Carry On Cabby her fourth and final appearance. This was the first film in the series to feature "Carry On" regular Jim Dale, and the first not to feature Kenneth Williams in the cast. "Carry On Cabby" was originally planned as a non-Carry On film, called "Call Me A Cab" (after a stage play) but midway through it became part of the "Carry On" series. Charlie Hawkins (Sid James) is the workaholic owner of thriving taxi company "Speedee Taxis", but his wife Peggy (Hattie Jacques) feels neglected by him. When Charlie misses their fifteenth wedding anniversary, because he is out cabbing, she decides
Bless This House (UK TV series) in place for a 7th and an 8th series and a second feature film at time of James' death. In an ironic twist of fate, James had told his co-star Diana Coupland, "We'll keep making this until one of us kicks the bucket." "Bless This House" centres on life in Howard Road, Putney, where travelling stationery salesman Sid Abbott (note: the spelling of their surname varies; the opening credits of early series one episodes spell it "Abbot" while in the closing credits it is spelt "Abbott") and his wife Jean live with their teenagers: Mike is fresh from art college