Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914) Hawtrey also took a hand at directing films himself, including "What Do We Do Now?" (1945) a musical mystery written by the English author George Cooper and starring George Moon. Around the same time Hawtrey directed Flora Robson in "Dumb Dora Discovers Tobacco" (1946). Both films are believed lost. In 1948, Hawtrey appeared at the Windmill Theatre, Soho in comedy sketches presented as part of "Revudeville". In 1956 Hawtrey appeared alongside his future "Carry On" co-star Hattie Jacques in the comedian Digby Wolfe's ATV series "Wolfe at the Door", a 12-week sketch show. Not screened in London, it ran in
Carry On Sergeant who went on to be part of the regular team in the series, were Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor and Terry Scott. This successful first film was screened to the trade and cinema-bookers on 1 August 1958 after which some regional screenings were held from 31 August including Aberdeen & Birmingham. It wasn’t until 19 September 1958 that it received its London cinema release at the Plaza, and then the film rolled out nationwide on general release from 20 September onwards. The soundtrack music was played by the Band of the Coldstream Guards, conducted by the composer.