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
Carry On Columbus Carry On star, not a Carry On bit player". The producers managed to persuade a number of alternative comedians such as Peter Richardson, Alexei Sayle, Rik Mayall, Julian Clary and Nigel Planer, all of whom except Clary are from the Comic Strip, to appear in the film. This was the last film that Gerald Thomas directed, as he died on 9 November 1993. Interiors: Exteriors: The film was panned by many critics. Michael Dwyer in "The Irish Times" described "Carry on Columbus" as a "flaccid, feeble comeback effort" and a "wretched and pathetic attempt which is singularly unfunny". However, "Carry