![The Big Job. Image shows from L to R: Mildred Gamely (Joan Sims), Frederick 'Booky' Binns (Dick Emery), George 'The Great Brain' (Sid James), Myrtle Robbins (Sylvia Syms), Timothy 'Dipper' Day (Lance Percival). Copyright: Anglo Amalgamated The Big Job. Image shows from L to R: Mildred Gamely (Joan Sims), Frederick 'Booky' Binns (Dick Emery), George 'The Great Brain' (Sid James), Myrtle Robbins (Sylvia Syms), Timothy 'Dipper' Day (Lance Percival). Copyright: Anglo Amalgamated](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/300x200/t/the_big_job.jpg)
The Big Job
- 1965 film
After their release from prison, an inept gang of bank robbers attempt to recover the proceeds of the Big Job that got them 15 years. Stars Sid James, Sylvia Syms, Dick Emery, Joan Sims, Lance Percival and more.
Press clippings
Sid James's 20 best - and weirdest - films
Film noir; gritty drama; 'swinging' song and dance numbers... On the 40th anniversary of his death, here's proof that there was more to Sidney James than just a dirty laugh.
Andy Roberts, The Telegraph, 26th April 2016