Kenneth Connor On film, "Carry On Teacher". On occasion he appeared in "The Goon Show", standing in for regular cast members struck down by illness. He also appeared in the anarchic, Goon-style TV series "The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d" (1956) and "A Show Called Fred" (1956). In 1955, Connor gained a small role in the film "The Ladykillers" (1955) as a taxi driver. In 1958, he was cast in the first "Carry On" film, "Carry On Sergeant", and became one of the regular cast in the series, appearing in seventeen of the original thirty films and many of the associated television productions.
Carry On Sergeant who went on to be part of the regular team in the series, were Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor and Terry Scott. This successful first film was screened to the trade and cinema-bookers on 1 August 1958 after which some regional screenings were held from 31 August including Aberdeen & Birmingham. It wasn’t until 19 September 1958 that it received its London cinema release at the Plaza, and then the film rolled out nationwide on general release from 20 September onwards. The soundtrack music was played by the Band of the Coldstream Guards, conducted by the composer.