Sid James
- British
- Actor
Press clippings
Recovered Hancock's Half Hour to air for star's centenary
A recently recovered, landmark episode of Hancock's Half Hour is to air on BBC Radio 4 Extra in May as a lynchpin of the channel's celebration of the late comic's 100th birthday.
British Comedy Guide, 26th April 2024Live tour of Hancock's Half Hour radio re-enactments
A touring stage show recreating lost radio episodes of Hancock's Half Hour has been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2023Any actor playing Henry 8th must reckon with Sid James
I didn't watch the Anne Boleyn thing. Did you? The [c]Channel 5] miniseries everyone was talking about? I just figured there wasn't going to be much suspense in it.
Best ever Henry VIII? Obviously that's Sid James. No contest there: 1971, Carry On Henry ("Has she been chaste?", "All over Normandy").
Victoria Coren-Mitchell, The Telegraph, 12th June 2021Hancock's Half Hour reminds us what once united Britain
In Hancock's Half Hour everyone is ridiculous - the people who hate change and the ones who seek it, in this playful mudbath of piss-take and self-parody. Implacable differences of opinion and outlook weren't a cause for mournful patience and hand-wringing toleration: they were the price you paid for a society full of people it was enjoyable to laugh at.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 26th December 2020Ten comedians who died on stage
Comedians who die on stage hold a special fascination.
Chortle, 4th September 2019BFI announces Morecambe & Wise and Sid James recoveries
Newly recovered episodes of Sid James sitcom Citizen James and The Morecambe & Wise Show will be screened at the BFI next month.
British Comedy Guide, 5th November 2018Lost Sid James interview rediscovered
An interview with Carry On legend Sid James has been recovered after 42 years sitting in a loft.
BBC, 9th August 2018Sussex has been a magnet for the comedy greats
Today's Timeout focuses on a group of comedians who came to Sussex many times throughout their careers, spanning the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Brighton Argus, 21st September 2017With Henry VIII (Sid James) plotting to rid himself of garlic-scoffing wife Marie of Normandy (Joan Sims) to romp with frisky Bettina (Barbara Windsor), the plot may puzzle Wolf Hall fans somewhat. But while it's no Carry On classic to match Cleo and Up The Khyber, it offers clear evidence that the Tudor court could be huge, raucous fun, with Kenneth Williams a rather more nefarious Thomas Cromwell than Hilary Mantel would allow.
Paul Howlett, The Guardian, 21st February 2017A sublime Ealing comedy, with an Oscar-winning script by T.E.B. Clarke. Alec Guinness is a lowly bank clerk who teams up with hefty Stanley Holloway to pull off an outrageous bullion robbery. Crichton directs with a deft touch and among the usual suspects are henchmen Alfie Bass and Sid James.
Paul Howlett, The Guardian, 11th June 2016