Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 (1957)

0.0/10 • 211 min •

Overview

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

Tony Hancock

Tony Aloysius Hancock

Sidney James

Sidney Balmoral James

Richard Wattis

Kenneth Williams

East Dulwich Yodelling Champion

June Whitfield

John Vere

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

Liz Fraser

Autograph Hunter

Bill Fraser

Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant

Cameron Hall

Passenger / Colonel

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