Citizen James
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First Air DateNov 24, 1960
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Production
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Rotten tomato76%
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Original titleCitizen James
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ReleaseNov 24, 1960
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Overview
Citizen James is a BBC sitcom that ran for three series between 24 November 1960 and 23 November 1962. The show featured comedian and actor Sid James and Sydney Tafler with Bill Kerr and Liz Fraser appearing in early episodes. It was initially 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. 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.
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Casts
Season 1 ( 1960-11-24)
The Race
The Elixir
The Money
The Rivals
The Raffle
The Brand Image
Season 2 ( 1961-10-02)
The Lamp
Crusty Bread
Kids
The Handbag
The Football Team
Series 2, Episode 6
Insurance
Sit Down
The Rally
The Pensioner
Teenagers
Elope
Christmas Day
Season 3 ( 1962-08-31)
The Hospital
The Play's The Thing
The Tennis Ball
It's Not Cricket
The Reporter
The Day Out
Series 3, Episode 7
The Old People's Outing
A Perfect Friendship?
Series 3, Episode 10
The Librarian
The Tube Station