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Sidney James

Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-05-08

Popularity

1.3

Biography

Sidney James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; May 8, 1913 – April 26, 1976) was a South African-born English-based actor and comedian. He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and also starred in the popular Carry On films. He was known for his trademark "dirty laugh" and lascivious persona. Bruce Forsyth summed up his talent thus: "He was a natural at being natural."

Movie Credits

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

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6.5

1960

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

Carry On Doctor

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6.5

1967

Carry On Doctor

Don't Lose Your Head

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6.7

1967

Don't Lose Your Head

Carry On Cowboy

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6.3

1965

Carry On Cowboy

Carry On Cleo

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6.7

1964

Carry On Cleo

Carry On Constable

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6.3

1960

Carry On Constable

Carry On Up the Khyber

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6.4

1968

Carry On Up the Khyber

The Flanagan Boy

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6.0

1953

The Flanagan Boy

The Titfield Thunderbolt

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7.0

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Carry On Henry

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6.1

1971

Carry On Henry

Carry On Loving

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5.7

1970

Carry On Loving

Carry On Matron

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6.1

1972

Carry On Matron

Carry On Regardless

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6.2

1961

Carry On Regardless

The Silent Enemy

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5.9

1958

The Silent Enemy

Quatermass 2

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6.4

1957

Quatermass 2

Carry On Girls

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5.7

1973

Carry On Girls

Carry On Dick

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5.8

1974

Carry On Dick

The House Across the Lake

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5.5

1954

The House Across the Lake

The Lavender Hill Mob

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7.2

1951

The Lavender Hill Mob

Carry On Cruising

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6.1

1962

Carry On Cruising

Trapeze

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6.3

1956

Trapeze

The Smallest Show on Earth

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6.7

1957

The Smallest Show on Earth

Another Time, Another Place

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5.8

1958

Another Time, Another Place

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

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6.5

1958

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

For Better, for Worse

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5.8

1954

For Better, for Worse

The Iron Petticoat

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5.8

1956

The Iron Petticoat

Hell Drivers

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6.7

1957

Hell Drivers

The Big Job

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6.7

1965

The Big Job

Bless This House

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6.4

1972

Bless This House

Raising the Wind

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6.3

1961

Raising the Wind

Carry On Up the Jungle

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5.9

1970

Carry On Up the Jungle

Box for One

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0.0

1953

Box for One

That's Carry On!

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5.8

1977

That's Carry On!

Carry On Abroad

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6.3

1972

Carry On Abroad

Carry On Cabby

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6.4

1963

Carry On Cabby

Carry On Again Doctor

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6.1

1969

Carry On Again Doctor

Carry On at Your Convenience

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6.2

1971

Carry On at Your Convenience

Carry On Camping

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6.6

1969

Carry On Camping

Double Bunk

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6.1

1961

Double Bunk

The Rainbow Jacket

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7.0

1954

The Rainbow Jacket

The Square Ring

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7.1

1953

The Square Ring

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

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8.0

1952

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Venetian Bird

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6.2

1952

Venetian Bird

Campbell's Kingdom

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6.0

1957

Campbell's Kingdom

Nightbeat

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5.7

1947

Nightbeat

Give Us This Day

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5.7

1949

Give Us This Day

Joe Macbeth

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7.6

1955

Joe Macbeth

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

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0.0

1996

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

I Was Monty's Double

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6.9

1958

I Was Monty's Double

Watch Your Stern

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5.9

1960

Watch Your Stern

Once a Jolly Swagman

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5.8

1949

Once a Jolly Swagman

Orders Are Orders

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6.6

1954

Orders Are Orders

Father Brown

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6.5

1954

Father Brown

Tommy the Toreador

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5.3

1959

Tommy the Toreador

Carry on Christmas

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6.4

1973

Carry on Christmas

Carry On Christmas

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6.3

1969

Carry On Christmas

The Glass Cage

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5.6

1955

The Glass Cage

Make Mine a Million

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7.7

1959

Make Mine a Million

A Weekend with Lulu

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5.5

1961

A Weekend with Lulu

The Galloping Major

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6.1

1951

The Galloping Major

Seagulls Over Sorrento

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6.0

1954

Seagulls Over Sorrento

Paper Orchid

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5.0

1949

Paper Orchid

The Man in Black

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6.0

1950

The Man in Black

The Belles of St Trinian's

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6.4

1954

The Belles of St Trinian's

Miss Robin Hood

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8.1

1952

Miss Robin Hood

Emergency Call

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6.7

1952

Emergency Call

And the Same to You

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5.9

1960

And the Same to You

Where the Bullets Fly

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5.7

1966

Where the Bullets Fly

Park Plaza 605

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4.7

1953

Park Plaza 605

Will Any Gentleman...?

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6.3

1953

Will Any Gentleman...?

The Extra Day

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7.1

1956

The Extra Day

John and Julie

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4.9

1955

John and Julie

Three Hats for Lisa

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6.0

1965

Three Hats for Lisa

Black Memory

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5.3

1947

Black Memory

The Lady Craved Excitement

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5.8

1950

The Lady Craved Excitement

The Beauty Jungle

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5.3

1964

The Beauty Jungle

What a Whopper

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6.2

1961

What a Whopper

What a Carve Up!

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7.0

1961

What a Carve Up!

Out of the Clouds

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6.1

1955

Out of the Clouds

Too Many Crooks

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7.4

1959

Too Many Crooks

Idol on Parade

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7.0

1959

Idol on Parade

Ramsbottom Rides Again

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9.0

1956

Ramsbottom Rides Again

Wicked as They Come

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5.0

1956

Wicked as They Come

A Kid for Two Farthings

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6.7

1955

A Kid for Two Farthings

The Green Helmet

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9.0

1961

The Green Helmet

The Unforgettable Sid James

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0.0

2000

The Unforgettable Sid James

Sid James: Comedy Icon

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7.0

2022

Sid James: Comedy Icon

Carry On Again Christmas

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7.6

1970

Carry On Again Christmas

A King in New York

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6.7

1957

A King in New York

Aunt Clara

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5.0

1954

Aunt Clara

Seriously Seeking Sid

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0.0

1993

Seriously Seeking Sid

The Yellow Balloon

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6.0

1953

The Yellow Balloon

It's a Great Day

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6.4

1955

It's a Great Day

All This, and Christmas Too!

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8.0

1971

All This, and Christmas Too!

Desert Mice

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6.2

1959

Desert Mice

Lady Godiva Rides Again

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5.9

1951

Lady Godiva Rides Again

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

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6.1

1948

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

Don't Utter a Note

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0.0

1966

Don't Utter a Note

Escape by Night

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6.7

1953

Escape by Night

Look at Life: Market Place

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0.0

1959

Look at Life: Market Place

Talk of a Million

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9.0

1951

Talk of a Million

Next to No Time

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7.7

1958

Next to No Time

The 39 Steps

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6.3

1959

The 39 Steps

Last Holiday

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7.1

1950

Last Holiday

Vive Torbay

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0.0

1968

Vive Torbay

Gift Horse

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6.6

1952

Gift Horse

A Yank in Ermine

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6.0

1955

A Yank in Ermine

We Joined the Navy

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6.0

1963

We Joined the Navy

Tall Headlines

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6.8

1952

Tall Headlines

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

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5.6

1953

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

The Weak and the Wicked

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6.5

1954

The Weak and the Wicked

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

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7.0

1953

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

The Magic Box

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6.5

1952

The Magic Box

Dry Rot

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7.7

1956

Dry Rot

Cosh Boy

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5.5

1953

Cosh Boy

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

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0.0

1957

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

The Deep Blue Sea

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4.9

1955

The Deep Blue Sea

The Shiralee

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5.1

1957

The Shiralee

The Man Inside

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6.1

1958

The Man Inside

The Story of Esther Costello

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7.0

1957

The Story of Esther Costello

Father's Doing Fine

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7.3

1952

Father's Doing Fine

Interpol

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6.4

1957

Interpol

The Crowded Day

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5.8

1954

The Crowded Day

The Small Back Room

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6.7

1949

The Small Back Room

Upstairs and Downstairs

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5.8

1959

Upstairs and Downstairs

To See Such Fun

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10.0

1977

To See Such Fun

The Front Page

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0.0

1948

The Front Page

Tokoloshe

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7.0

1965

Tokoloshe

I Believe in You

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6.8

1952

I Believe in You

The World of Budgerigars

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8.5

1976

The World of Budgerigars

Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

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0.0

1959

Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

Look at Life: Getting a Move On

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0.0

1962

Look at Life: Getting a Move On

What a Carry On!

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8.0

1973

What a Carry On!

What's a Carry On?

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7.7

1998

What's a Carry On?

On Location: The Carry Ons

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0.0

2001

On Location: The Carry Ons

Look at Life: Up To Scratch

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0.0

1961

Look at Life: Up To Scratch

It's Hard to be Good

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5.8

1948

It's Hard to be Good

Tv Credits

Bless This House

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7.5

1971

Bless This House

Carry On Christmas Specials

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5.8

1969

Carry On Christmas Specials

Two in Clover

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7.2

1969

Two in Clover

Hancock's Half Hour

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7.4

1956

Hancock's Half Hour

The Buccaneers

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6.4

1956

The Buccaneers

Citizen James

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7.7

1960

Citizen James

The Adventures of William Tell

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6.8

1958

The Adventures of William Tell

George and the Dragon

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6.8

1966

George and the Dragon

Carry On Forever

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0.0

2015

Carry On Forever

Look at Life

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8.0

1959

Look at Life

ITV Christmas Comedy

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0.0

1983

ITV Christmas Comedy

The Ed Sullivan Show

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6.8

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Taxi!

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0.0

1963

Taxi!

Carry On Laughing

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5.7

1975

Carry On Laughing

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5.7

1975

Carry On Laughing

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5.7

1975

Carry On Laughing

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5.7

1975

Carry On Laughing

The World of Hammer

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6.8

1994

The World of Hammer

Armchair Theatre

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6.0

1956

Armchair Theatre