Carry on Laughing! The Prisoner of Spenda (Season 1, Episode 1)
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Carry on Laughing!

The Prisoner of Spenda (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Comedy, Crime, History

A bawdy spoof on The Prisoner of Zenda novel. Sneaky intrigues against the heir-apparent from being crowned King in a foreign country. A hapless new-married couple honeymooning gets pulled into the machinations.

Director

Alan Tarrant

Writer

Dave Freeman

Producer

Gerald Thomas

Composers

John Marshall | Richard Tattersall

Production Designer

Stanley Mills

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 4, 1975

Release date

Jan 4, 1975 (United Kingdom)

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Sidney James Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket (as Sid James) Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket (as Sid James) See fewer	Carry on Cleo (1964)
Barbara Windsor Vera Basket Vera Basket See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Joan Sims Madame Olga Madame Olga See fewer	Carry on Up the Khyber (1968)
Jack Douglas Colonel Yackoff Colonel Yackoff See fewer	Carry on Columbus (1992)
Kenneth Connor Nickoff Nickoff See fewer	Carry on England (1976)
Peter Butterworth Count Yerackers Count Yerackers See fewer	Carry on Screaming! (1966)
David Lodge Duke Boris Duke Boris See fewer	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Diane Langton Tzana Tzana See fewer	The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Rupert Evans Major Major See fewer	The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
Ronnie Brody Waiter Waiter See fewer	Superman III (1983)