The story of Henry VIII and his six wives is one of the most famous in history, and it is also quite a predictable one that the Carry On team would spoof. Basically King Henry VIII (Sid James) married Queen Marie of Normandy (Joan Sims), after killing current wife (Patsy Rowlands), but before they can consummate the marriage he finds she is eating too much garlic, and he wants a divorce. Henry now has to find a way to get ride of her, and wants someone to have an affair with her and confess to it, and Sir Roger De Lodgerley (Charles Hawtrey) may have just helped do it. Henry soon finds himself enjoying the company of a woman again with the lovely Bettina (Barbara Windsor), daughter of Charles the Earl of Bristol (Peter Butterworth). Meanwhile, the King's trusted friends Thomas Cromwell (Kenneth Williams) and Lord Hampton of Wick (Kenneth Connor) plan to kidnap and end the life of the King, but this fails, and they are sentenced to be beheaded in the end. Although, Henry stopped the sentence, wanting their help with another woman, they decided it's best they die. Also starring Terry Scott as Cardinal Wolsey, Julian Holloway as Sir Thomas, Peter Gilmore as King Francis of France and Star Wars' David Prowse as Beared Torturer. The innuendos are pretty average standard, it doesn't have the biggest amount of slapstick comedy, and the performances are okay, so it's not a complete waste of time. Worth watching!
Review of Carry on Henry VIII
