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
Bless This House (U.S. TV series) favorable notice, writing, ""Bless This House" doesn't quite blow you away, but it's a pleasant half-hour with likable characters and enough start-up humor to make you optimistic about its future." Other reviews were mixed. "Entertainment Weekly" gave the show a C, writing, ""Bless" has smart things to say about how hardworking parents manage family life, but the show is hobbled by its endless succession of squalid sex jokes." "People" gave the show a C+, praising the performances of Clay and Moriarty, but concluding ""Bless This House" is the first TV show I’ve ever seen that would work better on radio."