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Carry On Again Christmas
The second of the four Carry On Christmas specials, this one loosely recounts the story of Treasure Island with Sid James as Long John Silver and Barbara Windsor, strangely, as Jim Hawkins. This special was filmed in black and white due to a technicians strike in the UK at the time of filming.
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The second of the four Carry On Christmas specials, this one loosely recounts the story of Treasure Island with Sid James as Long John Silver and Barbara Windsor, strangely, as Jim Hawkins. This special was filmed in black and white due to a technicians strike in the UK at the time of filming.
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Genre:Comedy, TV Movie
Written By:Dave Freeman, Sid Colin
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Runtime:50 minutes
Studio:Thames Television
Cast
Alan Tarrant
Director
Sidney James
Long John Silver
Terry Scott
Squire Treyhornay / Long John Silver
Charles Hawtrey
Long John Silver / Old Blind Pew / Night Watchman / Nipper the Flipper
Kenneth Connor
Dr. Livershake / Long John Silver
Barbara Windsor
Jim Hawkins
Bernard Bresslaw
Rollicky Bill / Long John Silver
Bob Todd
Ben Gunn / Ship Mate
Wendy Richard
Kate
Carol Hawkins
Man Monday (uncredited)
Linda Regan
Man Thursday (uncredited)
Diana Darvey
Girl in Tavern/Island Girl (uncredited)
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