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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 90892" data-attributes="member: 23">If memory serves, this re-watch of Carry On Laughing is only my second time. The first (and last) was when the Special Edition DVDs first came out well over a decade ago. It&#039;s taken this long to face it again. Three episodes in and it&#039;s better than I remember, greatly helped by having very low expectations going in and having sat through four Christmas specials in the past few weeks. It&#039;s the first time I&#039;ve watched the series in chronological placement between Dick and Behind, so perhaps that&#039;s helping too. The nicest surprise so far has been a little location work. All I remember of Laughing is a great deal of studio work leaving one feeling rather claustrophobic. But The Baron Outlook had some exteriors filmed outside a castle and in a woodland. I&#039;d thought the latter was probably oft-used Carry On staple Black Park, which surrounds Pinewood. But being an ATV production there&#039;s every likelihood it was filmed at Elstree rather than Pinewood. All the team trudge fearlessly on, but with a second-rate script and visibly lower budget the series lacks the sparkle of even the mid-Seventies films. It doesn&#039;t help that time is catching up with the franchise in general. Poor Sid James looks quite worn out after chasing Barbara Windsor round the table a couple of times. That&#039;s not to say the series isn&#039;t worth a peek to those interested in the films. There are enough regulars to hold the interest. The series is certainly of historic interest. Diane Langton has made her Carry On debut in the first episode, her imposing cleavage threatening to take over several scenes. There&#039;s almost a sense of the dubious sex object mantle being passed from Windsor to Langton, something that will probably make me view Diane&#039;s upcoming role in England in a different light. The next episode features Hattie and Sid&#039;s final Carry On performances, so it will be fascinating from that perspective if nothing else.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 90892, member: 23"] If memory serves, this re-watch of [I]Carry On Laughing[/I] is only my second time. The first (and last) was when the Special Edition DVDs first came out well over a decade ago. It's taken this long to face it again. Three episodes in and it's better than I remember, greatly helped by having very low expectations going in and having sat through four Christmas specials in the past few weeks. It's the first time I've watched the series in chronological placement between [I]Dick[/I] and [I]Behind[/I], so perhaps that's helping too. The nicest surprise so far has been a little location work. All I remember of [I]Laughing[/I] is a great deal of studio work leaving one feeling rather claustrophobic. But [I]The Baron Outlook [/I]had some exteriors filmed outside a castle and in a woodland. I'd thought the latter was probably oft-used Carry On staple Black Park, which surrounds Pinewood. But being an ATV production there's every likelihood it was filmed at Elstree rather than Pinewood. All the team trudge fearlessly on, but with a second-rate script and visibly lower budget the series lacks the sparkle of even the mid-Seventies films. It doesn't help that time is catching up with the franchise in general. Poor Sid James looks quite worn out after chasing Barbara Windsor round the table a couple of times. That's not to say the series isn't worth a peek to those interested in the films. There are enough regulars to hold the interest. The series is certainly of historic interest. Diane Langton has made her Carry On debut in the first episode, her imposing cleavage threatening to take over several scenes. There's almost a sense of the dubious sex object mantle being passed from Windsor to Langton, something that will probably make me view Diane's upcoming role in [I]England[/I] in a different light. The next episode features Hattie and Sid's final Carry On performances, so it will be fascinating from that perspective if nothing else. [/QUOTE]

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