Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick

Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick
Promotion poster Lyttelton, Royal National Theatre, London, 19
Written by	Terry Johnson
Date premiered	21 September 1998
Place premiered	Lyttelton, Royal National Theatre, London
Original language	English
Subject	Based on the life of Carry On star Sid James.
Genre	Comedy

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.

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.^[1][2]

In 2000, Johnson adapted the play for television as Cor, Blimey!.^[3]

Characters[]

• Sid James
• Barbara Windsor
• Kenneth Williams
• Imogen Hassall
• Sally (Sid's dresser)
• Eddie (A driver and bodyguard supposedly employed by Barbara's husband, Ronnie Knight)

Original cast[]

The cast of the original National Theatre production were:

• Geoffrey Hutchings (Sid)
• Samantha Spiro (Barbara)
• Adam Godley (Kenneth)
• Gina Bellman (Imogen)
• Jacqueline Defferary (Sally)
• Kenneth MacDonald (Eddie)

References[]

Further reading[]

• Johnson, Terry (1998). Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick. Methuen drama (First ed.). London: Methuen. ISBN 0-413-73500-1.

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