Carry On Henry On Christmas special and the 1973 stage show "Carry On London". The film opens with a passage, which states: "This film is based on a recently discovered manuscript by one William Cobbler, which reveals that Henry VIII did in fact have two more wives. Although it was first thought that Cromwell originated the story, it is now known to be definitely all Cobbler's... from beginning to end." Henry VIII (Sid James) has his wife (Patsy Rowlands) beheaded and quickly marries Marie of Normandy (Joan Sims). This union was organised at the behest of bumbling Cardinal Wolsey (Terry Scott) as Marie
Carry On (franchise) "Carry On Cleo" (1964), after the Burton and Taylor epic "Cleopatra" (1963), where the budget-conscious "Carry On" team made full use of some impressive sets which had been intended for that film. "Carry On Emmannuelle", inspired by the soft-porn "Emmanuelle", brought to an end the original 'run'. The stock-in-trade of "Carry On" humour was innuendo and the sending-up of British institutions and customs, such as the National Health Service ("Nurse", "Doctor", "Again Doctor", "Matron" and the proposed "Again Nurse"), the monarchy ("Henry"), the Empire ("Up the Khyber"), the armed forces ("Sergeant", "England", "Jack" and the proposed "Flying" and "Escaping"), the