The Carry On Girls

Through never-before-seen publicity material, exclusive interviews with the girls themselves and affectionate biographies by historian Robert Ross, this will be the most thumbed coffee table book ever to hit your coffee table! Soap opera favourites Amanda Barrie (Alma in ) and Wendy Richard (Pauline Fowler in ), Bond girls Margaret Nolan, Madeline Smith and the star herself, Shirley Eaton, as well as international glamour stars Elke Sommer and Dany Robin, will be featured in candid interviews and stunning portrait shots. This book will be a long overdue salute to dozens of beloved actresses, from the courageous Liz Fraser to the ill-fated Imogen Hassall, and from the national treasure Barbara Windsor to the unfairly forgotten Sally Douglas. Each with a poignant and personal memory from fellow legend Valerie Leon, who will provide her unique and exclusive commentary. The book will also investigate the continuing cult of the girl, from Daniella Westbrook’s photographic sessions to Page 3 girl Malene Espensen paying tribute to the bra-burst of Barbara Windsor. All done in the best possible taste, of course, with the affection and joy that still makes the films the eternal toast of ITV3 and BritBox. The book will feature a wealth of illustrations ranging from cheesecake shots for to relaxed behind-the-scenes poses with filmmakers Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas and comedy legends such as Phil Silvers, Harry H. Corbett, Bob Monkhouse and Bernard Cribbins. Full of intimate tales from the soundstages of Pinewood Studios, snapshots of a lost industry and oodles of laughs, this is the ultimate tribute to a fun-filled era when British crumpet was at its spiciest!