lawrence]] as Serving maid
*[[Patsy Rowlands]] as Queen
*[[Alan Curtis (British actor)|Alan Curtis]] as Conte di Pisa
*[[John Bluthal]] as Royal tailor (uncredited)
*Bill McGuirk as Flunkey (uncredited)
*Jane Cardew as Henry's 2nd wife (uncredited)
*Valerie Shute as Maid (uncredited)
*Peter Rigby as Henry's courtier (uncredited)
*Trevor Roberts as Henry's courtier (uncredited)
*Peter Munt as Henry's courtier (uncredited)
{{div col end}}

==Filming and locations==
*Filming dates – 12 October-27 November 1970

'''Interiors''':
* [[Pinewood Studios]], [[Buckinghamshire]]

'''Exteriors''':
* [[Windsor Great Park]], [[Berkshire]]
* The Long Walk, [[Windsor Castle]], Berkshire
* [[Knebworth House]], [[Hertfordshire]]

==See also==
*[[Cultural depictions of Henry VIII of England]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{Cite book |last=Davidson |first=Andy |title=Carry On Confidential |publisher=Miwk |location=London |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-908630-01-8 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Sheridan |first=Simon |title=Keeping the British End Up – Four Decades of Saucy Cinema |publisher=Titan Books |location=London |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-85768-279-6 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Webber |first=Richard |title=50 Years of Carry On |publisher=Arrow |location=London |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-09-949007-4 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Hudis |first=Norman |title=No Laughing Matter |publisher=Apex |location=London |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-906358-15-0 }}
*''Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'' by Simon Sheridan (third edition) (2007) (Reynolds & Hearn Books)
*{{Cite book |last=Ross |first=Robert |title=The Carry On Companion |publisher=Batsford |location=London |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-7134-8771-8 }}
*{{Cite book |last1=Bright|first1=Morris | last2=Ross |first2=Robert |title=Mr Carry On – The Life & Work of Peter Rogers |publisher=BBC Books |location=London |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-563-55183-6 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Rigelsford |first=Adrian |title=Carry On Laughing – a celebration |publisher=Virgin |location=London |year=1996 |isbn=1-85227-554-5 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Hibbin |first=Sally & Nina |title=What a Carry On |publisher=Hamlyn |location=London |year=1988 |isbn=978-0-600-55819-4 }}
*{{Cite book |last=Eastaugh |first=Kenneth |title=The Carry On Book |publisher=David & Charles |location=London |year=1978 |isbn=978-0-7153-7403-0 }}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0066894}}
*[http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_film_locations/carry_on_henry/ ''Carry On Henry Location Guide'' at The Whippit Inn]

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	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Cultural depictions of Henry VIII of England]]

	==References==		==References==