George And The Dragon
George And The Dragon - 1966
An early Sid James sitcom that ran for four series between 1966 and 1968. Sid plays George Russell a chauffeur and handyman at the home of Colonel Maynard. It's notable that this...
Sid James – In Profile
Sid James, 1913 - 1976
Sid James is perhaps best known for his many appearances in the successful Carry On series and as long suffering Father in Bless This House.
James initially made his name as Tony Hanc...
Carry On Cabby
Carry On Cabby - 1963
Carry On Film number seven. Carry On Cabby hit the big screens in 1963 and was reputably Hattie Jacques' favourite of the series. Although the seventh film it was the first one written ...
Tony Hancock’s Christmas Special
Hancock's 43 minutes, 1957
Hancock's 43 minutes came at the end of the third series of his BBC television series.
Christmas Specials as we now know them were unheard of in the day, consequently this was the...
Carry On Laughing
The Carry On Team Come To TV, In: Carry On Laughing, 1975
Carry on Laughing was a TV series produced in 1975 for ATV, based on the Carry On films.
By the time the the Carry On team hit TV screens the audien...
Hancock’s Half Hour, The Radio Series, 1954
As part of our celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Hancock's Half Hour TV series we are turning this week over to Tony Hancock: charting his career from his early days in Happy Go Lucky and Educating Archie...
Carry On Chopping….
Don't Lose Your Head - 1966
"Carry On Chopping...." screams Kenneth Williams in a classic line from the thirteenth instalment of the hugely successful film series. Produced on a £200,000 budget, this time th...
Cor, Blimey!
Cor, Blimey! 2000
In all the Carry On Films we see Sid James' character lusting after Barbera Windsor's Character. Whilst on screen it was for laughs, in real life James fell head first for his co-star.
Co...
Happy Christmas Tony Hancock Style
Hancock's Happy Christmas - 1956
A Christmas Special from Tony Hancock’s popular radio series.
Summary
“Christmas is going to be just like any other day in this house – dead miserable” proclaims Hancock....
Citizen James
Citizen James, 1960
A forgotten BBC comedy starring the late Sid James. With Hancock's Half Hour behind him James strikes out in his own sitcom, Citizen James ran for three series and thirty two episodes betw...