Janet Brown Janet Brown Janet McLuckie Brown (14 December 192327 May 2011) was a Scottish actress, comedian and impressionist who gained considerable fame in the 1970s and 1980s for her impersonations of Margaret Thatcher. Brown was the wife of Peter Butterworth who was best known for his appearances in the "Carry on" films. Butterworth died in 1979 and Brown never remarried. Brown was born in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, and educated at Rutherglen Academy. Beginning with Margaret Thatcher's election as the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, Brown gained increasing prominence because of her realistic impression of the Tory politician. She performed as
Carry On (franchise) Daffodil"), and again in a later scene with Frankie Howerd commenting on a vase of daffodils in his ward. A second attempt at "Carry On Again Nurse" came in 1979, after the series left Rank Films and moved to Hemdale. A completed script had been written by George Layton and Jonathan Lynn in 1977. It was cancelled due to the financial loss of " Carry On Emmannuelle". The final attempt to create "Carry On Again Nurse" came in 1988, with a script written by Norman Hudis. It was to revolve around a hospital set for closure, and set to star