Carry On Laughing which - by contrast - are broadcast regularly on British television. It is also considered much less successful at transferring the established formula to the small screen than the "Carry On Christmas specials". The series was conceived after the departures of two long-serving "Carry On" contributors: writer Talbot Rothwell and actor Charles Hawtrey. Furthermore, Kenneth Williams declined to appear in the series. Other "Carry On" regulars only appeared in a minority of episodes: Sid James in only the first four, Hattie Jacques in only one; and Bernard Bresslaw appeared only in the second series. In the absence of Rothwell, other
Brian Osborne "Tales of the Unexpected", "Minder" (as Joe Harrison, episode "Get Daley!", 1983), "Shine on Harvey Moon", "The Bill", "Sorry!", "Juliet Bravo", "Casualty" and "Lord Peter Wimsey". His other film roles included "Under Milk Wood" (1972), "Bless This House" (1972), "Nighthawks" (1981), "Haunters of the Deep" (1984) and "Last Orders" (2001). Brian Osborne Brian Osborne (born 1940) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "The Sandbaggers". Osborne has also had minor roles in six "Carry On" films as well the TV series "Carry On Laughing". Brian Osborne was born in 1940 in Bath,