A few weeks back, while idly skimming obscure satellite channels, I came across a Carry On film. I recognised it instantly because of Sid James, rumple-faced, bulb-nosed and cackling inanely as he copped a load of Barbara Windsor's eloquently jiggling bosoms. It turned out to be Carry On Camping, a…

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