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
Carry On Cabby with the railway arches of Windsor & Eton Central station visible in the background. This area has changed considerably with the building of King Edward Court and Ward Royal. Some filming was also undertaken in the street (Farm Yard) opposite Windsor and Eton Riverside station. The filming of "Carry On Cabby" is portrayed in the BBC drama "Hattie", a dramatisation of the life of Hattie Jacques. First screened to the trade (cinema distributors) on 22 August 1963, the film went on general release across the UK later the same year on 7 November. Carry On Cabby Carry On Cabby is