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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.
See also
Hancock's Half Hour
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.
The Missing Hancocks
Lost episodes of the legendary radio sitcom Hancock's Half Hour re-recorded with a new cast.
Hancock
Tony Hancock stars in a series of comical misadventures often sparked by his observations people-watching on a street corner.
Hancock's
Tony Hancock plays the manager of a London night club.
The Norwegian Hancock
Paul Merton examines the history of Norway's most popular sitcom, an adaptation of Hancock's Half Hour.
Tony Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful
Jack Dee presents a documentary about Tony Hancock.
Citizen James
Sidney Balmoral James is a quick-witted gambler with an eye for making a fast buck, more often than not involving his friends.
Lost Sitcoms
Series recreating episodes from legendary comedy series that are now missing believed wiped.
Very Nearly An Armful - The Galton & Simpson Story
Stephen Merchant celebrates the writing partnership of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson in this Radio 2 documentary.
Get Well Soon
Sitcom set in a 1947 tuberculosis sanatorium, based on the meeting of comedy-writing powerhouse team Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Casanova '73
Leslie Phillips stars as reluctant womaniser Henry Newhouse, who just can't help getting himself into the most farcical situations possible.
Sid James: Not Just A Dirty Laugh
Nearing the centenary of comedy legend Sid James's birth, Lee Mack explores his extraordinary career with newly rediscovered archive material and more.
Tony Hancock: From Bournemouth To East Cheam
Radio Solent documentary in which Steve Punt tells the story of the first true sitcom star, Tony Hancock, who grew up in Bournemouth.
My Hero: Ben Miller On Tony Hancock
Comedian Ben Miller explores the work of one of his greatest inspirations, sitcom legend Tony Hancock.
Tony Hancock: The Live Broadcasts
Documentary looking back at Tony Hancock's career, through which many television programmes were broadcast live.
Hancock's Ashes
Play imagining behind-the-scenes as Willie Rushton brings Tony Hancock's ashes back to Britain.
Steptoe And Son
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold run a rag and bone business. Harold wants to move on in the world and leave home but his plans are always thwarted.
Steptoe And Son
Radio adaptation of Galton & Simpson's hit TV sitcom about a father and son rag-and-bone man team.
Steptoe & Son
Disaster looms when restless rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe decides to get married - against his father's wishes.
Steptoe And Son Ride Again
The rag-and-bone business is in trouble and Harold is convinced that Albert must die so that he can collect the old man's life insurance.
Tony Hancock
1958 Sketch Show
Hancock At The Royal Festival Hall
Comedy special recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall, for star comedian Tony Hancock.
Hancock's Forty-Three Minutes
Christmas special entertainment programme playing on the success of Hancock's Half Hour, featuring Tony hosting his own variety-type show.
The Tony Hancock Show
Comedy sketch series starring comedian Tony Hancock in his first television programme.
Car Along The Pass
Henry Duckworth would never have imagined that he would be trapped in a cable car with a German couple when he set off on his Alpine holiday.
The Rebel
Comedy starring Tony Hancock as a bored London office clerk who begins to make waves on the Parisian art scene.
The Punch And Judy Man
Comedy starring Tony Hancock as a seaside entertainer in one of Britain's lesser coastal towns.
Hancock
Comedy drama about the latter years of comedy legend Tony Hancock, focusing on his career decline and suicide.
Hancock And Joan
Biopic starring Ken Stott as troubled comic genius Tony Hancock and Maxine Peake as Joan Le Mesurier.
A Story Of Our Time: What Happened To Hancock?
Documentary about Tony Hancock, hearing from many of his colleagues and co-stars.
The Strange World Of Gurney Slade
Surreal sitcom starring Anthony Newley as Gurney Slade, an actor who interacts with animals, posters, dustbins, and all inanimate objects inbetween.