The Missing Hancocks
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2014 - 2021
- 23 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.
- Series 4, Episode 1 repeated Wednesday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 1 - A Holiday In France
Harry Secombe and Bill Kerr leave for a holiday in Southend but they get on the wrong train and end up in Paris where they first meet Andree.
Notes
A Holiday In France features a classic score newly recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Levon Parikian. It was first broadcast on 19th April 1955.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 14th March 2017
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Kevin Eldon | Bill Kerr |
| Simon Greenall | Sid James |
| Robin Sebastian | Kenneth Williams |
| Susy Kane | Andrée Melly |
| Andrew Secombe (as Andy Secombe) | Harry Secombe |
| Ray Galton | Writer |
| Alan Simpson | Writer |
| Neil Pearson | Producer |
| Ed Morrish | Producer |
| Angela Morley (as Wally Stott) | Composer |
Press
How 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 2017