Worst possible casting choices

[davem]

Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

But surely the eternal Carry On triangle has a place in LotR, with Sid James at the centre:

Sid James: Aragorn
Joan Sims: Arwen
Barbara Windsor: Eowyn

In this scenario, Hattie Jacques would be Galadriel, and Kenneth Williams Celeborn.

Celeborn: 'I was once a weak Elf!'
Galadriel: 'Well, once a week is enough for any Elf...'

How about:

Bernard Bresslaw as Treebeard.
Charles Hawtrey as Gollum.
Frankie Howard as Gandalf (Uncloaked).