Eric Barker "St Trinians" films, and four in the classic "Carry On" British comedy film series. He found his niche in playing variations on the busybody sticking his nose in everyone's business, or as some authority figure, "Carry On Constable" (1960) being a good example. Along with Kenneth Williams and Kenneth Connor he is the only actor to appear in the first, "Carry On Sergeant" in 1958, and the last of the original series of "Carry On" films, "Carry On Emmannuelle" in 1978. Barker's other "Carry On" appearances were "Carry On Constable" (1960) and "Carry On Spying" (1964). In that same year
What a Carve Up! (novel) becomes reclusive, staying in his London flat watching videotapes of old films – in particular the 1961 British comedy "What a Carve Up!" starring Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton and Sid James. He emerges back into society, and resumes his interest in the project, following a visit from a neighbour, Fiona, seeking sponsorship for a 40-mile bicycle ride. The novel focuses by turns on the various figures in the Winshaw family: the lazy, hypocritical, populist tabloid newspaper columnist Hilary, the ambitious and ruthless career politician Henry, the brutal chicken and pork farmer Dorothy, the predatory art-gallery owner and art dealer Roderick