Tony Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful
- TV documentary
- U&Gold
- 2023
- 1 episode
Jack Dee presents a documentary about Tony Hancock. Also features Lucy Hancock, Kevin McNally, Diane Morgan, Neil Pearson, Clive Anderson and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2023
- Channel
- U&Gold
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Jack Dee, Lucy Hancock, Kevin McNally, Diane Morgan, Neil Pearson, Clive Anderson, Eddie Izzard, Lucy Porter and more
- Directors
- Victoria Thomas and Eddie Stafford
- Producers
- Adam McLean, Victoria Thomas, Matt Crook, Iain Coyle and Tom Hopgood
- Company
Hancock fan Jack Dee presents Tony Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful. Taking its title from celebrated Hancock episode The Blood Donor, this two-hour retrospective features previously unseen scripts, scrapbooks and production files belonging to the lad himself, as well as personal items such as photos and letters.
Very Nearly An Armful also features clips from the Hancock ATV series, made after he split with Galton & Simpson, shown on television for the first time since their broadcast in 1963.
Catch-up
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 14th January 2023 at 8pm on U&Gold
- Episode length
- 125 minutes
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 18th August 2024 at 9:00pm on U&Gold
- Saturday 17th August 2024 at 11:40pm on U&Gold
- Friday 5th May 2023 at 9:00pm on U&Gold
Recording details
- Riverside Studios