Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914) boost with "The Army Game", in which he played the part of Private 'Professor' Hatchett. Loosely based on the film "Private's Progress" (1956), the series followed the fortunes of a mixed bag of army National Service conscripts in residence at Hut 29 of the Surplus Ordnance Depot at Nether Hopping in remote Staffordshire. "I Only Arsked!" (1958) was a feature film spin-off. Hawtrey left the series in 1958. In "Our House" (1960–62) Hawtrey played a council official, Simon Willow. The series was created by Norman Hudis, the screenwriter for the first six "Carry On" films. Hattie Jacques and Joan Sims
What a Carve Up! (novel) becomes reclusive, staying in his London flat watching videotapes of old films – in particular the 1961 British comedy "What a Carve Up!" starring Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton and Sid James. He emerges back into society, and resumes his interest in the project, following a visit from a neighbour, Fiona, seeking sponsorship for a 40-mile bicycle ride. The novel focuses by turns on the various figures in the Winshaw family: the lazy, hypocritical, populist tabloid newspaper columnist Hilary, the ambitious and ruthless career politician Henry, the brutal chicken and pork farmer Dorothy, the predatory art-gallery owner and art dealer Roderick