Hancock's Half Hour Season 3

Synopsis

Broadcast between 30th September 1957 and 23rd December 1957 this series comprised 12 episodes all of which were broadcast live of which episodes 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12 survive in the BBC Archives. The series was broadcast weekly on Mondays at 2002. There were no repeats during the run.

Main Cast

Sid James

Age : 62 | Popularity : 42%

Tony Hancock

Age : 44 | Popularity : 16%

Episodes

Episode 1

30 September 1957 - The Continental Holiday

Hancock has been on holiday abroad and he tells Sid of his exploits in which he foiled an international gang of smugglers.

Episode 2

07 October 1957 - The Great Detective

Hancock dreams of becoming the great detective 'Sexton Hancock' and proceeds to unravel a complicated murder plot.

Episode 3

14 October 1957 - The Amusement Arcade

Sid has set up an amusement arcade, but when Hancock finds out he leads a campaign to have it closed down. Meanwhile, Hancock seeks election to the Council but when Sid's arcade is closed down he moves it... to Hancock's house!

Episode 4

21 October 1957 - A Holiday in Scotland

Hancock is told by the doctor he must get fit. But when Hancock takes an unwilling Sid on a hunting holiday to Scotland, they get snowed in.

Episode 5

28 October 1957 - Air Steward Hancock - The Last of the Many

Hancock takes on a new job as an air steward. But when one of the passengers on his first flight is Sid who is on the run from the police, and the other passengers include four police officers looking for a bank robber, Hancock's first landing doesn't go quite as expected!

Episode 6

04 November 1957 - The Regimental Reunion

Hancock, a junior clerk in a City office for 19 years, receives a promotion when his army friends, who met at a reunion, place large orders with the firm. However, they are all fraudulent orders and Sid has the takings!

Episode 7

11 November 1957 - The Adopted Family

Hancock needs to get to the top of the waiting list for a Council House but to do this he needs a wife and four children. So he adopts Sid and four of his mates, but then he can't get rid of them!

Episode 8

25 November 1957 - The Elocution Teacher

Famous actor Jack Hawkins takes elocution lessons with Hancock and is reduced to being the leader of a rock-and-roll group.

Episode 9

02 December 1957 - The Lawyer - The Crown vs Sidney James

Hancock becomes a lawyer but when he defends an obviously guilty Sid James in court he finds himself the subject of a guilty verdict!

Episode 10

09 December 1957 - Competitions - How to Win Money and Influence People

Hancock takes up entering newspaper competitions as a full time job. When he wins a few competitions, he is foolish enough to trust Sid to look after the money.

Episode 11

16 December 1957 - There's An Airfield At the Bottom of My Garden

Hancock buys a house from Sid but discovers that there's an airfield at the bottom of his garden! Returning to Sid dissatisfied, he is forced to try to sell the house himself but he has considerable difficulties, some of them unscripted! This is because the set was designed to fall apart at a given point in the script but unfortunately, the set starts to fall apart too early and Hancock is forced to improvise!

Episode 12

23 December 1957 - Hancock's 43 Minutes - The East Cheam Repertory Company

A complete departure from the usual show. Hancock presents his own variety show from the Television Theatre - but he has asked Sid to provide all the acts!

Crew

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

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