Heroes Of Comedy (1995)
- TV documentary
- Channel 4
- 1995 - 2003
- 33 episodes (6 series)
Long-running documentary series looking at some of the greatest and most famous names in British comedy.
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Series 6, Episode 2 - Sid James
With his dirty laugh and nicotine-ravaged voice, Sid James was the definitive working man's comic star over three post-war decades.
Further details
James worked in radio with Tony Hancock, was the foremost Carry On star and also starred in numerous TV soaps. Now, 25 years after his death, friends and colleagues of the this quintessentially English comedian pay tribute.
Notes
Channel 4 indicate that this episode was first broadcast on the 2nd of February.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 23rd February 2002
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Harry Fowler | Self |
| Carla Lane | Self |
| Vince Powell | Self |
| Moira Lister | Self |
| Harry Rabinowitz | Self |
| Olga Lowe | Self |
| Michael Medwin | Self |
| Barry Norman | Self |
| Ray Galton | Self |
| Alan Simpson | Self |
| Bill Kerr | Self |
| Liz Fraser | Self |
| William G Stewart | Self |
| Diana Coupland | Self |
| Peter Rogers | Self |
| Alan Hume | Self |
| Lance Percival | Self |
| John Inman | Self |
| Shirley Eaton | Self |
| Angela Douglas | Self |
| Bruce Forsyth | Self |
| Hugh Lloyd | Self |
| Sid James | Self (Archive Material) |
| John Fisher | Writer |
| Thomas Atkinson (as Tom Atkinson) | Director |
| John Fisher | Producer |