Hancock's Half Hour Season 1

Synopsis

Broadcast between 6th July 1956 and 14th September 1956, this series comprised 6 episodes all of which were broadcast live with no recordings of the transmissions being made by the BBC. Consequently, none of these episodes survive. The series was broadcast fortnightly on Fridays at 2130 (except no. 1 at 2045). There were no repeats.

Main Cast

Sid James

Age : 62 | Popularity : 42%

Tony Hancock

Age : 44 | Popularity : 16%

Episodes

Episode 1

06 July 1956 - The First TV Show

Hancock has a broken leg but Sid insists that the show must go on and so the show is broadcast from Hancock's hospital bed.

Episode 2

20 July 1956 - The Artist

Hancock decides to become an artist and buys up some old canvases to paint over. However, one is a stolen Rembrandt and one of Sid's cronies is forced to buy up all of Hancock's paintings to retrieve it.

Episode 3

03 August 1956 - The Dancer

At last Hancock secures a film role... but only if he can dance. Sid provides lessons for Hancock and enters him into a local dancing Championship Contest, but is forced to become his partner in the competition (in drag)!

Episode 4

17 August 1956 - The Bequest

This episode was based on the 3rd episode of the 3rd Radio series. Uncle Obadiah leaves Hancock a fortune provided that he gets married. Hancock starts to look for his future wife with the help of the Sid James Marriage Bureau.

Episode 5

31 August 1956 - The Radio Show

Broadcast from the National Radio Show, Earl's Court, this episode comprised a number of sketches including the The Red Army Choir... British style!

Episode 6

14 September 1956 - The Chef That Died of Shame

This episode was based on the 6th episode of the 2nd Radio series. The cast play the parts in the story of 'Iggins, a cook who becomes a well respected chef but subsequently fails and loses everything due to drink.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Ray Galton Alan Simpson
Department	Role	Name

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