Citizen James. Image shows from L to R: Bill (Bill Kerr), Liz (Liz Fraser), Sid James (Sid James). Copyright: BBC
Citizen James

Citizen James

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1960 - 1962
  • 32 episodes (3 series)

Sidney Balmoral James is a quick-witted gambler with an eye for making a fast buck, more often than not involving his friends. Stars Sid James, Liz Fraser, Bill Kerr, Sydney Tafler, John Bluthal and more.

Citizen James

Sid Balmoral James is a hard-working layabout, gambler and con artist, hanging out in Charlie's Nosh Bar and on the Soho streets, occasionally stopping off at Liz's drinking club to borrow money to pay off his gambling debts and cons gone wrong.

Includes all 10 surviving episodes of the 1960s sitcom, all but a Hancock's Half Hour spin-off, starring Sid James, as created and written by Alan Simpson and Ray Galton (Series 1), and continued by Sid Green and Dick Hills (Series 2 & 3).

First released: Monday 6th February 2012

  • Distributor: Acorn Media
  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 2
  • Catalogue: AV9880

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