Sid Colin (1920 – 1989) was an English screenwriter, working for both television and the cinema. He is best rememberd for the television comedies The Army Game (1957–59), Up Pompeii! (1969–1970) and the film Percy's Progress (1974). On Up Pompeii! and Carry On Spying (1964), he collaborated with regular Carry On series writer Talbot Rothwell.Colin also other sitcom include Meet the Champ (1960), On the House (1970–71) and Whoops Baghdad (1973).