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VW025 Sid James Edition 2,000

Sid James was in Natal, South Africa in 1913. During World War Two, Sid served with an entertainment unit, and decided to have a go at acting as a career, travelling to Britain in 1946 on his service gratuity. Breaking into repertory work almost straight away, he was soon grasped by the busy British post-war film industry. His first major comedy was The Lavender Hill Mob. In 1954 he began the famous comedy partnership with Tony Hancock, at first on radio, in Hancock's Half Hour, this quickly became the most popular TV comedy series in Britain. James was soon getting as many laughs as his partner, much to the discomfort of the star, who eventually had Sid dropped from the show. Sid bounced back into films to become a leading member of the 'Carry On' gang. He made 19 films with them altogether. Latterly he enjoyed success at the head of casts of TV situation comedies, notably George and the Dragon, Taxi and Bless This House. He survived a heart attack in 1967 to offer audiences another nine years before a second heart attack killed him at the age of 62.