Hancock's Helpers
Documentary to mark 50 years of Hancock's Half Hour on the radio, exploring the cast of the shows and Tony's relationships with them
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2004
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Russell Davies
- Producer
- Libby Cross
Fifty years ago, the first episode of Hancock was broadcast on radio. Few realised then that the adventures of Tony Hancock and his chums would become such a massive, lasting success. Russell Davies explores the on- and off-air relationships between Tony and his "helpers", Kenneth Williams, Bill Kerr, Sid James and Hattie Jacques among them.
With archive and new interviews, and clips from the shows.