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
Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie rank of Captain. Born in India, MacKenzie was the son of Sir John William Pitt Muir MacKenzie, an administrator in British India, and Fanny Louisa Johnstone. On 24 July 1915 he married Phyllis Taylor, daughter of Henry Howard Taylor. They had twin children: Lieutenant Commander Hamish Muir MacKenzie (20 October 1917 — 18 June 1947) and Susan Muir MacKenzie (20 October 1917 — 1978). Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie Sir Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie (1 May 1882 — 3 June 1931) was a British soldier, lawyer, and judge. After serving initially as Solicitor General of the East Africa Protectorate from 30