Editing It's That Man Again (section)

===Sam Scram and Lefty===
{{Quote box |bgcolor=#e6e6ff|salign=center | quote =<big>'''Sam Scram and Lefty'''</big><br />Played by Sydney Keith and Jack Train<br />Series 3–8 (Sam); 3–6 and 8 (Lefty)<br />Catchphrases:<br />• ''Boss, boss, sumpin' terrible's happened!'' (Sam)<br />• '' It's me noives!'' (Lefty).{{sfn|Foster|Furst|1999|p=43}}||align=right| width=30%}}

Sam and Lefty were two American characters, both nominally gangsters, but of a conspicuously uncombative kind. Sam, Handley's bodyguard, was prone to panic:{{sfn|Foster|Furst|1999|pp=34–35}}

:'''Sam''': Boss, boss, sumpin' terrible's happened!
:'''Handley''': Don't tell me the [[German battleship Scharnhorst|Scharnhorst]] has come up again?
:'''Sam''': No, there's a tough-looking guy outside, boss.
:'''Handley''': Has he got a broken handcuff on one wrist?
:'''Sam''': Yes, boss!
:'''Handley''': And a bludgeon in the other?
:'''Sam''': Yeah, boss!
:'''Handley''': And crime written all over his face?
:'''Sam''': Yeah, boss!
:'''Handley''': It's my brother: send him in.{{sfn|''ITMA''. Series 7. Episode 14. 6 January 1944|loc=Event occurs at 1 minute 14 seconds}}
Lefty was of a nervous disposition.{{sfn|Foster|Furst|1999|pp=34–35}} At a fairground shooting gallery with Sam:
:'''Lefty''': I got the gun—they're going to get the woiks.&nbsp;... Missed 'em!
:'''Sam''': I thought you were a dead shot with one of dem tings.
:'''Lefty''': Aw—it's me noives, I tell ya—its me noives.{{sfn|Kavanagh|1975|pp=59–60}}

When Train was ill during series 7, Lefty was temporarily replaced by Butch Scram, Sam's brother, played by Bryan Herbert.{{sfn|Foster|Furst|1999|p=39}}