Truly Scrumptious Truly Scrumptious Truly Scrumptious is a fictional character in the "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" film and stage production based on the children's novel of the same name by author Ian Fleming. In the film the character is portrayed by Sally Ann Howes, after it was declined by Julie Andrews. Truly Scrumptious develops a romantic relationship with the widower Caractacus Potts (played by Dick Van Dyke). The character does not appear in the original book, in which Caractacus is married to Mimsie Pott (the surname as spelled in the book). The filmmakers felt that a budding romantic relationship would serve the
Ian Fleming (actor) Ian Fleming (actor) Ian Fleming (born Ian Macfarlane; 10 September 1888 – 1 January 1969) was an Australian character actor with credits in over 100 British films. He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes movies of the 1930s opposite Arthur Wontner's Holmes. He also essayed a number of supporting roles in many classic British films of the era including "Q Planes" (1939), "Night Train to Munich" (1940), "We Dive at Dawn", "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (both 1943) and "Waterloo Road" (1945). He also appeared regularly in the films of