Carry On Sergeant

Carry On Sergeant
Original UK quad poster
Directed by	Gerald Thomas
Written by	Norman Hudis
Produced by	Peter Rogers Kenneth Myers
Starring	William Hartnell Bob Monkhouse Shirley Eaton Eric Barker Dora Bryan Bill Owen Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Terence Longdon Norman Rossington Hattie Jacques Gerald Campion
Cinematography	Peter Hennessy
Edited by	Peter Boita
Music by	Bruce Montgomery
Production company	Peter Rogers Productions
Distributed by	Anglo-Amalgamated
Release date	31 August 1958 (1958-08-31)[1]
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£73,000[2]
Box office	£500,000 (UK)

Carry On Sergeant is a 1958 British comedy film about national service starring William Hartnell, Bob Monkhouse and Eric Barker; it is the first in the series of Carry On films, with 31 entries released from 1958 to 1992. The film was based on a play The Bull Boys by R. F. Delderfield and was adapted into a script by Norman Hudis with John Antrobus contributing additional material and replacing the conscripted ballet dancers of the novel with a married couple. It was directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers, a partnership which would last until 1978. Actors in this film, who went on to be part of the regular team in the series, were Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor and Terry Scott. The film was followed by Carry On Nurse 1959.