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Original language English | 3.7/5 Goodreads Date premiered 21 September 1998 First performance 21 September 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar Terry Johnson plays, Comedy plays, Other plays | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick is a 1998 play written by the English dramatist Terry Johnson, who also directed the original production at the National Theatre.
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The play is about the off-screen love affair between Carry On film stalwarts, Barbara Windsor and Sid James.
The comedy also reveals that the filming of the Carry On series was a less than glamorous affair, characterised by leaking caravans, inadequate pay-cheques and argumentative co-stars.
Most of the play's action takes place on rain-soaked locations with a scantily-clad Barbara taking refuge in Sid's trailer while he and co-star Kenneth Williams carry on their notorious feud, which began when they starred together in the TV series Hancock's Half Hour.
In 2000, Johnson adapted the play for television as Cor, Blimey!.
Characters
Original cast
The cast of the original National Theatre production were: