East End, West End is a 1958 British sitcom which was first broadcast in a single series of six episodes by ITV. It was produced by Associated-Rediffusion Television as vehicle for Sid James, who had made his name as the sidekick in Hancock's Half Hour. It was only with his starring roles in the Carry On films that he was able to move out of Hancock's shadow.[1] James was poached from the BBC to make the show. A second series of thirteen episodes was announced but never produced.[2] The scripts were written by Wolf Mankowitz, best known for his depiction of East End life in A Kid for Two Farthings.

East End, West End
GenreSitcom
Written byWolf Mankowitz
Directed byPeter Croft
StarringSid James
Miriam Karlin
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyAssociated-Rediffusion Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release4 February (1958-02-04) –
11 March 1958 (1958-03-11)

Synopsis

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Sid is a small-time Jewish businessman from London's East End always on the look out for a scheme that will make him rich.

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References

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  1. ^ Newcomb p.1208-09
  2. ^ Goodwin p.121-22

Bibliography

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  • Goodwin, Cliff. Sid James: A Biography. Random House, 2011.
  • Newcomb, Horace. Encyclopedia of Television. Routledge, 2014.
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