Chitty Bang Bang (airship) Chitty Bang Bang (airship) Chitty Bang Bang was an airship built for the 1968 film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". It was intended to represent the airship of Baron Bomburst of Vulgaria. Although fictional in inspiration, it was a fully functional flying airship. Vulgaria, and the airship, is drawn from Roald Dahl's screenplay for the film, rather than Ian Fleming's original book. The semi-rigid airship, whose appearance was designed by Ken Adam, was an approximate replica of a 1904 Lebaudy airship. The envelope was symmetrical fore-and-aft and short and deep compared to typical rigid airships, with pointed ends above the centre
Shaun Williamson In 2009, Williamson toured the UK playing habitual criminal Norman Stanley Fletcher in a stage version of the classic TV comedy "Porridge". The script had been newly written by the series' co-authors, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. In 2012, he toured in a stage revival of the Ealing Studios film "The Ladykillers". He also played the roles of Baron Bomburst and Lord Scrumptious in the UK tour production of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". In 2007, he appeared in the British film "Daylight Robbery" where he played the role of a police chief. He also appeared, alongside Stephen Merchant, in