HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR: VOLUME 1 (1957)

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
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Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
December 16, 1957
English
3h 31m
United States

Thirty-five years after his premature death in 1968 Tony Hancock was voted Britain's best-ever comedy performer. Here's a chance to see what made him so special - the surviving episodes from Series 2 and Series 3 of Hancock's Half Hour, plus a Christmas special. Episodes include: "The Alpine Holiday", "Air Steward Hancock", "The Last Of The Many", "The Lawyer: The Crown vs Sidney James", "Competitions: How To Win Money And Influence People" and "There's An Airfield At The Bottom Of My Garden". The Christmas special is "Hancock's Forty-Three Minutes: The East Cheam Repertory Company".

Cast & Characters

Tony Hancock

Tony Aloysius Hancock

Sidney James

Sidney Balmoral James

Kenneth Williams

East Dulwich Yodelling Champion

June Whitfield

Miss Duboir

John Vere

Passenger / Airline Official / Prosecuting Counsel / Mr. Pools / Vicar / Various

Liz Fraser

Autograph Hunter

Rose Howlett

Hotel Guest / Passenger

Manville Tarrant

Porter / Police Sergeant / Police Constable / Fireman / Guest

Bill Fraser

Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant

Dave Freeman

Police Constable

Peter Allenby

Customs Officer

Leslie Smith

Pilot / Magazine Man / Young Husband

Philip Carr

Pilot / Magazine Man

Cameron Hall

Passenger / Colonel

Johnny Vyvyan

Man in Customs Queue / Barrister’s Clerk / Newspaper Boy / Bassist

James Bulloch

Passport Officer

Alec Bregonzi

Pilot on Plane / Court Official / ‘Tittle Tattle’ Man / Violinist

Harry Drew

Passenger

Ann Marryott

Tannoy Girl / Policewoman