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	~~{{short description\|British television comedy series}}~~		: ''This article describes the all-original 1975 TV series. Not to be confused with the later "Carry On" film-clip compilations or [[Carry On Laughing (stage show)\|the stage play]] of the same name''.
	: ''This article describes the all-original 1975 TV series. Not to be confused with the later "Carry On" film-clip compilations or [[w:Carry On Laughing (stage show)\|the stage play]] of the same name''.

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	'''''Carry On Laughing''''' is a [[w:British television\|British television]] comedy series produced in 1975 for [[w:Associated Television\|ATV]]. Based on the ''[[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On]]'' films, it was an attempt to address the films' declining cinema attendance by transferring the franchise to television. Many of the original cast members were featured in the series.		'''''Carry On Laughing''''' is a [[British television\|British television]] comedy series produced in 1975 for [[Associated Television\|ATV]]. Based on the ''[[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On]]'' films, it was an attempt to address the films' declining cinema attendance by transferring the franchise to television. Many of the original cast members were featured in the series.

	''Carry on Laughing'' ran for two series, the first for six half-hour episodes and the second for seven episodes. The episode ''Orgy and Bess'' featured the final ''Carry On'' performances of both [[Sid James]] and [[Hattie Jacques]].		''Carry on Laughing'' ran for two series, the first for six half-hour episodes and the second for seven episodes. The episode ''Orgy and Bess'' featured the final ''Carry On'' performances of both [[Sid James]] and [[Hattie Jacques]].
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	In the absence of Rothwell, other writers were brought in. Lew Schwarz and experienced ''Carry On'' writer [[Dave Freeman (British writer)\|Dave Freeman]] each wrote six, while [[Barry Cryer]] and [[Dick Vosburgh]] penned ''Orgy and Bess''.		In the absence of Rothwell, other writers were brought in. Lew Schwarz and experienced ''Carry On'' writer [[Dave Freeman (British writer)\|Dave Freeman]] each wrote six, while [[Barry Cryer]] and [[Dick Vosburgh]] penned ''Orgy and Bess''.

	Each episode parodied a famous TV series, film or book. Three episodes feature a character based on [[w:Lord Peter Wimsey\|Lord Peter Wimsey]] - Lord Peter Flimsy. Another two episodes are nods to ''[[w:Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)\|Upstairs, Downstairs]]'', with the character of Hudson the butler parodied as Clodson, and the cook Mrs. Bridges as Mrs. Breeches.		Each episode parodied a famous TV series, film or book. Three episodes feature a character based on [[Lord Peter Wimsey\|Lord Peter Wimsey]] - Lord Peter Flimsy. Another two episodes are nods to ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)\|Upstairs, Downstairs]]'', with the character of Hudson the butler parodied as Clodson, and the cook Mrs. Bridges as Mrs. Breeches.

	The series provided an opportunity for [[David Lodge (actor)\|David Lodge]] - little more than a bit-part player in some of the later ''Carry On'' films - to play leading characters.		The series provided an opportunity for [[David Lodge (actor)\|David Lodge]] - little more than a bit-part player in some of the later ''Carry On'' films - to play leading characters.
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	==Note==		==Note==

	[[w:Associated Television\|ATV]] had already helped to bring the ''Carry On''s to the small screen in 1973, when it broadcast ''What A Carry On'', a one-off show hosted by [[Shaw Taylor]] featuring clips from the stage play ''Carry On London'' and interviews with its stars - Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth and Jack Douglas. It is believed that this footage is missing from the archives.		[[Associated Television\|ATV]] had already helped to bring the ''Carry On''s to the small screen in 1973, when it broadcast ''What A Carry On'', a one-off show hosted by [[Shaw Taylor]] featuring clips from the stage play ''Carry On London'' and interviews with its stars - Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth and Jack Douglas. It is believed that this footage is missing from the archives.

	''What A Carry On'' was also the title of a [[w:BBC\|BBC]] series of classic clips from the films.		''What A Carry On'' was also the title of a [[BBC\|BBC]] series of classic clips from the films.

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
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	The title ''Carry On Laughing'' was also used for:		The title ''Carry On Laughing'' was also used for:
	*a ''Carry On'' stage play performed in Scarborough in 1976 and featuring series regulars [[Jack Douglas (actor)\|Jack Douglas]], [[Kenneth Connor]], [[Peter Butterworth]] and [[Liz Fraser]].		*a ''Carry On'' stage play performed in Scarborough in 1976 and featuring series regulars [[Jack Douglas (actor)\|Jack Douglas]], [[Kenneth Connor]], [[Peter Butterworth]] and [[Liz Fraser]].
	*a series of television programmes shown by [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]] from 1981 to 1984, featuring classic clips from the ''Carry On'' film series, although footage was also drawn from other British comedy films of the era, such as the movie spin-offs of ''[[On the Buses]]'' and ''[[Steptoe and Son]]''. In 1983, a Christmas special of this series was made, entitled ''Carry On Laughing's Christmas Classics'', featuring classic film clips, linked by newly filmed material with [[Kenneth Williams]] and [[Barbara Windsor]].		*a series of television programmes shown by [[Thames Television\|Thames Television]] from 1981 to 1984, featuring classic clips from the ''Carry On'' film series, although footage was also drawn from other British comedy films of the era, such as the movie spin-offs of ''[[On the Buses]]'' and ''[[Steptoe and Son]]''. In 1983, a Christmas special of this series was made, entitled ''Carry On Laughing's Christmas Classics'', featuring classic film clips, linked by newly filmed material with [[Kenneth Williams]] and [[Barbara Windsor]].

	==DVD releases==		==DVD releases==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb title\|0157218\|Carry on Laughing!}}		* {{IMDb title\|0157218\|Carry on Laughing!}}
	*[http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_tv/carry_on_laughing/''Carry on Laughing!''] at The Whippit Inn
	*[http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/carry_on_laughing/episodes/1/1/''Carry on Laughing''] at The British Comedy Guide		*[http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/carry_on_laughing/episodes/1/1/''Carry on Laughing''] at The British Comedy Guide
	{{Carry On Films}}		{{Carry On Films}}

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	The title ''Carry On Laughing'' was also used for:		The title ''Carry On Laughing'' was also used for:
	*a ''Carry On'' stage play performed in Scarborough in 1976 and featuring series regulars [[Jack Douglas (actor)\|Jack Douglas]], [[Kenneth Connor]], [[Peter Butterworth]] and [[Liz Fraser]].		*a ''Carry On'' stage play performed in Scarborough in 1976 and featuring series regulars [[Jack Douglas (actor)\|Jack Douglas]], [[Kenneth Connor]], [[Peter Butterworth]] and [[Liz Fraser]].
	*a series of television programmes shown by [[Thames Television]] from 1981 to 1984, featuring classic clips from the ''Carry On'' film series, although footage was also drawn from other British comedy films of the era, such as the movie spin-offs of ''[[On the Buses]]'' and ''[[Steptoe and Son]]''. In 1983, a Christmas special of this series was made, entitled ''Carry On Laughing's Christmas Classics'', featuring classic film clips, linked by newly filmed material with [[Kenneth Williams]] and [[Barbara Windsor]].		*a series of television programmes shown by [[w:Thames Television\|Thames Television]] from 1981 to 1984, featuring classic clips from the ''Carry On'' film series, although footage was also drawn from other British comedy films of the era, such as the movie spin-offs of ''[[On the Buses]]'' and ''[[Steptoe and Son]]''. In 1983, a Christmas special of this series was made, entitled ''Carry On Laughing's Christmas Classics'', featuring classic film clips, linked by newly filmed material with [[Kenneth Williams]] and [[Barbara Windsor]].

	==DVD releases==		==DVD releases==

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	==Note==		==Note==

	[[Associated Television\|ATV]] had already helped to bring the ''Carry On''s to the small screen in 1973, when it broadcast ''What A Carry On'', a one-off show hosted by [[Shaw Taylor]] featuring clips from the stage play ''Carry On London'' and interviews with its stars - Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth and Jack Douglas. It is believed that this footage is missing from the archives.		[[w:Associated Television\|ATV]] had already helped to bring the ''Carry On''s to the small screen in 1973, when it broadcast ''What A Carry On'', a one-off show hosted by [[Shaw Taylor]] featuring clips from the stage play ''Carry On London'' and interviews with its stars - Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth and Jack Douglas. It is believed that this footage is missing from the archives.

	''What A Carry On'' was also the title of a [[BBC]] series of classic clips from the films.		''What A Carry On'' was also the title of a [[w:BBC\|BBC]] series of classic clips from the films.

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==

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	: ''This article describes the all-original 1975 TV series. Not to be confused with the later "Carry On" film-clip compilations or [[w:Carry On Laughing (stage show)\|the stage play]] of the same name''.		: ''This article describes the all-original 1975 TV series. Not to be confused with the later "Carry On" film-clip compilations or [[w:Carry On Laughing (stage show)\|the stage play]] of the same name''.
	~~{{Unreferenced\|date=December 2020}}~~
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	{{Use British English\|date=May 2014}}		{{Use British English\|date=May 2014}}
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	'''''Carry On Laughing''''' is a [[British television]] comedy series produced in 1975 for [[Associated Television\|ATV]]. Based on the ''[[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On]]'' films, it was an attempt to address the films' declining cinema attendance by transferring the franchise to television. Many of the original cast members were featured in the series.		'''''Carry On Laughing''''' is a [[w:British television\|British television]] comedy series produced in 1975 for [[w:Associated Television\|ATV]]. Based on the ''[[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On]]'' films, it was an attempt to address the films' declining cinema attendance by transferring the franchise to television. Many of the original cast members were featured in the series.

	''Carry on Laughing'' ran for two series, the first for six half-hour episodes and the second for seven episodes. The episode ''Orgy and Bess'' featured the final ''Carry On'' performances of both [[Sid James]] and [[Hattie Jacques]].		''Carry on Laughing'' ran for two series, the first for six half-hour episodes and the second for seven episodes. The episode ''Orgy and Bess'' featured the final ''Carry On'' performances of both [[Sid James]] and [[Hattie Jacques]].

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	In the absence of Rothwell, other writers were brought in. Lew Schwarz and experienced ''Carry On'' writer [[Dave Freeman (British writer)\|Dave Freeman]] each wrote six, while [[Barry Cryer]] and [[Dick Vosburgh]] penned ''Orgy and Bess''.		In the absence of Rothwell, other writers were brought in. Lew Schwarz and experienced ''Carry On'' writer [[Dave Freeman (British writer)\|Dave Freeman]] each wrote six, while [[Barry Cryer]] and [[Dick Vosburgh]] penned ''Orgy and Bess''.

	Each episode parodied a famous TV series, film or book. Three episodes feature a character based on [[Lord Peter Wimsey]] - Lord Peter Flimsy. Another two episodes are nods to ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)\|Upstairs, Downstairs]]'', with the character of Hudson the butler parodied as Clodson, and the cook Mrs. Bridges as Mrs. Breeches.		Each episode parodied a famous TV series, film or book. Three episodes feature a character based on [[w:Lord Peter Wimsey\|Lord Peter Wimsey]] - Lord Peter Flimsy. Another two episodes are nods to ''[[w:Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)\|Upstairs, Downstairs]]'', with the character of Hudson the butler parodied as Clodson, and the cook Mrs. Bridges as Mrs. Breeches.

	The series provided an opportunity for [[David Lodge (actor)\|David Lodge]] - little more than a bit-part player in some of the later ''Carry On'' films - to play leading characters.		The series provided an opportunity for [[David Lodge (actor)\|David Lodge]] - little more than a bit-part player in some of the later ''Carry On'' films - to play leading characters.

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	: ''This article describes the all-original 1975 TV series. Not to be confused with the later "Carry On" film-clip compilations or [[Carry On Laughing (stage show)\|the stage play]] of the same name''.		: ''This article describes the all-original 1975 TV series. Not to be confused with the later "Carry On" film-clip compilations or [[w:Carry On Laughing (stage show)\|the stage play]] of the same name''.
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{{short description|British television comedy series}}
: ''This article describes the all-original 1975 TV series. Not to be confused with the later "Carry On" film-clip compilations or [[Carry On Laughing (stage show)|the stage play]] of the same name''.
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
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| director = Alan Tarrant
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*[[Kenneth Connor]] (Episodes 1–2, 4–13)
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*[[Joan Sims]] (Episode 1–3, 5–12)
*[[Peter Butterworth]] (Episodes 1–3, 7–11, 13)
*[[Barbara Windsor]] (Episodes 1–4, 10, 12–13)
*[[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]] (Episodes 1–3, 5–6, 8, 11)
*[[Sid James]] (Episodes 1–4)
*[[Ronnie Brody]] (Episodes 1, 7)
*[[Diane Langton]] (Episodes 2, 5)
*[[Hattie Jacques]] (Episode 4)
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*[[Sherrie Hewson]] (Episode 11–12)
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'''''Carry On Laughing''''' is a [[British television]] comedy series produced in 1975 for [[Associated Television|ATV]]. Based on the ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]'' films, it was an attempt to address the films' declining cinema attendance by transferring the franchise to television. Many of the original cast members were featured in the series.

''Carry on Laughing'' ran for two series, the first for six half-hour episodes and the second for seven episodes. The episode ''Orgy and Bess'' featured the final ''Carry On'' performances of both [[Sid James]] and [[Hattie Jacques]].

The TV series is not as widely known as the original films, which - by contrast - are broadcast regularly on British television.

==Production==
The series was conceived after the departures of two long-serving ''Carry On'' contributors: writer [[Talbot Rothwell]] and actor [[Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1914)|Charles Hawtrey]]. Furthermore, [[Kenneth Williams]] declined to appear in the series. Other ''Carry On'' regulars only appeared in a minority of episodes: Sid James in only the first four, Hattie Jacques in only one; and [[Bernard Bresslaw]] appeared only in the second series.

In the absence of Rothwell, other writers were brought in. Lew Schwarz and experienced ''Carry On'' writer [[Dave Freeman (British writer)|Dave Freeman]] each wrote six, while [[Barry Cryer]] and [[Dick Vosburgh]] penned ''Orgy and Bess''.

Each episode parodied a famous TV series, film or book. Three episodes feature a character based on [[Lord Peter Wimsey]] - Lord Peter Flimsy. Another two episodes are nods to ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]'', with the character of Hudson the butler parodied as Clodson, and the cook Mrs. Bridges as Mrs. Breeches.

The series provided an opportunity for [[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]] - little more than a bit-part player in some of the later ''Carry On'' films - to play leading characters.

==Note==

[[Associated Television|ATV]] had already helped to bring the ''Carry On''s to the small screen in 1973, when it broadcast ''What A Carry On'', a one-off show hosted by [[Shaw Taylor]] featuring clips from the stage play ''Carry On London'' and interviews with its stars - Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth and Jack Douglas. It is believed that this footage is missing from the archives.

''What A Carry On'' was also the title of a [[BBC]] series of classic clips from the films.

==Episodes==

===Series 1===
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|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=The Prisoner of Spenda
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=[[Dave Freeman (British writer)|Dave Freeman]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|df=yes|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|1|4}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring [[Sid James]], [[Barbara Windsor]], [[Peter Butterworth]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Kenneth Connor]], [[Jack Douglas (actor)|Jack Douglas]], [[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]] and [[Ronnie Brody]]

Parody of ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]''
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Baron Outlook
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=Dave Freeman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|1|11}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring Sid James, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth, [[Diane Langton]], and David Lodge
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=The Sobbing Cavalier
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=Dave Freeman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|1|18}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring Sid James, Jack Douglas, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims, Peter Butterworth, David Lodge and [[Bernard Holley]]

Parody of The [[English Civil War]]
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Orgy and Bess
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=[[Barry Cryer]] and [[Dick Vosburgh]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|1|25}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Barbara Windsor, [[Hattie Jacques]], and Jack Douglas

Parody of [[Sir Francis Drake]] and the [[Spanish Armada]]
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=One in the Eye for Harold
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=Lew Schwarz
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|2|1}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring Jack Douglas, Kenneth Connor, Joan Sims, [[Diane Langton]], David Lodge, [[Norman Chappell]], [[Patsy Smart]], [[Jerold Wells]] and [[Billy Cornelius (actor)|Billy Cornelius]]
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=The Nine Old Cobblers
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=Dave Freeman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|2|8}}}}
|ShortSummary=Lord Peter Flimsy (Jack Douglas) and his butler Punter (Kenneth Connor) are summoned by Ameila Forbush (Joan Sims) to the village of Sincreek to solve a murder when a dead body is found on stage during Miss Dawkins's ([[Patsy Rowlands]]) solo at an amateur village hall concert. The first of three appearances of Flimsy (a parody of [[Lord Peter Wimsey]]), this episode also stars Barbara Windsor and David Lodge.
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|}

===Series 2===
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|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Under the Round Table
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=Lew Schwarz
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|10|26}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring [[Kenneth Connor]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Peter Butterworth]], [[Bernard Bresslaw]], [[Jack Douglas (actor)|Jack Douglas]], [[Oscar James]], [[Victor Maddern]], [[Norman Chappell]], [[Ronnie Brody]], [[Brian Capron]], [[Desmond McNamara]] and [[Billy Cornelius (actor)|Billy Cornelius]]

Parody of [[King Arthur]]
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=8
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Case of the Screaming Winkles
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=[[Dave Freeman (British writer)|Dave Freeman]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|11|2}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring Jack Douglas, Kenneth Connor, Joan Sims, Peter Butterworth, [[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]] and [[Melvyn Hayes]]
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=9
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=And in My Lady's Chamber
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=Lew Schwarz
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|11|9}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring Kenneth Connor, Joan Sims, Peter Butterworth, Bernard Bresslaw, Jack Douglas, [[Sherrie Hewson]], [[Andrew Ray]] and [[Carol Hawkins]]

Parody of [[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs, Downstairs]]
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Short Knight, Long Daze
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=Lew Schwarz
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|11|16}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring Kenneth Connor, [[Barbara Windsor]], Joan Sims, Peter Butterworth, Bernard Bresslaw, Jack Douglas, Norman Chappell, Brian Capron, [[Susan Skipper]] and Desmond McNamara.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=The Case of the Coughing Parrot
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=Dave Freeman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|11|23}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring Jack Douglas, Kenneth Connor, Joan Sims, David Lodge, Sherrie Hewson, Peter Butterworth, Norman Chappell and [[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]]
|LineColor=003366
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Who Needs Kitchener?
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy={{sort|Schwarz|Lew Schwarz}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|11|30}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring Kenneth Connor, Barbara Windsor, Jack Douglas, Joan Sims, Bernard Bresslaw, Andrew Ray, Sherrie Hewson and Carol Hawkins

Parody of the [[First World War]]
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Lamp Posts of the Empire
|DirectedBy=Alan Tarrant
|WrittenBy=Lew Schwarz
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|{{Dts|format=dmy|1975|12|7}}}}
|ShortSummary=Starring Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Connor, Jack Douglas, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Butterworth, Oscar James, Norman Chappell, and [[Michael Nightingale]]
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}}
|}

==See also==
{{Further|Carry On series on screen and stage#Television}}

==Related use of the title==
The title ''Carry On Laughing'' was also used for:
*a ''Carry On'' stage play performed in Scarborough in 1976 and featuring series regulars [[Jack Douglas (actor)|Jack Douglas]], [[Kenneth Connor]], [[Peter Butterworth]] and [[Liz Fraser]].
*a series of television programmes shown by [[Thames Television]] from 1981 to 1984, featuring classic clips from the ''Carry On'' film series, although footage was also drawn from other British comedy films of the era, such as the movie spin-offs of ''[[On the Buses]]'' and ''[[Steptoe and Son]]''. In 1983, a Christmas special of this series was made, entitled ''Carry On Laughing's Christmas Classics'', featuring classic film clips, linked by newly filmed material with [[Kenneth Williams]] and [[Barbara Windsor]].

==DVD releases==
The entire series was released as DVD bonus features spread over various UK releases of ''Carry On'' films. A complete 13-episode collection was released in a 2-Disc DVD box set on 25 May 2004 by [[A&E Home Video]], under licence from Carlton International Media Limited (Region 1 format, US and Canada).

==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 |author-link = Adrian Rigelsford|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 }}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0157218|Carry on Laughing!}}
*[http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_tv/carry_on_laughing/''Carry on Laughing!''] at The Whippit Inn
*[http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/carry_on_laughing/episodes/1/1/''Carry on Laughing''] at The British Comedy Guide
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