chitty chitty bang bang - 1968

MUSIC & LYRICS: Richard M and Robert B Sherman
BOOK: Ian Fleming

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the "most fantasmagorical musical" in the history of everything, was originally a book written by Ian Fleming who rose to fame with his James Bond series. The movie was released in 1968 with a screenplay by Ken Hughes and another
famous author, Roald Dahl. Beyond having the same author, the movie kept close links with James Bond - including the producer Albert Broccoli. A couple of the supporting cast also made their names in James Bond movies.

The Childcatcher has been featured on many lists of the scariest movie characters of all time including Channel 4's 100 Scariest Movie Moments. The songs were written by the Sherman Brothers, famous for most of the hit Disney songs of the period including the songs for Mary Poppins,The Jungle Book and the It's A Small World theme park ride.

In the West End, on Broadway and tour many actors have followed in Dick Van Dyke's footsteps as the inventor Caractacus Potts. They include Gary Wilmot, Michael Ball, Raul Esparza, Craig Maclachlan, Brian Conley and Jason Donovan.