Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy, series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock, with Sid James; the radio version also co-starred, at various times, Moira Lister, Andrée Melly, Hattie Jacques, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams. The final television series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.
Hancock's Half Hour (Season 3)
The Continental Holiday 0.0
Air date: 1957-09-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Hancock has been on holiday abroad and he tells Sid of his exploits in which he foiled an international gang of smugglers.
The Great Detective 0.0
Air date: 1957-10-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Hancock dreams of becoming the great detective 'Sexton Hancock' and proceeds to unravel a complicated murder plot.
The Amusement Arcade 0.0
Air date: 1957-10-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sid has set up an amusement arcade, but when Hancock finds out he leads a campaign to have it closed down. Meanwhile, Hancock seeks election to the Council but when Sid's arcade is closed down he moves it to Hancock's house.
A Holiday in Scotland 0.0
Air date: 1957-10-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Hancock is told by the doctor he must get fit. But when Hancock takes an unwilling Sid on a hunting holiday to Scotland, they get snowed in.
Air Steward Hancock - The Last of the Many 0.0
Air date: 1957-10-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Hancock takes on a new job as an air steward. But one of the passengers on his first flight is Sid who is on the run from the police, and the other passengers include four police officers looking for a bank robber.
The Regimental Reunion 0.0
Air date: 1957-11-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Hancock, a junior clerk in a City office for 19 years, receives a promotion when his army friends, who met at a reunion, place large orders with the firm. However, they are all fraudulent orders and Sid has the takings.
The Adopted Family 0.0
Air date: 1957-11-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Hancock needs to get to the top of the waiting list for a council house but to do this he needs a wife and four children. So he adopts Sid and four of his mates, but then he can't get rid of them.
The Elocution Teacher 0.0
Air date: 1957-11-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Famous actor Jack Hawkins takes elocution lessons with Hancock and is reduced to being the leader of a rock-and-roll group.
The Lawyer - The Crown vs Sidney James 0.0
Air date: 1957-12-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Hancock becomes a lawyer but when he defends an obviously guilty Sid James in court he finds himself the subject of a guilty verdict.
Competitions - How to Win Money and Influence People 0.0
Air date: 1957-12-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Hancock takes up entering newspaper competitions as a full time job. When he wins a few competitions, he is foolish enough to trust Sid to look after the money.
There's An Airfield At the Bottom of My Garden 0.0
Air date: 1957-12-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Hancock buys a house from Sid but discovers that there's an airfield at the bottom of his garden. Returning to Sid dissatisfied, he is forced to try to sell the house himself but he has considerable difficulties.
Hancock's 43 Minutes - The East Cheam Repertory Company 0.0
Air date: 1957-12-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Hancock presents his own variety show from the Television Theatre - but he has asked Sid to provide all the acts.
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