Carry On Laughing to play leading characters. ATV had already helped to bring the "Carry On"s to the small screen in 1973, when it broadcast "What A Carry On", a one-off show hosted by Shaw Taylor featuring clips from the stage play "Carry On London" and interviews with its stars - Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth and Jack Douglas. It is believed that this footage is missing from the archives. "What A Carry On" was also the title of a BBC series of classic clips from the films. The title "Carry On Laughing" was also used for: The
Carry On Christmas Specials would go on to script "Carry On Behind", several episodes of the "Carry On Laughing" television series, and was the co-writer of the 1992 film, "Carry On Columbus". Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson story "Treasure Island", this episode saw the "Carry on" debut of Wendy Richard, who would go on to have small roles in "Carry On Matron" and "Carry On Girls". Although the 1969 special was broadcast in colour, the 1970 special was shown in black and white due to a technicians' strikes that caused Thames Television to broadcast all their Christmas shows that year in black and