Carry On Christmas 1969
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
- Director
- Ronnie Baxter
- Network
- Thames Television
What is Carry On Christmas?
Topic: Film "Carry On Christmas" (1969). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1969
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
- Release date
- Dec 24, 1969
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Studios
- Thames Television
- Genres
- Fantasy, Comedy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.3/10 from 15 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~50 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Thames Television
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Topic: Film "Carry On Christmas" (1969).
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Source [1]: TMDB link for Carry On Christmas.
Source [2]: IMDb. Title: Carry on Christmas (TV Movie 1969). Director: Ronnie Baxter. Cast: Sidney James, Terry Scott, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques. Character: Ebenezer Scrooge (played by Sid James).
Source [3]: TMDB Cast & Crew. Synopsis: 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.
Source [4]: Wikipedia. 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.
Source [5]: Guardian obituary. Mentions "Carry On Camping (1969)" (irrelevant to the specific film "Carry On Christmas").
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Carry On Christmas holds a community rating of 6.3/10 based on 15 verified viewer ratings. It offers engaging Fantasy, Comedy for fans of the genre.
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Carry On Christmas is a feature film with a runtime of 50 minutes. It was released in 1969. Release status: Released.
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Carry On Christmas was directed by Ronnie Baxter.
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