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.
- Hancock, Episode 5 repeated Sunday at 3:30am on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 4,339
Hancock's Half Hour - Volume Two
Tony Hancock stars with Sid James as the irrepressible tenant of 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam.
Hancock's Half-Hour is the yardstick against which all subsequent British sitcoms have been measured, the vast majority failing to size up to its extremely high standards. Based on his famous radio show of the same name, the TV run consolidated Tony Hancock's standing as Britain's leading comic of the day; the entertainer providing ample proof that his wonderfully flexible face could be as expressive as his dextrous radio voice.
This release includes the 5 existing episodes from Series 4:
1. Ericson The Viking
3. The Set That Failed
4. The New Nose
11. The Oak Tree
12. The Knighthood
First released: Monday 8th August 2005
DVD- Distributor: 2 Entertain
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Catalogue: BBCDVD1752
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