The Complete A–Z of Everything Carry On. Richard Webber
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conducted himself, is legal; as he climbs into her bed he tries convincing her it’s all above board but she later learns the truth, and it’s just as well she resisted his advances because she’s later whisked off across the channel by Francis, the King of France, to become the country’s Queen.
BALSWORTH YOUTH HOSTEL
The youth hostel where the girls from Chayste Place stay en route to the Paradise Camp Site in Devon. The building is seen in Camping.
BANDLEADER
Played by Eric Rogers
Appears on stage in Again Doctor at the Long Hampton Hospital’s grand buffet and dance. He’s the bandleader of Alec and the Officers. (Note: this is the Eric Rogers who composed and conducted the music for so many of the Carry On films.)
BAND OF THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS
Played the music for Sergeant.
BANGOR, MISS
Played by Angela Grant
A brunette in the Miss Fircombe beauty contest who’s seen in Girls.
BANGS THAT MADE HISTORY
A book two schoolgirls borrow from the library at Maudlin Street Secondary Modern School in Teacher. They wait until Mr Adams, the science teacher, is on duty before requesting the title because they want him to believe they’re constructing a bomb – all part of the master plan to stop the acting head from leaving at the end of term.
BANK MANAGER
Played by Michael Nightingale
The bank manager in Stodge City is seen in Cowboy exasperated when the Rumpo Kid shoots yet another of his bank clerks. He explains they’ve been dropping like flies since the Kid arrived in town.
BANKS, EVELYN
Played by Patsy Rowlands
Sir Bernard Cutting’s trustworthy secretary in Matron.
BANKS, PETER
Role: Gunner Thomas in England
Born in St Thomas, Canada, in 1943, Peter Banks studied political science at university in Ottawa, where his interest in acting escalated. His father, who worked for the Canadian government, was posted to the UK so when Banks graduated, he followed his parents in 1967, initially earning a living at a West End casino.
After a year’s training at a studio theatre in Brighton, he began working in children’s theatre before joining Darlington Rep. He’d gained significant stage experience by the time he made his screen debut, on television, in The Private Thoughts of Julius Caesar. Other small-screen credits include The Famous Five, Oppenheimer and Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. His film credits include Death Wish 3, Highlander, Going Home and Method.
BARKER, ERIC
Roles: Captain Potts in Sergeant, Inspector Mills in Constable, The Chief in Spying and Ancient General in Emmannuelle. Also Cruising was based on an idea of Barker’s
Eric Barker, who made his name on radio’s Merry-Go-Round during the Second World War, a programme in which he adopted the catchphrase, ‘Steady, Barker!’, was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, in 1912.
He became one of radio’s favourite stars but also found time to clock up numerous screen credits, including Brothers in Law (for which he won a British Film Academy Award for the most promising newcomer), Happy Is The Bride, Bachelor of Hearts and Left, Right and Centre.
‘What’s this wiggly thing?’ asks Cleopatra (Amanda Barrie) (Cleo)
His working life began at his father’s wholesale paper business before he started writing short stories for magazines of the 1920s and ’30s; he also wrote plays and novels. In 1931 he joined the Birmingham Repertory Company and, two years on, began a long association with the Windmill Theatre, subsequently becoming the venue’s leading comedian. Also in this year, he made his radio debut in First Time Here.
During the Second World War he served in the Royal Navy after which he returned to radio to star in some of the great series between 1945–49. Although he made brief appearances on television, it was radio, film and stage work that occupied most of his career.
He died in 1990, aged seventy-eight.
BARKER, KEN
Sound Recordist on Cowboy, Screaming!, Don’t Lose Your Head, Follow That Camel, Doctor, Up The Khyber, Camping, Again Doctor, Up the Jungle, Loving, Henry, At Your Convenience, Matron, Abroad, Girls, Dick, Behind and That’s Carry On
During a busy career, the late Ken Barker worked on over fifty films. A sound recordist from the 1960s, his credits included The Long Duel, Countess Dracula, Twins of Evil, Kidnapped, Doomwatch, Educating Rita, Trail of the Pink Panther and four Bond movies: Live and Let Die, The Man With the Golden Gun, For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy. His television work included the sci-fi series UFO and Born to Run.
BARMAN
Played by Bill Pertwee
Works at the cocktail bar in the Parkway Hotel and is on duty when Bertie Muffet arrives to meet Esme Crowfoot in Loving. A case of mistaken identity sees Muffet walk out with Sally Martin, a model, who’s supposed to be waiting for a photographer.
BARMAN
Played by Simon Cain
Works at the Brighton hotel frequented by the staff of William Boggs and Son, a toilet ware manufacturer, whilst on their annual jolly. He’s seen in At Your Convenience.
BARMAN
Played by Kenneth Waller
Works behind the bar at the Riverside Caravan Site’s clubhouse during the cabaret evening in Behind.
BARNES, DAPHNE
Played by Joan Sims
Linda Upmore’s interfering mother is seen in Behind, making a nuisance of herself while accompanying her daughter and son-in-law on a caravan holiday to the Riverside Caravan Site. It’s hardly surprising she hasn’t seen her husband, Henry, for ten years, given her manner and constant complaining. She ran a pub until her hubby sold it, and claims she did all the work while he lazed around. She receives a big shock when she bumps into her former spouse at the caravan site, where he works as an odd-job man. Before the holiday is over, they’ve reignited the flame and plan on giving their marriage another try.
BARNES, HENRY
Played by Peter Butterworth
In Behind, Henry Barnes works as an odd-job man for Major Leep at the Riverside Caravan Site. Although he’s paid peanuts, he boasts around twenty grand in his bank account thanks to a win on the pools. He hasn’t seen his wife, Daphne, for ten years, ever since selling the pub they used to run, a decision which didn’t go down too well with his missus, who always claimed Henry was a lazy individual. He can’t believe his eyes when he bumps into his ex-wife at the caravan site, and before long they’re reliving old times and planning a future together.
BARRIE, AMANDA
Roles: Anthea in Cabby and Cleopatra in Cleo
Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, in 1939, Amanda Barrie started dancing and singing in her grandfather’s theatre in Ashton at the age of three. A trained dancer, Barrie was only thirteen when she became a chorus girl in London, debuting in Babes in the Wood, and in 1956 became a regular at London’s Winston’s Club.
She broke into the film world