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.
Press clippings
Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2022Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 11th January 2021Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2020BBC Radio 4 confirms 35 comedy commissions
Radio 4 has revealed details of 35 separate comedy commissions, ranging from returning shows to new series, previous pilots and brand new stand-up.
British Comedy Guide, 17th August 2017How Radio 4 is bringing Tony Hancock back to life
The BBC is remaking lost episodes of Hancock's Half Hour - thanks to Harry Secombe's son.
Stephen Armstrong, Radio Times, 14th March 2017Harry Secombe's son to play his roles in The Missing Hancocks
Andrew Secombe, the son of the late Harry Secombe, has joined the cast of Radio 4's The Missing Hancocks. He will play roles his father played in the original shows.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd December 2016Radio 4 confirms Series 3 of The Missing Hancocks
Radio 4 has confirmed that it has ordered a third series of The Missing Hancocks, the programme which recreates lost episodes of Hancock's Half Hour.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2016The danger of constantly celebrating the past
Nostalgia. Easy promotability. A blend of old and new. Low risk. Lots of press. And a brand new half hour to be written by Clement and Frenais, writers of the near-perfect Porridge. What's not to like? As a consumer of comedy, I'm fine with all of the above obviously. As a writer of comedy, my feelings are slightly more mixed.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 14th March 2016Stone me! Missing Hancocks axed
BBC pulls plug with ten episodes still unrecorded.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 11th January 2016The Missing Hancocks to return to Radio 4
Radio 4 has given the greenlight for five more lost Hancock's Half Hour episodes to be re-recorded for The Missing Hancocks series.
British Comedy Guide, 29th June 2015