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Betty Diana Coupland (5 March 1928 [1] – 10 November 2006), billed as Diana Coupland, was an English actress and singer, best remembered for her role, which she played from 1971 to 1976, in the sitcom Bless This House, as Jean Abbott, wife of Sid James's character Sid.
Bless This House is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 2 February 1971 to 22 April 1976, with a total of 65 episodes. Starring Sid James and Diana Coupland, it was created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver, but mainly written by other hands including Dave Freeman and Carla Lane.
James has been the subject of at least five tribute shows: Channel 4's With Out Walls, Seriously Seeking Sid in the late 1980s; a 1996 one-off tribute, The Very Best of Sid James; a 2000 episode of the series The Unforgettable; a 2002 episode of Heroes of Comedy; and in 2013, the BBC's The Many Faces Of Sid James.
Sid tells his wife it is for making wine. In fact they are distilling home made rhubarb wine to create brandy. As Ronald is a customs and excise officer this does not bode well. Mike and Kate get engaged and the wedding day arrives. On the wedding day a fire starts in the shed. Ronald and Sid put the fire out and miss the wedding.
She appeared in her sixth Carry On, Carry On Cabby, in 1963, as "Peggy Hawkins", the emotionally neglected wife of taxi-firm boss "Charlie", played by Sid James. [116] Jacques later named the film as her favourite of the series, as she was allowed to drop her "battleaxe" persona and play the romantic lead opposite James. [117]
The Sid James Show: 1962: Adam Faith Sings Songs Old and New: Self: 1962: The Jo Stafford Show: Self: Episode: "The Age of Chivalry" 1962: Somerset Maugham Hour: Mortimer Ellis: Episode: "The Round Dozen" 1963–64: Don't Say a Word: Self: 21 episodes 1963: Fit for Heroes: Corporal Rust: 1963: Boyd Q.C. Bajendra Singh: Episode: "What the Eye ...
Anthony John Hancock (12 May 1924 – 25 June 1968) was an English comedian and actor. [1]High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock's Half Hour, first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor Sid James.
Sid James (1913–1976) (19) always played a lead character, usually a laconic member of the working class. His characters were often lecherous womanisers, something that caused problems in James' private life. He also appeared in three of the four Carry On Christmas television specials, and four episodes of the Carry On Laughing television series.