Hancock (1963)
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1963
- 13 episodes (1 series)
Tony Hancock stars in a series of comical misadventures often sparked by his observations people-watching on a street corner.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Assistant
Tony makes a bet that he can do just as good a day's work in a local department store as any of its long-term staff.
Notes
Seventh episode to be recorded.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 3rd January 1963
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 14th December 1962, 19:10 at ATV Elstree
Cast & crew
| Tony Hancock | Tony Hancock |
| Kenneth Griffith | Owen Bowen |
| Martita Hunt | Mrs Hart |
| Patrick Cargill | Mr Stone |
| Mario Fabrizi | Uncle Bunny |
| Annie Leake | Edna |
| Jennifer Tippet | Window Dresser |
| Adrienne Posta (as Adrienne Poster) | Little Girl |
| Rory Macdermot (as Rory MacDermot) | Workman |
| Alex Farrell | Workman |
| Maisie Grant | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Charlton Julian | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Douglas Grant | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Alice Greenwood | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Vicki Gate | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Sheila Knight | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Cara Stevens | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Barbara Howard | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Stella Maris | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Laurence Hepworth | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Geoff Shang | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Gordon Lang | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Ivor Kimmel | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Donald James | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| John Simpson | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Alf Mangan | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
| Terry Nation | Writer |
| Ray Alan (as Ray Whyberd) | Story |
| Alan Tarrant | Director |
| Alan Tarrant | Producer |
| Tony Hancock | Executive Producer |
| Richard Lake | Production Designer |
Press
This time there were fewer verbal pyrotechnics, but more visual humour. It is too early yet to say whether Hancock was wise to accept this new format. But the important thing is that he still makes us laugh.
Dennis Potter, Daily Herald, 4th January 1963