Carry On Films
She was also appearing in films by this time, and her early films included David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948), Scrooge (1951) and a couple of Norman Wisdom comedies, The Square Peg and Follow a Star. In 1958, she was part of the original Carry On team in Carry On Sergeant and achieved more widespread recognition.
She appeared in fourteen films in the long-running series and portrayed the no-nonsense Matron in five of the films – Carry On Nurse, Carry On Doctor, Carry On Again Doctor, Carry On Camping and Carry On Matron.
Her favourite was Carry On Cabby, in which she was allowed to drop her "battleaxe" persona and play the romantic lead opposite Sid James.
She was known by the team as a warm, kind-hearted and endearing lady and was close friends with many of her co-stars, including Kenneth Williams and Joan Sims, whom Hattie provided with a great deal of advice and practical help. In return, Sims regarded Hattie as her "greatest friend".
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