Cor Blimey! was based on the stage play "Cleo, Camping, Emmannuelle & Dick".  Geoffrey Hutchings, Samantha Spiro and Adam Godley reprise their roles from the stage play.  Cor Blimey! was transmitted under the "ITV Drama Premieres" banner.
Cast

Names given in Italics were credited on the opening titles
(In order of appearance)
Jacqueline Defferary Sally
Geoffrey Hutchings Sid James
David McAllister Gerald Thomas
Jason Round Clapper Loader
Adam Godley Kenneth Williams
Steve Speirs Bernard Bresslaw
Hugh Walters Charles Hawtrey
Samantha Spiro Barbara Windsor
Alan Barnes 1st Assistant Director
Maria Charles Charlie's Mum
Chrissie Cotterill Joan Sims
Louise Delamere Imogen
Alice Bailey Johnson Alice
Derek Howard Kenneth Connor
Richard Vanstone Alf
Kenneth MacDonald Eddie
Hetty Barnes Maggie
Joanne Zorian Continuity
Peter Yapp Cameraman
Colin Marsh Sound Recordist
Clair Cathcart Matron
Alistair McGowan Racing Commentator
Barbera Kirby June
Abigail McKern Olga
Windsor Davis Sir Toby Belch
Kellie Bright Viola
Alan Cox Orsino
Barbara Windsor Herself

Production Credits

A Company Television Production
Music Composed by Barrington Pheloung
Production Designer Chris Edwards
Costume Designer Oldie Dicks-Mireaux
Make-up Supervisor Anne Oldham
Associate Producer Rupert Ryle-Hodges
Editor Martin Sharpe
Director of Photography Paul Wheeler, BSC
Producer Margaret Mitchell
Written and Directed by Terry Johnson
Casting Director Andy Pryor
1st Assistant Director John Dodds
2nd Assistant Director Mark Ingram
3rd Assistant Director Lance Roehrig, Peter Evans
Script Supervisor Susanna Lenton
Location Manager Tony Clarkson
Unit Manager Nick Leslie
Casting Assistant Kirsty Robertson
Production Co-Ordinator Colleen Hughes, Emi Hongo
Production Secretary Angela Murray
Production Accountant Richard McNeill
Assitant Accountant Alan Hunter
Camera Operator Roger Pearce
Focus Puller Clive Pittman
Clapper Loader Elly Harrowes
Camera Grip Steve Pugh
Sound Mixer Tony Dawe
Boom Operator Jaya Bishop
Make-up Artists Alex Volpe, Karen Edwards
Costume Supervisor Marion Weise
Asst. Costume Designer Andrew Hunt
Wardrobe Assistant Vicky Clark
Art Director Tim Stevenson
Set Dresser Sara Wan
Standby Art Director Emma Robens
Assistant Buyer Hannah Coupland
Prop Master Barry Gibbs
Dressing Props Darryl Paterson
Standby Props Bill Hargreaves, Bob Sherwood
Construction Manager Kevin Harris
Standby Rigger Michael Redmond
Standby Carpenter Lee Hoskins
Standby Painter Brian Hartnoll
Gaffer Gary Willis
Best Boy Ricky Jones
Electricians Alan Wilson, Ross Hunter
Stunt Co-ordinator Nick Powell
Director's Assistant Sophie Arnold
Floor Runner Andrew Noble
Production Runner Keith Schuaib
Camera Trainee Hayley Farr
Trainee Producer Maggie Boden
Unit Drivers Roy Kirkman, Jim Stephens
Stills Photographer Tony Nutley
Publicist Diana Harris
Assistant Editor Lucy Chapman
Post Prod. Supervisor Chris Nixon
Telecine Grader Alan Tully
Titles Design Najma Bhatti
Titles Illustrator Paul Simms
Sound Editor John Downer
Dialogue Editor Sarah Morton
Dubbing Editor David Humpheries Amps
Consultant Barbara Windsor
With special thanks to The Royal National Theatre
Executive Producer Charlie Pattinson, George Faber, Suzan Harrison
Company Television
© Company Television LTD MM

Transmitted 24 April 2000

Story

Cor Blimey follows the (mostly) true story of the friendship and on-off romance between Barbara Windsor and Sid James, stars of the successful Carry On... series of films.  The story starts with their first meeting during the making of Carry on Cleo in 1964 and ends with Sid's death in 1976.  Along the way, the story is complicated by the age gap between Barbara and Sid, Barbara's marriage to gangster Ronnie Knight, and the presence of Kenneth Williams and the friction between him and Sid over Kenneth's sexuality.

Cor Blimey!Guide compiled by
Richard Spurr

Posted:  17 june 2001
Last Updated:  17 june 2001

Cor Blimey!