Miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Sid James) makes the life of his clerk, Bob Cratchit (Bernard Bresslaw) a misery. A visit from the spirit of Christmas Past (Charles Hawtrey) warns him that he will be shown the error of his ways by visits from the Spirits of Christmas present (Barbara Windsor) and future (Bernard Bresslaw) Becoming generous and helpful Scrooge finances Dr Frank N Stein ( Terry Scott) for his experiments. Scrooge is then thrown into the world of pantomime and meets poor Cinderella (Barbara Windsor) at the beck and call of her ugly sisters(Peter Butterworth and Terry Scott) With some camp help from Buttons (Charles Hawtrey) and the Fairy Godmother (Frankie Howerd) Scrooge resolves to embrace the spirit of Christmas. Unfortunately he lavishes affection on a passer-by (Hattie Jacques) and is arrested by a policeman ( Bernard Bresslaw).
Ada tricks her son-in-law Leslie into thinking he has cheated on her daughter Rita, after a boozy night out, so Rita can take advantage of Leslie's guilt.
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 Garden of Eden.
Hattie Jacques
/ Fiona Clodhopper / Miss Harriet / Miss Molly Coddles / Fairy Godmother Joan Sims
/ Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Miss Esmerelda / Princess Yo-Yo / Clodhopper's Mother-in-Law Barbara Windsor
/ Milk Maiden / Eve / Maid / Miss Clodhopper / Aladdin Kenneth Connor
/ Club Chairman / Lt. Bangham / Insp. Knocker / General Clodhopper / Hanky Poo Peter Butterworth
/ Captain Alistair Dripping / Sir Francis Fiddler / Admiral Rene/ Widow Holeinone Norman Rossington
/ Valet / Tardy Diner / Genie of the Lamp Jack Douglas
/ Mr. Firkin / Adam / Ringworm the Butler / Charles Burke / Demon King Brian Oulton
/ Oriental Orator Valerie Leon
/ Serving Wench Billy Cornelius
/ Waiter
Following a lonely Christmas spent with only Vienna as company, Rigsby is visited by the milkman, Fred, wanting his money, and post woman Gwen, who delivers a card - sent by himself - but declines to kiss him under the mistletoe. Alan and Brenda return from spending Christmas with his parents and both, separately, give him bath salts as a present. Philip comes back with a girl-friend Lucy, assuming they would be alone in the house. He tells Rigsby he has a present for him in his room and Rigsby wrongly believes this is Lucy. As she is black he imagines she has just arrived from Africa - rather than Northampton - and tries to teach her the British custom of kissing under the mistletoe. However Philip comes in to do that and gives Rigsby his actual present, a bottle of wine so strong it takes his power of speech away. Gwen and Fred return - she is now prepared to kiss Rigsby under the mistletoe but Fred gets in first!
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1975
12/21/1975
TV-PG
TV Series Episode 22 minutes
B
