Hancock's Half Hour
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Light Programme
- 1954 - 1959
- 107 episodes (6 series)
Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition. Stars Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sid James, Moira Lister, Kenneth Williams and more.
- Series 4, Episode 18 repeated Wednesday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1954 - 1959
- Channel
- BBC Light Programme
- Episodes
- 107 (6 series)
- Stars
- Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sid James, Moira Lister, Kenneth Williams, Andrée Melly, Hattie Jacques and Alan Simpson
- Writers
- Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
- Producers
- Dennis Main Wilson, Tom Ronald and Pat Dixon
- Company
Anthony Aloysius St John 'Tony' Hancock is one of life's losers. Fortunately for Tony, he rarely seems to notice the fact.
Bumbling headlong into one disastrous caper after another, the not-so-great actor of the age is aided and abetted by his friend and lodger, Australian Bill Kerr; on-off love-interests Moira Lister and Andrée Melly; secretary Griselda Pugh; and friend, confident, con-man and spiv, Sidney Balmoral James.
Whether taking the role of a school master, visiting the ballet, competing in the Monte Carlo rally, entertaining troops, buying a new home, taking up boxing or inheriting a Scottish castle, Tony often finds himself outwitted and conned by Sid - and more often than not, ultimately brought down by his own pomposity, ambition and stupidity.
Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
Website links
- BBC Comedy
A guide to the show from the BBC. - The Tony Hancock Appreciation Society
The official fan club for the work of Tony Hancock. - The British Comedy & Drama Website
An in-depth guide to the show. - Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 2nd November 1954 at 9:30pm on BBC Light Programme
- Next repeats
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- Series 4, Episode 18: Wednesday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 4, Episode 18: Wednesday at 12:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 4, Episode 18: Wednesday at 6:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 4, Episode 18: Thursday at 2:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 4, Episode 19: Wednesday 25th June at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 4, Episode 19: Wednesday 25th June at 12:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 4, Episode 19: Wednesday 25th June at 6:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 4, Episode 19: Thursday 26th June at 2:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 12th June 2025 at 2:30am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 4, Episode 17
- Wednesday 11th June 2025 at 6:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 4, Episode 17
- Wednesday 11th June 2025 at 12:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 4, Episode 17