Sid James James commented: "To hear him talking just before he's about to die.. there's something hugely moving about that". Sue James called the interview "lovely and sympathetic". Sid James Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a South African-born British character and comic actor. Appearing in British films from 1947, he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1950s. His profile was raised as Tony Hancock's co-star in "Hancock's Half Hour", first in the radio series and later when it was adapted for television and ran from 1954 to 1961. Afterwards,
Ray Brooks (actor) were broadcast again on BBC Radio 4 Extra between 2013 and 2018. The series is written by Robert Barr. Ray Brooks (actor) Raymond Michael Brooks (born 20 April 1939 in Brighton, Sussex) is an English television and film actor. Ray Brooks began as a television actor. He appeared in the long-running ITV soap "Coronation Street", and played Terry Mills in the series "Taxi!" with Sid James (1963). He played small roles in British films such as "H.M.S. Defiant", "Play It Cool" and "Some People", and then rose to prominence in the UK after starring alongside Michael Crawford and Rita Tushingham