Carry On Christmas Specials Christmas special, "Carry On Christmas". Talbot Rothwell made a return as the writer, as did Sid James. This was the only special to have a modern-day setting, featuring Sid James as a department store Father Christmas, although it did feature historical sketches. It would be ten years before the next Christmas special. "Carry On Laughing's Christmas Classics" saw Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor introduce some of the funniest moments from the later Carry On films, in a format very similar to the film "That's Carry On!". In 2005, the first four specials were released on DVD, featuring interviews with film
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."