He had the last laugh when they put him in Casino Royale though.
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I completely agree. He always looked really rough and weathered and I found his humour really annoying. I enjoyed the Carry On films that didn't feature him far better than where he had a starring role.
SUE BARKER: The way the BBC handled my sacking left me wretchedly sad
SUE BARKER: After 24 years in the hotseat, I was sacked as the host of the BBC quiz show A Question Of Sport - and I'm afraid that has left me slightly damaged.
The Beeb do seem to be rubbish at these thingsSue Barker in the news again. Detailing her treatment by BBC management.SUE BARKER: The way the BBC handled my sacking left me wretchedly sad
SUE BARKER: After 24 years in the hotseat, I was sacked as the host of the BBC quiz show A Question Of Sport - and I'm afraid that has left me slightly damaged.www.dailymail.co.uk
really poor treatment
The asking them to do statements was a crass move by the BBC.
Wasn't part of the humour regarding Sid James being cast as a sex symbol, precisely because he was an ugly old fart? That's how I always saw it, with the pretty young girls falling over themselves to get noticed by him, whereas in real life, Sid would have been ignored or told to duck off.
The BBC is a bit like a public sector organisation. Too big, gets the basics wrong. (I have worked in the public sector, it can be embarrassingly bad and inept.)
Wouldn't have touched Sid James with a bargepole, for multiple reasons, but he did embody the 'Carry On' films, which I have a fondness for, 'un-woke' as they may be (I don't care, btw). They were good fun, in many ways, but some of the behind-the-scenes life stories were either hair-raising or tragic.
growing up the local newsagent shop was run by a man who was the absolute double of Sid James (was called Barry though) had the laugh as well although I'm now wondering if he put that on, too be fair 8 year old me was more interested in what I could get for my 10p (fizzy cola bottles were my fav 
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Sid James had a bucketload of screen presence and charisma, which is why he was the star of the Carry Ons.
Apparently Sid never got over losing Babs. He died backstage at a theatre and rumours have abounded ever since that his ghost haunts it. Les Dawson said he saw the ghost of Sid reflected in a mirror ‘and he looked ghastly’, and Les experienced a stabbing pain in his chest. He never set foot in the theatre again.
Apparently Sid never got over losing Babs. He died backstage at a theatre and rumours have abounded ever since that his ghost haunts it. Les Dawson said he saw the ghost of Sid reflected in a mirror ‘and he looked ghastly’, and Les experienced a stabbing pain in his chest. He never set foot in the theatre again.
Theatre lover catches 'ghost of Sid James' on stage where he died
Graham Lay was watching Mamma Mia in front row seats at Sunderland Empire last month when he says he encountered the ghost
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Carry Ons are very much of their era, aren't they, but I have a fondness for them because I used to watch them with my dad on Sundays. 'Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me,' and 'I seem to have got a little plastered,' (which was an ad lib by Joan Sims and not in the script!) will never fail to make me smile.
I confess I liked Sid as a child, I grew up with Carry on (I suspect I'm a fair bit older than a lot of you) and he was kind of the jovial Uncle who always caused a stir at family parties.
It didn't help that I had an 'Uncle' (one of those family friends you were forced to call Uncle) who reminded me of him so much. Bit of a wide boy, cross between Sid and Del Boy, always brought me gifts of dubious origin, smelled of Old Spice from 200 paces and had a laugh that could stop traffic. I guess I associate the two so sit always makes me smile with fond memories.
It didn't help that I had an 'Uncle' (one of those family friends you were forced to call Uncle) who reminded me of him so much. Bit of a wide boy, cross between Sid and Del Boy, always brought me gifts of dubious origin, smelled of Old Spice from 200 paces and had a laugh that could stop traffic. I guess I associate the two so sit always makes me smile with fond memories.
He was also in Tv series with Tony Hancock.
I never knew Sid James was South African
Yes,over here ages though.
There was a Channel 5 show talking about Sid James’s life that was on the other day, featuring interviews with some of his former colleagues and his 3 children
His former female colleagues (Valerie Leon & Anita Harris) said Sid was not in the least bit lechy with them and was more like a fatherly figure. In Valerie’s case there was another man (a member of the crew I think) who was coming onto her and Sid warned him off
His former female colleagues (Valerie Leon & Anita Harris) said Sid was not in the least bit lechy with them and was more like a fatherly figure. In Valerie’s case there was another man (a member of the crew I think) who was coming onto her and Sid warned him off
I remember seeing a programme about his life ( many years ago).He was ladies man and a gambler, but not portrayed as a nasty person.
Kenneth Williams hated him( Although Kenneth Williams rarely liked anyone).
They did a few of these , and they were extremely good.I remember the Hattie Jacques one as being very sad.They also covered Tony Hancock.
Kenneth Williams hated him( Although Kenneth Williams rarely liked anyone).
They did a few of these , and they were extremely good.I remember the Hattie Jacques one as being very sad.They also covered Tony Hancock.
Read the above as ‘did embroidery’,
I am conflicted. I also have fond memories of the films as we watched them as a family but even as a young kid the old, ugly men running after beautiful young girls made my skin crawl. i was the same with Benny Hill. Maybe I was woke before it was fashionable? (I’m not woke).
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