
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 11 - The Reporter

Having sat next to a local newspaper reporter to watch a boxing match, Tony feels he could quite easily become a journalist. Visiting the paper's editor, he is dispatched to cover a wedding - but has aspirations considerably higher!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 14th March 1963
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 15th February 1963, 19:10 at ATV Elstree
Cast & crew
Tony Hancock | Tony Hancock |
Michael Aldridge | Editor |
Olaf Pooley | Ron Roberts |
Edwin Richfield | Tom |
Clare Owen | Mavis |
Pauline Winter | Maud Prendagast |
Frances Cohen | Bridesmaid |
Joyce Marlowe | Fay Davies |
John Kidd | Wilson the Critic |
Kendrick Owen | Irishman |
David Lander | MC |
Alf Mangan | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Tony Starr | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Betty Duncan | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Fred Powell | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Dennis Powell | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Julian Holdaway | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Paul Holdaway | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Monty Bond | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Bill Matthews | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Robert Pitt | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Ernest Jennings | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Don Fraser | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
H. V. Diamond | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Harry Davis | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Shaun Howard | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Gustav Craig | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Barry Wallman | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Mary Power | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Peggy Ler | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Elaine Williams | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Helen Hurst | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Mary MacMillan | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Andrea Lascelles | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Jacqui Noone | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Liz Ferguson | Supporting Artist (Extra) |
Terry Nation | Writer |
Alan Tarrant | Director |
Alan Tarrant | Producer |
Tony Hancock | Executive Producer |
Richard Lake | Production Designer |