Citizen James

Citizen James is a BBC sitcom that ran for three series between 24 November 1960 and 1962. The show featured comedian and actor Sid James (best remembered for his roles in the Carry On films), Bill Kerr, Liz Fraser and Sydney Tafler. It was 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 (Tafler). 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. Despite not being written by Galton and Simpson, the sets and familiar supporting cast gave these last two series a recognizable Hancock feeling to the proceeding

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 74235
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired November 24, 1960
  • Recent November 23, 1962
  • Network BBC One
  • Average Runtime 30 minutes
  • Genres Comedy
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials 1
Season 1 November 1960 December 1960 6
Season 2 October 1961 December 1961 13
Season 3 August 1962 November 1962 13
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 33
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Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 33
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Philip Barker 6 11/24/1960 - 12/29/1960
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Alan Simpson 5 12/01/1960 - 12/29/1960
Ray Galton 5 12/01/1960 - 12/29/1960
Dick Mills 2 12/18/1961 - 11/02/1962
Sid Green 2 12/18/1961 - 11/02/1962
Duncan Wood 1 11/24/1960

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