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Six train robbers hide from the law in a deserted monastery off the Cornish coast, where disguising themselves as monks proves the perfect way of lying low while carrying on with various criminal activities. But the crooks have a hard task keeping up the pretence when two real monks visit the island - especially since one of the gang is a woman. Comedy, with Ronald Fraser, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Wilfrid Brambell and Davy Kaye
1964
subtitles
Comedy
Movie/Drama
Police/Crime Drama
Cast & Crew
Ronald Fraser
(Actor)
.. Walt
Barbara Windsor
(Actor)
.. Bikini
Wilfrid Brambell
(Actor)
.. Phineas
Francesca Annis
(Actor)
.. June
Bernard Cribbins
(Actor)
.. Squirts
Gregoire Aslan
(Actor)
.. Lorenzo
Davy Kaye
(Actor)
.. Specs
Joseph O'Connor
(Actor)
.. Father Septimus
Corin Redgrave
(Actor)
.. Brother Lucius
Jeremy Summers
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Ronald Fraser
(Actor)
.. Walt
Barbara Windsor
(Actor)
.. Bikini
Born:
August 06, 1937
in
London
Best Known For:
That naughty giggle.
Early-life:
Born Barbara-Ann Deeks in London on August 6, 1937, the only child of a dressmaker and a bus driver. Her mum worked extra hours to pay for elocution lessons. As a child, Babs loved singing and dancing and it was during a visit to the theatre with her grandfather that she decided on a showbusiness career, eventually adopting the stage name Barbara Windsor. She won her first stage role at the age of 12 in a London pantomime. In 1952 she got a job in the chorus of Love from Lucy and stayed in the show for two years. A number of minor film roles followed, but she remained largely a stage actress.
Career:
Two major film roles in 1962 - Death Trap and Sparrows Can't Sing - resulted in greater recognition, but it wasn't until stage show Fings Ain't What They Used to Be that Windsor found true fame. Her career really took off after her appearance in the comedy film Carry On Spying. Stereotyped as a glamorous dolly bird, she was seen as the ultimate Carry On girl and appeared in nine of the classic movies. In recent years, she has appeared in the long-running soap EastEnders, playing Peggy Mitchell and becoming a genuine soap icon. She left Walford in 2010, and since then has done panto and regularly stood in for Elaine Paige when she's been unavailable to host her Radio 2 show.
Quote:
'In my late 40s I found it difficult at casting interviews because people would still think I was as young as I appeared in the Carry Ons.'
Trivia:
Windsor voiced the Dormouse in Tim Burton's film version of Alice in Wonderland.
Wilfrid Brambell
(Actor)
.. Phineas
Francesca Annis
(Actor)
.. June
Born:
May 14, 1945
in
London
Best Known For:
Being Ralph Fiennes' former other half.
Early-life:
Born in 1944 in Brazil, where her parents, singer Marquita and actor Anthony owned a nightclub. The family moved back to Britain when she was seven. Her convent education led to Francesca considering a life as a nun, but a talent scout spotted her during a school production and cast her in a play for the BBC. However, her big break came when she was given a role in the Elizabeth Taylor vehicle Cleopatra.
Career:
Annis has worked extensively on the big and small screen, as well as the stage; one of her earliest big screen appearances came courtesy of a blink-and-you'll-miss-it role in Carry on Teacher way back in 1959. Her TV credits include the series Lillie, The Gravy Train Goes East, Dalziel and Pascoe, Reckless, Cranford, and Wives and Daughters _ for which she received a Best Actress Bafta nomination. She has featured in films such as Roman Polanski's Macbeth (which featured her reciting the sleepwalking soliloquy in the nude), Dune, Milk, and Revolver. In the theatre, she has gained critical acclaim for productions such as The Vortex, Blood and Shoreditch Madonna.
Quote:
'Eat well and sleep well. That will feed your nervous system and your psyche. As you get older, you look how you feel.'
Trivia:
She was actor Ralph Fiennes' partner for 11 years and has three children from her previous relationship with actor Patrick Wiseman.
Bernard Cribbins
(Actor)
.. Squirts
Born:
December 29, 1928
in
Oldham, Lancashire
Best Known For:
Voicing The Wombles and appearing in Doctor Who.
Early-life:
Born on December 29, 1928, in Oldham, Lancashire. His mother, Ethel, worked in a mill as a cotton weaver, while his father, Jack, was a general labourer. He began acting in his early teens, playing junior roles at his local theatre after being spotted taking part in a charity fund-raiser. After leaving school at 14, Cribbins was taken on by Oldham Rep as an assistant stage manager, during which he also played small roles while earning 15 shillings a week. He took a break from his career to do national service in the Parachute Regiment.
Career:
After appearing on stage for many years, Cribbins finally made his film debut in 1957's Davy, before going on to work alongside some of British cinema's biggest names in such films as Two-Way Stretch, She, Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150AD, Casino Royale (the 1967 version), and Frenzy. He's also starred in several Carry On movies. Cribbins has also worked extensively in projects aimed at youngsters, making a record number of appearances on Jackanory (17), voicing The Wombles, and appearing in The Railway Children. More recently, he's featured in Coronation Street and the revamped Doctor Who. Over the years, he's also had his own TV show and three hit records, including Right Said Fred. He refuses to slow down, and has the lead role in CBeebies show Old Jack's Boat.
Quote:
'I've done everything except a Western - and I've never been in a circus.'
Trivia:
Cribbins was awarded an OBE in 2011 for services to drama. During the 1960s, he narrated the Tufty Fluffytale series of public information films about road safety.
Gregoire Aslan
(Actor)
.. Lorenzo
Davy Kaye
(Actor)
.. Specs
Joseph O'Connor
(Actor)
.. Father Septimus
Corin Redgrave
(Actor)
.. Brother Lucius
Jeremy Summers
(Director)
