Joan sims carry on cruising

What wonderful bawdy-humoured times they were for us all. Joan Sims was a treasure. Capable of producing many priceless expressions to suit the context. Joan was obviously popular with the gang and had quickly become an integral part of the team. Her roles as Stella Dawson, Sarah Allcock, Gloria Passworthy and Lily Duveen were all memorable and provided Sims with the chance to demonstrate her superb comic versatility.

Given her popularity, why then did Joan go on to miss the next four films? Joan did not appear in Cruising, Cabby, Jack or Spying. She would return to Pinewood for Carry On Cleo in July and appear in every Carry On until the original series came to an end in So why was Joan absent between and the summer of ?

Dilys Laye was on record several times saying that Joan was originally cast as Flo Castle in Cruising, however ill health meant Dilys got the role at very short notice.

If Joan was ill, why didn't she return to the series for the next entry, Cabby in ? There was another rumour flying around that Joan was involved in a relationship with a member of the Pinewood crew at around this time. Allegedly Peter Rogers was not too keen on artists associating with the crew in that way so dropped Sims until the relationship fizzled out.

Crowther lets the five newcomers know that they have improved since the cruise began, simply by doing their jobs and not by trying to impress him.

They learn that the Captain has been in charge of the Happy Wanderer for ten years and decide to hold a surprise party for him, with the passengers. Haines bakes him a many-flavoured cake and the barman cables the former barman for the recipe of the Captain's favourite drink, the Aberdeen Angus. The party goes well and Crowther gets his telegram telling him he has the captaincy of the new ship.

He turns it down as he recognises it does not have the personal touch of a cruise ship, and prefers the company of his own crew. The SS Happy Wanderer never went to sea. It was a full scale replica of a cruise-liner, complete with cabins, swimming pools, bars and deck games, designed by Art Director Carmen Dillon , and constructed at Pinewood by studio craftsmen.

Joan Sims and Charles Hawtrey do not appear. Sims took ill shortly before filming began and was replaced by Dilys Laye , making her Carry On debut, at four days' notice. Hawtrey was dropped for demanding star billing, but returned for the next entry, making this the only entry during Hawtrey's film run which he missed.

Sims returned two years later in Carry On Cleo. Carry On Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Carry On Cruising.