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
Patsy Rowlands "Carry On Matron", "Carry On Abroad" and "Carry On Dick" - more substantial roles include "Carry On At Your Convenience", "Carry On Girls" and "Carry On Behind". On 7 March 1971 she starred in a single episode "(You've Really Landed Me In It This Time)" of popular ITV sitcom "Doctor at Large", with Barry Evans and George Layton, as a nymphomaniac secretary, a role she seemed to relish and had played similarly in "Carry On Loving". From 1971 to 1976, she played Betty, the feckless neighbour in the popular ITV sitcom "Bless This House", which starred fellow Carry On star