The Missing Hancocks
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2014 - 2021
- 21 episodes (5 series)
Lost episodes of the legendary radio sitcom Hancock's Half Hour re-recorded with a new cast. Stars Kevin McNally, Kevin Eldon, Simon Greenall, Robin Sebastian, Susy Kane and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2014 - 2021
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 21 (5 series), plus 3 other episodes
- Stars
- Kevin McNally, Kevin Eldon, Simon Greenall, Robin Sebastian, Susy Kane, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Andrew Secombe and David Cann
- Writers
- Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
- Producers
- Neil Pearson and Ed Morrish
- Companies
Between 1954 and 1959, BBC Radio recorded 102 episodes of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's comedy classic, Hancock's Half Hour. The first modern sitcom, it made stars of Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams, and launched Galton & Simpson as one of the most successful comedy-writing partnerships in history.
However, of the shows made, 20 are missing from the BBC archive.
Starting as part of the celebration of Galton & Simpson's diamond anniversary in 2014, BBC Radio 4 commissioned this series (supported by the writers themselves) to recreate the episodes live in front of a studio audience at the BBC Radio Theatre.
The new episodes star Simon Greenall, Kevin Eldon, Robin Sebastian, Suzy Kane and - as The Lad Himself - Kevin McNally. The BBC says: "The shows are as fresh today as the day they were written."
Additional details
- Also known as
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- The Lost Hancocks
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 31st October 2014 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 4th January 2024 at 3:00am on Radio 4 Extra - New Year Special
- Wednesday 3rd January 2024 at 6:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - New Year Special
- Wednesday 3rd January 2024 at 1:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - New Year Special
Recording details
- BBC Radio Theatre