The Unforgettable...
- TV documentary
- ITV1
- 2000 - 2012
- 38 episodes (5 series)
Factual documentaries diving into the lives of some of Britain's most influential comedians, comics and actors. Features Daniel Abineri and Martin Glyn Murray.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 3 - Sid James
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 4th December 2000
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 25 minutes
Cast & crew
| Daniel Abineri | Narrator |
| Ray Galton | Self |
| Alan Simpson | Self |
| Patsy Rowlands | Self |
| Valerie James | Self |
| Donald Assan | Self |
| Vince Powell | Self |
| Freddie Hancock | Self |
| Liz Fraser | Self |
| Jack Douglas | Self |
| Peter Rogers | Self |
| Sid James | Self (Archive Material) |
| Steve Jones | Director |
| Karen Steyn | Series Producer |
| Elaine Bedell | Executive Producer |
| Steve Jones | Producer |
| Andrew Mitchell | Editor |
| Janet Taylor | Editor |
Press
He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and was a member of the bullion robbery gang in The Lavender Hill Mob but cockney comic Sid James will be remembered most as a star of the Carry On films. This profile, first broadcast in 2000, delves into his private life: his widow Valerie recalls how his hectic lifestyle and workaholic tendencies led to a heart attack at the age of 53, an affair with Barbara Windsor at 59, and his death at age 62 after collapsing on stage at the Sunderland Empire Theatre (unaware of what was happening, the audience laughed, believing the events to be part of the show).
Rachel Ward, The Telegraph, 22nd March 2011