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Carry On star Sid James stars as Citizen James in the hilarious 1960s TV comedy series. Sid James as Sid and Bill Kerr as Bill, are joined by Liz Fraser as Liz, Sid s long-suffering fiancée, and a supporting cast that includes Sydney Tafler, John Bluthal, Patricia Hayes, Bob Todd, Frank Thornton, Irene Handl, Lance Percival, Derek Nimmo and film star Cecil Parker. In Series One, written by Alan Simpson and Ray Galton (Hancock, Steptoe & Son), Sid James is the hard-working layabout, gambler and con artist, hanging out in Charlie s Nosh Bar and on the Soho streets, occasionally stopping off at Liz s drinking club to borrow money to pay off his gambling debts and cons gone wrong. In Series Two and Three written by Sid Green and Dick Hills (Morecambe & Wise), Sid is now accompanied by Sydney Tafler in the new role of Sid s mate Charlie, as they take on teenagers, watch dogs, trial by jury and a very crusty loaf. These are the only known surviving episodes and comprise the complete Series One, along with two episodes each from Series Two and Three.
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Carry On star Sid James stars as Citizen James in the hilarious 1960s TV comedy series.
Sid James as Sid and Bill Kerr as Bill, are joined by Liz Fraser as Liz, Sid's long-suffering fiancée, and a supporting cast that includes Sydney Tafler, John Bluthal, Patricia Hayes, Bob Todd, Frank Thornton, Irene Handl, Lance Percival, Derek Nimmo and film star Cecil Parker.
In Series One, written by Alan Simpson and Ray Galton (Hancock, Steptoe & Son), Sid James is the hard-working layabout, gambler and con artist, hanging out in Charlie's Nosh Bar and on the Soho streets, occasionally stopping off at Liz's drinking club to borrow money to pay off his gambling debts and cons gone wrong.
In Series Two and Three written by Sid Green and Dick Hills (Morecambe & Wise), Sid is now accompanied by Sydney Tafler in the new role of Sid's mate Charlie, as they take on teenagers, watch dogs, trial by jury and a very crusty loaf.
These are the only known surviving episodes and comprise the complete Series One, along with two episodes each from Series Two and Three.
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32 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Lets hope this is the start of further vintage release's from BBC archive. Well done acorn. Galton & Simpson wrote the first series with Sid Green And Dick Hills taking over from series two. This was Sid's first series since being ousted from Tony Hancock's Tv show. Like many shows from that time, many have been lost or wiped , so only 10 (i believe) exist out of the 32 made. Having been able to view the first two episodes at convention a few years back, i know you won't be disappointed. Sid's character in the first series is very much like his Hancock character but as series two & three progressed, and new writers took the helm, Sid's character became more mellow, more the local hero type. I for one can't wait for this release. Lets hope Acorn makes the most of it and does it's best to restore these episodes as much as they possibly can....roll on Feb 2012.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you love Sid,you'll love this.at 52 years old they are a bit creaky,and resemble the Hancock shows without Tony. Nice to see them out of the vault at last.
8 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
You would have thought they'd throw in the sole surviving episode of BBC's Taxi!, starring Sid, as well...missed opportunity. Sure Network would have done that!
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