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 3 - Shooting Star
Spotted by an avant-garde film director, Tony is plucked from obscurity and taken to star in his latest picture, a gritty drama about the stresses of a family with an argumentative husband/father.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 17th January 1963
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Sunday 11th November 1962, 19:10 at ATV Elstree
Cast & crew
Tony Hancock | Tony Hancock |
Fanny Rowe (as Frances Rowe) | Diana Pride |
Denholm Elliott | Peter Dartford |
Robin Hunter | Billy Watts |
Hilda Barry | Old Lady |
Sally Anne Shaw | Lucille Frame |
Stewart Guidotti | Clapper Boy |
Alf Mangan | Prop Man |
Tracy Vernon | Lady Passer-by |
Irena Rodzianko | Continuity Girl |
Donald Groves | Electrician |
Bud Strait | Film Cameraman |
Godfrey Harrison | Writer |
Alan Tarrant | Director |
Alan Tarrant | Producer |
Tony Hancock | Executive Producer |
Richard Lake | Production Designer |