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Jim Dale says he was never really part of the Carry On inner circle, despite becoming one of the best-known faces of the hugely successful comedy films. While audiences saw a cheerful and energetic young star perfectly suited to the Carry On world, Dale later admitted that behind the scenes he always felt slightly on the outside of an already close-knit group.

“I knew I was entering a clique,” he recalled. “When we sat around talking that’s when you relaxed with them. We would rehearse in each other’s dressing room quite a bit, so that’s where we got intimate.”

By the time Dale joined the series, many of the regular cast members had already formed strong friendships and social routines away from filming. Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims and others spent huge amounts of time together both on and off set, while Dale’s life was very different. Married young with children at home, he usually headed straight back to family life after work instead of joining the drinking sessions and late-night socialising that bonded much of the cast together.

“I wasn’t deep friends with any of them because I had to go home to see the kids … rather than go out on the booze.”

That didn’t mean he disliked everyone. Dale always spoke warmly about Joan Sims, describing her as consistently kind and friendly towards him during the Carry On years. Kenneth Williams, meanwhile, became one of the colleagues he was closest to — although their friendship came with complications.

“Kenneth Williams was probably one of my better friends although he was a real sod at times.”

Williams often enjoyed stirring tension between cast members for his own amusement. Dale remembered one occasion when Williams deliberately convinced both him and Peter Butterworth that the other disliked them.

“He’d say, ‘Peter Butterworth hates your guts, you know that, don’t you?’ So for days I didn’t talk to Peter Butterworth and he didn’t talk to me.”

Eventually, the misunderstanding unravelled.

“‘Pete, did Kenneth Williams say anything to you?’ ‘Yes, he told me you hate my guts.’ The bastard! You accept that as part of Ken.”

Dale also admitted he remained unaware of some of the personal relationships and backstage dynamics surrounding the Carry On team at the time.

“I had no idea about the relationship that Sid [James] had with Barbara [Windsor].”

Rumours later circulated suggesting Dale thought he was “above” the Carry On films after beginning work at Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre, but he strongly rejected that idea. For him, theatre had simply become the priority.

“I’ve heard rumours that the Carry On films weren’t good enough for Jim. The truth was that you can’t work at the National Theatre and expect to have Wednesday matinees off to do the film. The theatre always has been my one love. Not a hard decision.”

Although he became a memorable part of the Carry On films, Dale’s career ultimately moved in a very different direction from many of his co-stars. While others remained closely tied to the series, he drifted more towards theatre, dramatic acting and later his hugely successful audiobook work. Looking back, he seemed to accept that he had been part of the Carry On world without ever truly belonging to its social circle.

From my old hypnotherapy lecturer

Here are 20 psychology lessons everyone could learn:

1. Not everyone thinks the way we do.

2. People respect boundaries we enforce.

3. Confidence grows through repetition.

4. Overthinking steals our peace of mind.

5. Our environment shapes your mindset.

6. Most fears exist only in our imagination.

7. Emotional control is a superpower.

8. We reveal ourselves through our actions not our words.

9. Validation from others never lasts.

10. Discipline beats motivation.

11. Saying no protects our energy.

12. Comparison destroys our self-esteem.

13. Silence can be more powerful than words.

14. Habits create personality.

15. Stress affects decision-making.

16. Kindness is remembered longer than success.

17. Not every battle deserves our attention.

18. Self-respect changes relationships.

19. Growth always feels uncomfortable at first.

20. Peace matters more than being right