Editing Sid James (section)

===Later career===
In 1967, James was intending to play Sergeant Nocker in ''[[Follow That Camel]]'', but was already committed to recording the TV series ''[[George and the Dragon (TV series)|George and the Dragon]]'' (1966–1968) for [[Associated Television|ATV]], then one of the ITV contractors. James was replaced in ''[[Follow That Camel]]'' by the American comic actor [[Phil Silvers]]. On 13 May 1967, two weeks after the filming began of what eventually became an entry in the ''Carry On'' series, James suffered a severe [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]]. In the same year in ''[[Carry On Doctor]]'', James was shown mainly lying in a hospital bed, owing to his real-life health problems. After his heart attack, James gave up his heavy cigarette habit and instead smoked a pipe or an occasional cigar; he lost weight, ate only one main meal a day, and limited himself to two or three alcoholic drinks per evening.<ref>Goodwin, Cliff ''Sid James: A Biography'' p. 177</ref>

His success in TV situation comedy continued with the programmes ''[[Two in Clover]]'' (1969–70) and ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]'' (1971–1976); the latter led to [[Bless This House (film)|a film version]] in 1972.