• Continue to the corner and turn left down Bridgeman Road…

 

• At the Caledonian Road cross over and turn left to reach Bingfield Street.

 

Kenneth Williams, the legendary British comic actor, was born at 11 Bingfield Street in 1926. The actual building was demolished in the 1970s and the plaque is sited on the building that now stands on the same spot. ///tight.item.pack

 

The son of Louisa ("Lou" or "Louie") Morgan and Charles Williams, a barber. Excerpts from his adult diaries show that he adored his supportive and theatrical mother but despised his homophobic, morose and selfish father.

 

After service in World War II, Williams worked in repertory theatre but never fulfilled his ambition to become a serious dramatic actor. However, he was spotted by Dennis Main Wilson who was casting Hancock's Half Hour, a radio series starring Tony Hancock in which he became very popular. He also starred in many West End Revues and television programmes.

 

He joined Kenneth Horne in another famous radio series Beyond Our Ken (1958–1964), and its sequel, Round the Horne (1965–1968) where he featured as Sandy of the camp couple Julian and Sandy (Julian was played by Hugh Paddick).

 

Williams' film roles included major parts in the ‘Carry On’ films including Carry On Doctor, Carry On Camping, and Carry On Cleo, where he uttered the immortal line“Infamy! Infamy! they've all got it in for me"- once voted the funniest UK movie line ever. (See video link below). He died in 1988.