British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: BBC
Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1956 - 1961
  • 63 episodes (7 series)

Tony Hancock stars in Galton & Simpson's comic masterpiece, with his delusions of grandeur and acquaintances at the root of his every downfall. Also features Sid James, Kenneth Williams, James Bulloch, Johnny Vyvyan, Alec Bregonzi and more.

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Hancock's Half Hour features

Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows left to right: Sidney Balmoral James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Credit: BBC

Hancock's Half Hour on the stage at 70

Ahead of comedian Tony Hancock's centenary and the 70th anniversary of sitcom Hancock's Half Hour on radio, actor and producer John Hewer discusses his new stage production of three scripts from lost television episodes.

Poster art for the colourised version of The Blood Donor. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Credit: UKTV

Colouring Hancock

Colourisation expert Clayton Hickman tells us about his work breathing new life into classic episodes of Hancock's Half Hour.

Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock)

Stone me, what a legacy: Hancock's Half Hour

A tribute to the career of Tony Hancock and his legacy of work, including masterful sitcom Hancock's Half Hour.

The Undiscovered Tony Hancock. Tony Hancock. Copyright: Getty Images

Tony Hancock - From East Cheam to the Pop Charts

Tony Hancock's work is much-celebrated amongst comedy aficionados, but long before complete CD releases were ever dreamt of, a series of re-recorded episodes of his and Galton & Simpson's iconic series were released on vinyl.

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