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 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