Hancock's Half Hour - Production Details

Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation.

"Tony Hancock stars in Galton & Simpson's comic masterpiece, with his delusions of grandeur and acquaintances at the root of his every downfall"

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Comedy Details
Comedy Type:TV Sitcom
Alternate Names:Hancock; Hancock's Forty-Three Minutes
Broadcast:Fri 6th July 1956 - Mon 16th December 1957  (BBC1)
Episode Count:63 (7 series)
Production Company :British Broadcasting Corporation
Filming Locations:Series 1 was broadcast live from Lime Grove studios, series 2 from the Riverside Studios, 3 from Riverside Studios, Lime Grove, and the Television Theatre, series 4-6 recorded at Riverside Studios, and series 7 recorded at Television Centre.
Laugh Track:YES, Live Audience
Regular Cast
Tony Hancock ... Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock
Sid James ... Sidney Balmoral James (Series 1-6)
Writing Team
Ray Galton ... Writer
Alan Simpson ... Writer
Production Team
Duncan Wood ... Director
Duncan Wood ... Producer
Angela Morley
(as Wally Stott)
... Composer