Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 (1957)

Plot Summary

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".

Full Cast & Characters

Tony Hancock

Tony Aloysius Hancock

Sidney James

Sidney Balmoral James

Richard Wattis

Hotelier

Kenneth Williams

East Dulwich Yodelling Champion

June Whitfield

Miss Duboir

John Vere

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

Peggy Ann Clifford

Air Hostess

Dennis Chinnery

Pilot

Liz Fraser

Autograph Hunter

Rose Howlett

Hotel Guest / Passenger

Clinton Ffrench

Passenger

Manville Tarrant

Porter / Police Sergeant / Police Constable / Fireman / Guest

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