Film

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957 · 3h 31m

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".

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

Bill Fraser

Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant

Dave Freeman

Police Constable

Peter Allenby

Customs Officer

Leslie Smith

Pilot / Magazine Man / Young Husband

Release date

December 16, 1957

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

3h 31m