East End, West End

East End, West End
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Wolf Mankowitz
Directed by	Peter Croft
Starring	Sid James Miriam Karlin
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Associated-Rediffusion Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	4 February (1958-02-04) – 11 March 1958 (1958-03-11)

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.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

• Sid James as Sid (6 episodes)
• Miriam Karlin (2 episodes)
• Alfie Bass (1 episode)
• Bonar Colleano (1 episode)
• Raymond Huntley (1 episode)
• Walter Fitzgerald (1 episode)
• Penny Morrell (1 episode)
• April Olrich (1 episode)
• Austin Trevor (1 episode)

References

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

Bibliography

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

External links

• East End, West End at IMDb
• East End, West End at British Comedy Guide