Bless This House (UK TV series) and more pre-occupied with protests than finding a job; and trendy schoolgirl Sally. Sally is 16 at the series' start, and Mike is 18. Sid and Jean constantly battle to comprehend the new generation's permissive ways and are usually out-of-touch. Their neighbours and best friends are Trevor and his wife Betty. A film version of the TV series was made in 1972. While it still starred Diana Coupland and Sid James as the Abbotts, Robin Askwith, who had previously appeared in the TV series, played Mike instead of TV series regular Robin Stewart due to the latter being unable to
Carry On Christmas Specials would go on to script "Carry On Behind", several episodes of the "Carry On Laughing" television series, and was the co-writer of the 1992 film, "Carry On Columbus". Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story "Treasure Island", this episode saw the "Carry on" debut of Wendy Richard, who would go on to have small roles in "Carry On Matron" and "Carry On Girls". Although the 1969 special was broadcast in colour, the 1970 special was shown in black and white due to a technicians' strikes that caused Thames Television to broadcast all their Christmas shows that year in black and