Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang was matched by Burningham's illustrations. "Daily Express" serialisation (1964) "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang" was serialised in the "Daily Express" newspaper in five episodes over the course of a week, from Monday 19 October 1964, to Friday 23 October 1964. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968 film) A film loosely based on the novel was made in 1968, with a screenplay written by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes. It was produced by Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, who had made five James Bond films previously. The film starred Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts and Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious, an additional character who was
Roald Dahl bibliography several of his stories. His first children's novel, "James and the Giant Peach", was published in 1961, which was followed, along with others, by "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (1964), "Fantastic Mr Fox" (1970), "Danny, the Champion of the World" (1975), "The BFG" (1982) and "Matilda" in 1988. Dahl's first script was for a stage work, "The Honeys", which appeared on Broadway in 1955. He followed this with a television script, "Lamb to the Slaughter", for the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" series. He also co-wrote screenplays for film, including for "You Only Live Twice" (1967) and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968).