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Citizen James

Season 2 1961

  • 1961-10-01T23:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 25m
  • 5h 25m (13 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
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.

13 episodes

Season Premiere

1961-10-01T23:00:00Z

2x01 The Lamp

Season Premiere

2x01 The Lamp

  • 1961-10-01T23:00:00Z25m

1961-10-08T23:00:00Z

2x02 Crusty Bread

2x02 Crusty Bread

  • 1961-10-08T23:00:00Z25m

1961-10-15T23:00:00Z

2x03 Kids

2x03 Kids

  • 1961-10-15T23:00:00Z25m

1961-10-22T23:00:00Z

2x04 The Handbag

2x04 The Handbag

  • 1961-10-22T23:00:00Z25m

1961-10-30T00:00:00Z

2x05 The Football Team

2x05 The Football Team

  • 1961-10-30T00:00:00Z25m

1961-11-06T00:00:00Z

2x06 Series 2, Episode 6

2x06 Series 2, Episode 6

  • 1961-11-06T00:00:00Z25m

1961-11-13T00:00:00Z

2x07 Insurance

2x07 Insurance

  • 1961-11-13T00:00:00Z25m

1961-11-20T00:00:00Z

2x08 Sit Down

2x08 Sit Down

  • 1961-11-20T00:00:00Z25m

1961-11-27T00:00:00Z

2x09 The Rally

2x09 The Rally

  • 1961-11-27T00:00:00Z25m

1961-12-04T00:00:00Z

2x10 The Pensioner

2x10 The Pensioner

  • 1961-12-04T00:00:00Z25m

1961-12-11T00:00:00Z

2x11 Teenagers

2x11 Teenagers

  • 1961-12-11T00:00:00Z25m

1961-12-11T00:00:00Z

2x12 Elope

2x12 Elope

  • 1961-12-11T00:00:00Z25m

1961-12-25T00:00:00Z

2x13 Christmas Day

2x13 Christmas Day

  • 1961-12-25T00:00:00Z25m
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