Editing Sid James (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Teddington Riverside, Sid James, Comic Heritage plaque.jpg|thumb|Comic Heritage plaque, [[Teddington]], England]]<!-- it would be useful to know where this is now located -->
[[File:Sidblueplaque.jpg|thumb|British Comedy Society plaque at 35 Gunnersbury Avenue]]
James has been the subject of at least five tribute shows: [[Channel 4]]'s ''With Out Walls, Seriously Seeking Sid'' in the late 1980s; a 1996 one-off tribute, ''The Very Best of Sid James''; a 2000 episode of the series ''[[The Unforgettable]]''; a 2002 episode of ''[[Heroes of Comedy]]''; and in 2013, the BBC's ''The Many Faces Of Sid James''.

James was played by [[Geoffrey Hutchings]] in [[Terry Johnson (dramatist)|Terry Johnson]]'s play ''[[Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick]]'', which premiered at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in 1998. Hutchings reprised the role in the subsequent film adaptation, ''[[Cor, Blimey!]]''.

In the 2006 BBC television film ''[[Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!]]'', James was played by Ged McKenna.

In August 2018, it was announced that a radio interview which James had recorded for [[BBC Radio Solent]] on 22 March 1976 had been re-discovered during research for a forthcoming BBC radio documentary celebrating the ''Carry On'' film series. The recording had been kept by BBC presenter Jeff Link, who had carried out the original interview. In the interview, James discusses his attempts to keep fit by [[Jump rope|skipping]], his preference for working in films, his genuine affection for the ''Carry On'' films, and other topics. The interview is notable for its relaxed, humorous style. The producer of the forthcoming BBC ''Carry On'' documentary, Richard Latto, contacted James's surviving daughters after confirming the recording's authenticity. Reina 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".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lost Sid James interview rediscovered |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45088173 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref>

A Heritage Foundation commemorative [[blue plaque]] to James was installed at the former [[Teddington Studios]] on Broom Road, [[Teddington]], Greater London where every episode of ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]'' was recorded, until 30 June 2015 – at which time it was stolen, just before the building was demolished to make way for housing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teddington Studios – Sid James |url=https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/teddington-studios-sid-james}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=No laughing matter: Outrage after comedy legends' plaques stolen from Teddington Studios |url=https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/13420076.no-laughing-matter-outrage-after-comedy-legends-plaques-stolen-from-teddington-studios/ |date=15 July 2015}}</ref> A further blue plaque, placed by the British Comedy Society, commemorates his time living at 35 Gunnersbury Avenue ([[North Circular Road|A406]]), from 1956 to 1963. The first plaque here was also stolen; the second "was placed much higher up the wall."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sid James – W5 |url=https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/sid-james-w5/ |website=London Remembers}}</ref>{{efn|Comedian [[Arthur Haynes]] lived in a house on the opposite side of Gunnersbury Avenue between 1963 and 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walking London one postcode at a time |url=https://londonpostcodewalks.wordpress.com/tag/sid-james/ |work=London postcode walks |date=31 January 2014}}</ref>}}