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...
Happy Christmas Tony Hancock Style
Hancock's Happy Christmas - 1956
For anyone who's had enough of Christmas here's a classic from the lad of East Cheam as he make is feelings towards the festive season quite clear.Taken from the fourth sea...
Hancock’s Half Hour, The Radio Series
Hancock's Half Hour, The Radio Series, 1954
At a time when variety was the order of the day along came Tony Hancock, who had made a name for himself as a cast member of popular radio show Educating Archie in 1...
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...
Bless This House, 1971
Perhaps Sid James’ finest moment... Bless This House, 1971
Produced for ITV by Thames Television, Bless this House ran for sixty five episodes over six series between 1971 and 1976. The show rated number 67 i...
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...
Carry On Cleo – 1964
Carry On Cleo - 1964
We've reached 1964 and the tenth film in the series, Carry On Cleo. This was the one that produced perhaps the most famous line in comedy history when Kenneth Williams utters those immort...
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...
Hancock’s Half Hour, The Ladies Man
Hancock's Half Hour, The Ladies Man,1960
Coming from the sixth and final series of the TV version of Hancock's Half Hour in 1960 (the show was shortened to 25 minutes and renamed Hancock in 1961) comes this li...
All This And Christmas Too
All This And Christmas Too, 1971
All This And Christmas Too was a one off TV festive special, screened in 1971. The setting and characters were very similar to the popular Bless This House series. Carry On r...