Joan Sims

Joan Sims

May 9, 1930 · 96 years old

Irene Joan Marion Sims was an English actress remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, including Carry On Nurse, Carry On Cleo, and Carry On Camping. She played Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry in On the Up, and Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.

Known For

35 titles
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Carry on Camping

Carry on Camping

1969 · 1h 28m · Movie

Sid and Bernie plan a camping trip with girlfriends Joan and Anthea, hoping to visit a nudist camp. They stumble upon a bizarre group of campers, including sex-starved schoolgirls and hippie bands, leading to hilarious misadventures.

6.6
2
Carry on Screaming!

Carry on Screaming!

1966 · 1h 37m · Movie

The sinister Dr Watt has an evil scheme going. He's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores.

6.7
3
Carry on Up the Khyber

Carry on Up the Khyber

1968 · 1h 28m · Movie

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the outpost near the Khyber Pass in British India. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe, but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas.

6.8
4
Carry on Cleo

Carry on Cleo

1964 · 1h 32m · Movie

Two Britons, Hengist and Horsa, are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Ca...

6.7
5
Carry on Abroad

Carry on Abroad

1972 · 1h 28m · Movie

A group of tourists arrive at a half-finished hotel in Spain where the oddly identical staff and bad weather threaten the building's stability.

6.5
6
Carry on Doctor

Carry on Doctor

1967 · 1h 34m · Movie

Dr Kilmore is sacked after being discovered in a compromising position on the roof of the nurses' home. The patients are determined not to lose him, and so take on the might of the "cutting" Dr Tinkle and the overpowering Matron.

6.5
7
Carry on at Your Convenience

Carry on at Your Convenience

1971 · 1h 30m · Movie

WC Boggs' Lavatory factory faces industrial unrest, with union rep Vic Spanner frequently calling strikes, eventually everyone has to get fed up with him. This is also the ideal opportunity for lots of lavatorial jokes.

6.2
8
Carry on Cowboy

Carry on Cowboy

1965 · 1h 33m · Movie

Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a "sanitary engineer" (plumber) by the name of Marshal P. Knutt is mistaken for a law marshal! Being the conscientious sort, Marshal...

6.2
9
Carry on Matron

Carry on Matron

1972 · 1h 27m · Movie

A gang of thieves plans to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises and infiltrate the hospital, but everything doesn't go according to plan.

6.2
10
Carry on Nurse

Carry on Nurse

1959 · 1h 26m · Movie

An idiosyncratic group of patients wreak havoc in the men's surgical ward of Haven Hospital. They decide to take their revenge on the frosty Matron, and there is even a spot of DIY surgery!

6.2
11
Carry on Girls

Carry on Girls

1973 · 1h 28m · Movie

Sidney Fiddler organizes a beauty contest for a seaside town, but faces opposition from Councillor Prodworthy, who leads a women's liberation group aiming to sabotage the competition through disruption tactics.

5.8
12
Carry on Henry VIII

Carry on Henry VIII

1971 · 1h 29m · Movie

Henry VIII marries Marie of Normandy but struggles with her garlic consumption. He seeks to annul the marriage without angering her cousin, the French king, by finding legal grounds for the annulment to avoid political conflict.

6.2
13
Carry on Up the Jungle

Carry on Up the Jungle

1970 · 1h 29m · Movie

Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expedition to find her long-lost baby. Bill Boosey is the fearless hunter and guide. Prof. Tinkle is searching for the rare Oozalum bird. Everything is going swimmingly until a gorilla enters the camp.

5.9
14
Carry on Don't Lose Your Head

Carry on Don't Lose Your Head

1967 · 1h 30m · Movie

During French Revolution, English nobles Sir Rodney and Lord Darcy aid French aristocracy against Robespierre. Disguised as "Black Fingernail", Sir Rodney battles Camembert and Bidet, French secret police leaders.

6.5
15
Carry on Again Doctor

Carry on Again Doctor

1969 · 1h 29m · Movie

Dr Nookey, disgraced, is sent to remote island hospital. Staff member Gladstone Screwer gives him secret slimming potion. Nookey flies to England for fame and fortune. Others try to cash in or bring him down.

6.2
16
Carry on Dick

Carry on Dick

1974 · 1h 31m · Movie

Dick Turpin terrorizes Upper Dencher. Fancey and Strapp enlist Flasher, who leads a double life, to stop Turpin. Amidst intertwining lives, Madame Desiree's "Birds of Paradise" arrive as Turpin's reign continues.

5.9
17
Carry on Behind

Carry on Behind

1975 · 1h 30m · Movie

Two professors visit an archaeological dig near a caravan park. Amidst eccentric characters and sexual humor, the caravan site sinks, leading to a striptease performance instead of the planned cabaret.

5.6
18
Carry on Constable

Carry on Constable

1960 · 1h 26m · Movie

With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. They manage to totally wreck the operations of the police force and let plenty of criminals get away.

6.2
19
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1996 · 1h 32m · Movie

When an American family moves into a haunted mansion in England, the family's teenage daughter could be the key in fulfilling a prophecy and finally set the house's ghost free.

6.2
20
Carry on Loving

Carry on Loving

1970 · 1h 28m · Movie

Dating agency owner Sidney faces challenges pairing unconventional clients, causing romantic turmoil in a quaint town. Personal entanglements arise as peculiar matches ignite jealousies and conflicts within the local romantic land...

5.9
21
Carry on Follow That Camel

Carry on Follow That Camel

1967 · 1h 35m · Movie

A bogus legionnaire proves his mettle during an Arab attack.

6.0
22
Carry on Teacher

Carry on Teacher

1959 · 1h 26m · Movie

Pupils run amok at Maudlin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has applied for a new job, but the students like him and don't want to lose him.

6.2
23
Carry on Regardless

Carry on Regardless

1961 · 1h 30m · Movie

The Helping Hands agency employs some very strange people to perform some very strange jobs. Even the simplest of tasks get bungled by the incompetent but lovable staff.

6.0
24
Carry on England

Carry on England

1976 · 1h 29m · Movie

Captain S Melly has been sent to a mixed anti-aircraft battery. His mission? To instil a sense of order in the troops, who are more concerned with capturing the opposite sex than the enemy.

4.0
25
Carry on Emmannuelle

Carry on Emmannuelle

1978 · 1h 28m · Movie

Emmanuelle Prevert struggles with an uninterested husband. She pursues affairs with influential men. A jealous lover exposes her infidelities, causing a scandal. Her goal remains igniting passion with her spouse.

3.2
26
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975 · 1h 34m · Movie

A suspected Western spy steals a secret microfilm from China and hides it in the skeleton of a museum dinosaur, prompting a frantic search for it by various interested parties.

5.9
27
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

2000 · 1h 23m · Movie

A woman tries to reunite the swing band with which she played during World War II.

7.2
28
Trouble in Store

Trouble in Store

1953 · 1h 25m · Movie

Norman, a stockroom worker at a London store, aspires to be a window dresser. Pursuing his dream, he falls for a shopgirl and they uncover a robbery plot, miraculously foiling the thieves.

6.6
29
Nurse on Wheels

Nurse on Wheels

1963 · 1h 25m · Movie

Young nurse Joanna relocates with her troubled mother, gains skeptical patients' trust, becoming their preferred healthcare provider, while romantically involved with local farmer in rural village setting.

6.2
30
I Like Money

I Like Money

1961 · 1h 37m · Movie

A poor but proud French teacher gets fired after refusing to modify the grades of a rich student. As this could be the opportunity to exploit his honesty, Castel Benac hires Topaze as a managing director for a shady business.

6.1
31
Meet Mr. Lucifer

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953 · 1h 20m · Movie

A television given as a retirement present is sold on to different households, causing misery each time.

5.9
32
His and Hers

His and Hers

1961 · 1h 30m · Movie

Returned from North Africa, a British novelist is at odds with his wife when she insists on dividing the house and the domestic chores, and he goes mad when she starts writing his biography and flirting with his publisher.

5.7
33
Carry on Christmas

Carry on Christmas

1973 · 50m · Movie

In this fourth and final annual Christmas TV special, Sid is a working as saucy Santa in a department store grotto. He reflects on how Christmas has been celebrated though the ages, aided by sketches from the team set in prehistor...

5.9
34
Carry on Christmas: Carry on Stuffing

Carry on Christmas: Carry on Stuffing

1972 · 50m · Movie

In this third seasonal helping of festive Carry On fun, set at an eighteenth-century banquet, the team's sketches include a pantomime performance of Aladdin, a rip-roaring Elizabethan sing-song, and biblical goings-on in the Garde...

5.5
35
San Ferry Ann

San Ferry Ann

1965 · 55m · Movie

A group of elderly British travellers find adventures during a trip to France.

5.4