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THE CARRY ON FILMS DR STEVEN GERRARD, READER IN FILM Title: OUTPUT The Carry On Films INFORMATION Output Type: A – Authored Book DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-52005-0 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK ISBN: 978-1137520043 Date of Publication: 2016 Output allocation: British/European cinema A monograph, the submitted output is the culmination of a two-year research project building on a DOUBLE- successful PhD thesis. It is a comprehensive investigation of the social and cultural conteXts of Britain’s WEIGHTING ‘Carry On’ films. Through in-depth case studies utilising primary sources from the British Film Institute archives, the author examines how the 31-film series (1958-78, 1992) reflected life in Britain during a period STATEMENT of rapid social change. This output is the only substantial research investigation into the themes and conteXt of the ‘Carry On’ films to date, offering new perspectives on their content and place in British popular culture. “Saucy, rude and vulgar―the 31 Carry On films remain an important part of the history of British cinematic and low brow comedy. In this book, Gerrard discusses the Carry On roots in the music halls of the Victorians and the saucy seaside postcards of Donald McGill. Made in post-war Britain, these films reflect a remarkable period of social change as the British Empire faded and a nation learned to laugh at itself. Nothing was sacred to the Carry On team. James Bond and Cleopatra were mercilessly lampooned, Miss World competitions and toilet factories came in for a cinematic pasting, while Sid James’ laugh, Barbara Windsor’s wiggle, Kenneth Williams’ flared nostrils and Charles Hawtrey’s “Oh, hello!” became synonymous with laughter, merriment and fun. Gerrard’s work examines the Carry On films as part of a wider canvas linking both their heritage and tradition to the contextual world they mirrored. The Carry On Films is an essential read for Carry On fans the country through. Ding dong! Carry On!” Book Blurb Keywords: Film Comedy Post-war Links: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137520043 Email: [email protected] WWW.LEEDSBECKETT.AC.UK/LARC.

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