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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Another production also has this name.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1956 - 1961
- Channel
- BBC Television Service, BBC TV
- Episodes
- 63 (7 series)
- Stars
- Tony Hancock, Sid James, Kenneth Williams, James Bulloch, Johnny Vyvyan, Alec Bregonzi, John Vere, Hugh Lloyd and Mario Fabrizi
- Writers
- Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
- Director
- Duncan Wood
- Producer
- Duncan Wood
- Company
Welcome to 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam, residence of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock - a down-at-heel comedian whose life never goes to plan.
Tony Hancock plays a fictionalised version of himself in this sitcom: a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, the scheming and devious Sidney Balmoral James (played by Sid James) or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.
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Additional details
- Also known as
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- Hancock (Series 7)
- Hancock's Forty-Three Minutes
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Black and white
- Soundtrack
- Music by Wally Stott.
Website links
- BBC Comedy Guide
A guide to the series from the BBC. - Railway Cuttings
Fan site dedicated to the Lad 'imself. - BFI Screenonline
A further guide to the show from BFI. - Treasure Hunt
A list of the missing radio and television episodes. - British Comedy And Drama Website
Another guide to the world of Tony H-H-Hancock. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 6th July 1956 at 8:45pm on BBC One
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 14th November 2024 at 3:25am on Gold - Series 5, Episode 4
- Sunday 10th November 2024 at 3:30am on Gold - Hancock, Episode 5
- Tuesday 5th November 2024 at 3:25am on Gold - Series 5, Episode 4
Recording details
- BBC Lime Grove - Series 1 and some of Series 3, all broadcast live.
- Riverside Studios - Series 2 and some of Series 3, broadcast live. Series 4 part live and part recorded. Series 5 and 6 pre-recorded.
- BBC Television Theatre - Hancock's Forty-Three Minutes special.
- BBC Television Centre - Series 7, pre-recorded.