Richard Webber - The Complete A–Z of Everything Carry On

Since the 1960s he’s been a regular on the screen. His film credits include The Mouse on the Moon; Doctor in Distress; Father Came Too!; Help!; Casino Royale; Doctor in Trouble; Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World; The Return of the Pink Panther; Superman III and, most recently, Love’s Brother.

On television, Bluthal, who frequently works in Australia, has been seen in, among others, Sykes, The Saint, The Goodies, Bergerac, Inspector Morse, It’s A Square World, Q5, The Pathfinders and Vicar of Dibley , playing Frank Pickle.

BOA, BRUCE

Role: US Ambassador in Emmannuelle

Forever remembered as Mr Hamilton, the American guest in classic sitcom Fawlty Towers , Bruce Boa was born in England in 1930 but raised in Calgary, Canada, where he later played professional football.

After moving to England in the 1950s he was soon appearing on television and screen, with television credits including Out of this World, The Avengers, Special Branch, The Champions, Dempsey and Makepeace and Kavanagh QC. In 1969 he had a running part in The Troubleshooters , playing Bill Douglas.

He appeared in various films, such as Man in the Moon, The Cherry Picker, The Omen, Superman, The Empire Strikes Back, Octopussy, Riders of the Storm, Full Metal Jacket and Screamers.

He died in 2004, aged seventy-three.

BOB

Played by Brian Osborne

A student from the University of Kidburn’s archaeological department who helps Professor Crump at the dig in Behind. While staying at the Riverside Caravan Site, next-door to where they’re digging, Bob and his mate befriend two girls, Carol and Sandra, who are camping.

BODDEY, MARTIN

Roles: 6th Specialist in Sergeant and Perkins in Nurse

Born in the Scottish town of Stirling in 1907, Martin Boddey was a busy character actor in film, television and theatre. On the big screen, where he was often seen playing policemen, his lengthy list of credits included Cage of Gold, Seven Days to Noon, The Franchise Affair, Laughter in Paradise, The Magic Box, Chain of Events, Girl in the Headlines and Tales from the Crypt.

On television, he was seen in shows such as The Troubleshooters, Brett, The Cheaters, The Champions, Dr Who, Ivanhoe and The Naked Civil Servant, his final job.

He died in 1975, aged sixty-eight.

BODKIN

Played by Bill Maynard

The barman at the Old Cock Inn, which is regularly frequented by local criminals, is seen in Dick.

BOGGINS, MAUDE

Played by Barbara Windsor

Maude Boggins is the real name of Goldie Locks, alias Melody Madder, the actress-cum-model who sets Dr Nookey’s pulse racing in Again Doctor.

BOGGLE AND LUGG

A firm of plumbing and sanitation engineers, whose company van is a grey Vauxhall, registration FVB 352D. The vehicle and the partners, Sid Boggle and Bernie Lugg, are seen in Camping.

BOGGLE, SID

Played by Sidney James

Seen in Camping, Sid Boggle is one half of Boggle and Lugg, plumbing and sanitation engineers. As well as workmates, Sid and Bernie Lugg are best friends; they date Joan Fussey and Anthea Meeks respectively but are frustrated at the progress they’re making towards the bedroom, so Sid suggests they visit a nudist camp, featured in a film at the local cinema. Unfortunately for Sid and Bernie, they pick the wrong site and end up in a mudpit in Devon. Possessing an eye for the girls, Sid becomes interested in the nubile Babs, who’s camping with other girls from the Chayste Place Finishing School, before eventually realising that Joan is the one for him.

BOGGS, LEWIS

Played by Richard O’Callaghan

William Boggs’s son who works at the family firm, W.C. Boggs and Son, manufacturers of quality toilet ware since 1870. Lewis, who’s impatient at times, feels that the company’s business philosophy is stuck in the nineteenth century. He’s desperate to modernise not just the company’s product range, such as selling bidets like its competitors, but attitudes of those working for the company, including his father’s. His approach, however, occasionally leaves much to be desired; still inexperienced in the field of work relations, he antagonises the union representative, Vic Plummer, and is to blame for some of the industrial disputes that have blighted the company for years.

Away from work, the sports-car-driving young executive (car registration VOP 436J) is smitten with Myrtle Plummer, the canteen girl who happens to be daughter of the works foreman; his determination in the race to secure a place in Myrtle’s heart eventually pays off when he buys a special marriage licence and they tie the knot.

BOGGS, WILLIAM C.

Played by Kenneth Williams

The managing director of W.C. Boggs and Son, makers of fine toilet ware. The company has been in the family since it was established in 1870, and heading it nowadays is William, supported by his son, Lewis. Their views on how the company should operate differ considerably, causing friction from time to time. While the forward-thinking Lewis wants the firm to keep up with the times, William prefers the cautious approach, sticking with the tried and tested styles and designs that have served the company well for years. Lewis eventually gets his way, though, over the long-disputed issue of whether Boggs should sell bidets in its range; but even with customers queueing up to order, William takes some convincing that it’s right for the firm’s image.

While he’s ably assisted in the office by the devoted Miss Withering, he conducts his personal life without the support of his wife, whom he refers to while testing a newly designed loo. He tells others attending the meeting during At Your Convenience how she had a terrible experience of what happens when a toilet cracks because it can’t take the weight.

BOITA, PETER

Editor on Sergeant and Emmannuelle

Born in London in 1924, Peter Boita completed his education at the Westminster City School and worked in a factory before joining the RAF in 1942. During his five years’ service he was posted to Singapore and Hong Kong.

Back on civvy street, a friend of his father’s landed Boita a job at Islington Studios, assisting the dubbing editor. When the studio closed, he moved to Shepherd’s Bush Studio and assisted film editor, Jimmy Needs, on a host of pictures, such as Jassy and Snowbound. He later followed Needs to Pinewood and continued working as his assistant until eventually branching out and working for other editors, including Gerald Thomas, who was responsible for giving Boita his big break.

When commissioned to direct a film, Circus Friends, for the Children’s Film Foundation, Boita was offered the chance to edit the picture, the first of many in a long and distinguished career. His credits include The Horsemasters and Third Man On the Mountain for Disney, The Duke Wore Jeans , The Traitors, Jane Eyre, Doctor in Trouble and The Jewel of the Nile. For television, he edited such productions as The Far Pavilions and Lace.

He died in 1997.

BOLTON, PETER

Assistant Director on Cabby , Spying , Cleo , Cowboy and Screaming!

Born in Bradford in 1914, Peter Bolton spent the lion’s share of his career as an assistant director, working variously on comedies, documentaries and dramas, primarily for the big screen. His credits in this medium include Hungry Hill, Sleeping Car to Trieste, Tottie True, A Day to Remember, Saint Joan, Left Right and Centre, The Big Job, A Severed Head and, in 1972, Pope Joan.