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Citizen James (1960 – 1962)

Citizen James

^{(1960 – 1962)}

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Comedy

November 24th, 1960

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Citizen James is a BBC sitcom that ran for three series between 24 November 1960 and 23 November 1962. The show featured comedian and actor Sid James and Sydney Tafler with Bill Kerr and Liz Fraser appearing in early episodes. It was initially written by the comedy writing team of Galton and Simpson, who based the characters very much on the "Sidney Balmoral James" and "Bill Kerr, the dim-witted Australian" roles that they had played in Hancock's Half Hour.

The first series was set around 'Charlie's Nosh Bar', a cafe in Soho, and centred around Sid's get-rich-quick schemes. He is helped by "Billy the Kerr" and quite often frustrated by the local bookmaker Albert Welshman. Liz Fraser played Sid's long-suffering girlfriend who has been waiting for seven years for Sid to set the date.

Changes were made to the format after the first series. Sid James' character was changed to be something of a people's champion, campaigning for social justice. Bill Kerr and Liz Fraser departed and Sidney Tafler played a different character: Charlie Davenport. The location switched from Soho to Sid and Charlie sharing a house.

Later episodes were written by then Morecambe & Wise writers Sid Green and Dick Hills.

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Cast

Sidney James
Sidney Balmoral James
Sydney Tafler
Charlie Davenport
Ronnie Brody
Burglar
Bob Todd
Policeman
Alec Bregonzi
Dog Walker
Liz Fraser
Liz
Roger Avon
Bill Kerr
Bill
Hugh Lloyd
Campbell Singer
Desk sergeant
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Directors

Philip Barker
(6 episodes, 1960)
John Street
(5 episodes, 1961)
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Producers

Duncan Wood
producer
(16 episodes, 1960-1961)
Ronald Marsh
producer
(13 episodes, 1962)
John Street
producer
(3 episodes, 1961)
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Writers

Ray Galton
writer
(6 episodes, 1960)
Sidney Green
(26 episodes, 1961-1962)
Richard Hills
(26 episodes, 1961-1962)
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character name in title
actor shares first name with character
sitcom
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

November 24th, 1960 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Alternative Titles

Citizen James (original title)
Citizen James (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Albania)

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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (1960-1962)
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (1960-1962)
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (1960-1962)
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