How to watch

Packed with innuendo, slapstick and seaside-postcard humour, the Carry On films starred a beloved repertory company including Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Hattie Jacques, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims and Kenneth Connor. Produced by Peter Rogers and directed by Gerald Thomas, the films parodied everything from hospitals to historical epics.

🕐 Release Order

Release order is the classic way to watch, letting you see the regular cast assemble and the humour grow bolder.

1. Carry On Sergeant (1958)
2. Carry On Nurse (1959)
3. Carry On Teacher (1959)
4. Carry On Constable (1960)
5. Carry On Regardless (1961)
6. Carry On Cruising (1962)
7. Carry On Cabby (1963)
8. Carry On Jack (1964)
9. Carry On Spying (1964)
10. Carry On Cleo (1964)
11. Carry On Cowboy (1965)
12. Carry On Screaming! (1966)
13. Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1966)
14. Carry On Follow That Camel (1967)
15. Carry On Doctor (1967)
16. Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
17. Carry On Camping (1969)
18. Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
19. Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
20. Carry On Loving (1970)
21. Carry On Henry (1971)
22. Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)
23. Carry On Matron (1972)
24. Carry On Abroad (1972)
25. Carry On Girls (1973)
26. Carry On Dick (1974)
27. Carry On Behind (1975)
28. Carry On England (1976)
29. That's Carry On! (1977)
30. Carry On Emmannuelle (1978)
31. Carry On Columbus (1992)

Every Carry On film is a standalone story, but the period spoofs make for a fun alternative: a comic tour through history.

📖 Story Chronology

This order arranges the historical entries by the era they are set in, from ancient Rome to the early twentieth century.

1. Carry On Cleo (1964)
2. Carry On Columbus (1992)
3. Carry On Henry (1971)
4. Carry On Dick (1974)
5. Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1966)
6. Carry On Jack (1964)
7. Carry On Cowboy (1965)
8. Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
9. Carry On Follow That Camel (1967)

Which Order Should You Choose?

For newcomers, release order is best, but you do not need to watch all 31. Start with Nurse, Cleo, Up the Khyber and Camping, which are widely considered the high points. History buffs will enjoy the period tour above. That's Carry On! is a clip compilation, and the late entries Emmannuelle and Columbus are generally only for completists. There were also TV specials and a 1975 series, Carry On Laughing.

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