Hancock's Half Hour Season 2

Synopsis

Broadcast between 1st April 1957 and 10th June 1957, this series comprised 6 episodes all of which were broadcast live. The BBC did record the first episode of this series for training purposes and this is the only episode of this series that survives. The series was broadcast fortnightly on Mondays at 2000. There were no repeats.

Main Cast

Sid James

Age : 62 | Popularity : 42%

Kenneth Williams

Age : 62 | Popularity : 37%

Tony Hancock

Age : 44 | Popularity : 16%

Hattie Jacques

Amorous Lady

Age : 58 | Popularity : 38%

Episodes

Episode 1

01 April 1957 - The Alpine Holiday

Hancock upsets his fellow passengers on a flight to Switzerland and then discovers that he has to share his room at the hotel. Initially he thinks that he is sharing with an attractive French girl only to discover that it is really a yodeller and Alpine Horn player!

Episode 2

15 April 1957 - Lady Chatterley's Revenge

Hancock is given a small part in the East Cheam Repertory Company's production of 'Moon Over Tahiti' but then they forget to tell him when the play is changed to 'Lady Chatterley's Revenge'!

Episode 3

29 April 1957 - The Russian Prince

Hancock bumps his head and suffers from temporary amnesia. Whilst he is unable to remember who he is Sid persuades Hancock that he is Prince Nicolai, the last heir to the Russian Royal Family's fortune... but there are others making the same claim!

Episode 4

13 May 1957 - The New Neighbour

This episode was based on the 4th episode of the 3rd Radio series. Hancock is worried by his new neighbour who seems to keep bringing in bodies and dumping them in an incinerator in the back garden. Hancock decides to investigate...

Episode 5

27 May 1957 - The Pianist

Hancock dreams that he has a job as a night club pianist and he falls in love with a foreign baroness. But she is engaged and Hancock is challenged to a duel with her fiancé!

Episode 6

10 June 1957 - The Auction

Sid and Hancock decide to auction off their property to pay for a trip to Monte Carlo to try out Sid's infallible roulette system. But they discover that Hancock's stuffed eagle had been stuffed with banknotes!

Crew

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

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