I am in complete awe of Jim Dale. For two hours yesterday afternoon we sat muttering "how can he be nearly 80?" I don't want to dwell on ...

I recently caught up with the lovely Sally Geeson to chat about her time working with the wonderful Sid James on the classic televisio...

I was watching the very moving, thought provoking prison drama Yield to the Night the other evening and who should pop up for a brief s...

Patsy Rowlands was a great addition to the Carry On team. Although technically never classed as a full member of the gang, for me she a...

It was an absolute thrill to catch up with actress Juliet Mills this week for a chat about her long career on stage and screen. Juliet, b...

Earlier today I had the great pleasure of chatting with the Queen of the Nile herself, the wonderful Amanda Barrie. It was qui...

Earlier today I had the great pleasure of chatting with the Queen of the Nile herself, the wonderful Amanda Barrie. It was qui...

This is a new occasional series of blogs in which I will look at the careers of each of the main Carry On team players once they left t...

The Carry On films are sometimes thought of as being sexist or made by men for men. Many of the women who appeared in the series were pla...

Joan Sims would have celebrated her 85th birthday today. As you will have probably gathered by now, Joan is my ultimate comedy heroine. ...

Known throughout the world as the definitive Miss Marple on television, Joan Hickson is quite simply one of the greatest character actress...

Terry Scott was never one of my favourite members of the Carry On team. Indeed some fans wouldn't even view him as a full member of the...

I have always made it clear that one of my favourite Carry On actresses is Patsy Rowlands. She is just wonderful. Patsy was firmly in t...

No one could say that the Carry On movies stretched their female stars, or paid them generously. But, decades later, Amanda Barrie, Valerie Leon, Sheila Hancock and co have fond memories

It was an absolute joy to ring up the actress Patricia Franklin for a good old natter yes terday afternoon. Patricia will be familiar...

It was an absolute joy to ring up the actress Patricia Franklin for a good old natter this afternoon. Patricia will be familiar to Carr...

I've been attempting to figure out what my absolute favourite Carry On films of all time are and I've been publishing the results on thi...

I just adored the late Dilys Laye. Whenever she appeared she brought so much warmth, joy and talent. She is best known today for her inv...

I was thrilled w hen acting legend Fenella Fielding agreed to take part in an interview for my blog. Fenella has recently been working ...

So many of the actors who appeared in the Carry On films are well known to us. Their lives have been well documented both on screen and ...

Earlier today I had a fantastic conversation on the phone with the delightful Madeline Smith. Many of you will know Madeline from her s...

The other day I had the great pleasure of spending an hour on the phone with the actor Julian Holloway. Julian's enjoyed a long career on...

With thanks to the wonderful Twitter, my eye was drawn to some brilliant new art work inspired by the Carry On films. The new pop art ...