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Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: BBC
Hancock's Half Hour

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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Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr) Radio

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. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally) Radio

The Missing Hancocks

Lost episodes of the legendary radio sitcom Hancock's Half Hour re-recorded with a new cast.

Hancock. Tony Hancock (Tony Hancock) TV

Hancock

Tony Hancock stars in a series of comical misadventures often sparked by his observations people-watching on a street corner.

Hancock's. Image shows from L to R: Esmeralda Stavely-Smythe (June Whitfield), Swinging Tony Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: ABC Television TV

Hancock's

Tony Hancock plays the manager of a London night club.

Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock) Radio

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 TV

Tony Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful

Jack Dee presents a documentary about Tony Hancock.

Citizen James. Image shows from L to R: Bill (Bill Kerr), Liz (Liz Fraser), Sid James (Sid James). Copyright: BBC TV

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. Alf Garnett (Simon Day). Copyright: BBC TV

Lost Sitcoms

Series recreating episodes from legendary comedy series that are now missing believed wiped.

Very Nearly An Armful - The Galton & Simpson Story. Image shows from L to R: Alan Simpson, Ray Galton Radio

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. Image shows from L to R: Roy Osborne (Matthew Cottle), Brian Clapton (Eddie Marsan). Copyright: BBC TV

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. Henry Newhouse (Leslie Phillips). Copyright: BBC TV

Casanova '73

Leslie Phillips stars as reluctant womaniser Henry Newhouse, who just can't help getting himself into the most farcical situations possible.

Carry On Dick. Richard 'Big Dick' Turpin / Reverend Flasher (Sid James). Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions Radio

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. Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC Radio

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. Ben Miller. Copyright: BBC TV

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. Kingsley Glover. Copyright: Coda Publishing TV

Tony Hancock: The Live Broadcasts

Documentary looking back at Tony Hancock's career, through which many television programmes were broadcast live.

Tony Hancock Radio

Hancock's Ashes

Play imagining behind-the-scenes as Willie Rushton brings Tony Hancock's ashes back to Britain.

Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Albert Steptoe (Wilfrid Brambell), Harold Steptoe (Harry H. Corbett). Copyright: BBC TV

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. Image shows from L to R: Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC Radio

Steptoe And Son

Radio adaptation of Galton & Simpson's hit TV sitcom about a father and son rag-and-bone man team.

Steptoe & Son. Image shows from L to R: Zita (Carolyn Seymour), Harold (Harry H. Corbett), Albert (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: Associated London Films Limited Film

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. Image shows from L to R: Albert (Wilfrid Brambell), Harold (Harry H. Corbett). Copyright: Associated London Films Limited Film

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. Tony Hancock. Copyright: BBC TV

Hancock At The Royal Festival Hall

Comedy special recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall, for star comedian Tony Hancock.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC TV

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. Tony Hancock. Copyright: Jack Hylton Productions TV

The Tony Hancock Show

Comedy sketch series starring comedian Tony Hancock in his first television programme.

Car Along The Pass. Henry Duckworth (Arthur Lowe). Copyright: Yorkshire Television TV

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. Anthony Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: STUDIOCANAL Film

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. Image shows from L to R: Charles Arthur Ford the Sandman (John Le Mesurier), Wally Pinner (Tony Hancock). Copyright: MacConkey Productions Film

The Punch And Judy Man

Comedy starring Tony Hancock as a seaside entertainer in one of Britain's lesser coastal towns.

Hancock. Tony Hancock (Alfred Molina) TV

Hancock

Comedy drama about the latter years of comedy legend Tony Hancock, focusing on his career decline and suicide.

Hancock And Joan TV

Hancock And Joan

Biopic starring Ken Stott as troubled comic genius Tony Hancock and Maxine Peake as Joan Le Mesurier.

Radio 4 Radio

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. Image shows from L to R: Sid Green, Gurney Slade (Anthony Newley), Dick Hills. Copyright: Associated Television TV

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.

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