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
Carry On Emmannuelle the series squarely at the film's door. Carry On Emmannuelle Carry On Emmannuelle is the 30th in the series of "Carry On" films to be made, and was released in November 1978. This was the last "Carry On" film to be made until "Carry On Columbus" in 1992. The film was to be the final "Carry On" for many regulars, including Kenneth Williams (in his 26th "Carry On"), Kenneth Connor (in his 17th), Joan Sims (in her 24th) and Peter Butterworth (in his 16th). Jack Douglas and Jim Dale are the only regulars from the original run of Carry On