Hancock's Half Hour (1956)

30m
Running Time

7
Seasons

63
Episodes

July 6, 1956
Release Date

TV
IMDb ratings
8.4
Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour (1956)

30m
Running Time

7
Seasons

63
Episodes

July 6, 1956
Release Date

External Links & Social Media
Network & Production Companies
BBC

Plot.

Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy, series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock, with Sid James; the radio version also co-starred, at various times, Moira Lister, Andrée Melly, Hattie Jacques, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams. The final television series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.

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Cast & Crew.

Tom Clegg

Tom Clegg

Eileen Delamere

Eileen Delamere

Janet Barrow

Janet Barrow

Jane Rieger

Jane Rieger

Victor Bryant

Victor Bryant

Doreen Casey

Doreen Casey

Constance Wake

Constance Wake

Spike Milligan

Spike Milligan

Con Courtney

Con Courtney

Philip Carr

Philip Carr

Arthur Mullard

Arthur Mullard

Stuart Hillier

Stuart Hillier

Terence Alexander

Terence Alexander

Bruce Wightman

Bruce Wightman

Sidney Vivian

Sidney Vivian

Annabelle Lee

Annabelle Lee

Louise Howard

Louise Howard

Barbara Archer

Barbara Archer

Len David

Len David

Phillip Howard

Phillip Howard

Mary Hinton

Mary Hinton

Robert Pitt

Robert Pitt

James Langley

James Langley

Nelson Grostate

Nelson Grostate

Burt Kwouk

Burt Kwouk

John Foster

John Foster

Harry Robbins

Harry Robbins

Anthony Wiles

Anthony Wiles

Ray Grover

Ray Grover

Eugenie Sivyer

Eugenie Sivyer

Albert Grant

Albert Grant

Pat O'Meara

Pat O'Meara

Stanley Ayres

Stanley Ayres

Stanley Segal

Stanley Segal

Max Geldray

Max Geldray

John Gregson

John Gregson

Vera Elmore

Vera Elmore

Esther MacPherson

Esther MacPherson

Mary Reynolds

Mary Reynolds

Nora Nicholson

Nora Nicholson

Robert Bryan

Robert Bryan

Susan Hunter

Susan Hunter

Bill Matthews

Bill Matthews

Norman Taylor

Norman Taylor

John Caesar

John Caesar

Edwin Morton

Edwin Morton

Sonia Peters

Sonia Peters

Margery Mason

Margery Mason

Joyce Hemson

Joyce Hemson

Michael Greenwood

Michael Greenwood

Vivienne Martin

Vivienne Martin

Frederick Schiller

Frederick Schiller

Phyllis Norwood

Phyllis Norwood

Ann Jay

Ann Jay

Judy Rogers

Judy Rogers

Raymond Graham

Raymond Graham

Stan Simmonds

Stan Simmonds

William Mervyn

William Mervyn

Penelope Parry

Penelope Parry

Michael Ward

Michael Ward

Jack Leonard

Jack Leonard

Anthony Jennett

Anthony Jennett

Victor Charrington

Victor Charrington

Iris Eve

Iris Eve

Pat Warren

Pat Warren

Arthur Bennett

Arthur Bennett

David Graham

David Graham

Peter Elliott

Peter Elliott

Edouard Assaly

Edouard Assaly

Anton Diffring

Anton Diffring

Nicky Grant

Nicky Grant

Norman Grant

Norman Grant

Edward Willis

Edward Willis

Tom McCall

Tom McCall

Ronnie Brody

Ronnie Brody

Bob Marshall

Bob Marshall

Bernice Swanson

Bernice Swanson

Rosamund Lesley

Rosamund Lesley

Harry Brunning

Harry Brunning

Henry B. Longhurst

Henry B. Longhurst

John Tucker

John Tucker

Alex Wright

Alex Wright

Dorothy Watson

Dorothy Watson

Frances St. Barbe-West

Frances St. Barbe-West

Cameron Hall

Cameron Hall

Mary Fletcher

Mary Fletcher

Ben Bowers

Ben Bowers

Jimmy Raphael

Jimmy Raphael

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris

Louis Mansi

Louis Mansi

Nancy Roberts

Nancy Roberts

Joan Heal

Joan Heal

Clive Dunn

Clive Dunn

Marylyn Thomas

Marylyn Thomas

Brenda Duncan

Brenda Duncan

Stan Simmons

Stan Simmons

Charles Lloyd Pack

Charles Lloyd Pack

Nina Hunt

Nina Hunt

Harry Smith Hampshire

Harry Smith Hampshire

Kay Rose

Kay Rose

Michael Boudot

Michael Boudot

Jessica Dent

Jessica Dent

Lorrae Desmond

Lorrae Desmond

Hermione Baddeley

Hermione Baddeley

Peter Emms

Peter Emms

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith

Frank Lonergan

Frank Lonergan

Elizabeth Gott

Elizabeth Gott

Eleanor Fazan

Eleanor Fazan

Frank Pemberton

Frank Pemberton

Charles Julian

Charles Julian

Desmond Rayner

Desmond Rayner

Bill Fraser

Bill Fraser

Anne Reid

Anne Reid

Harry Lane

Harry Lane

Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis

Annie Leake

Annie Leake

Victor Platt

Victor Platt

Bertie Hare

Bertie Hare

Bert Waller

Bert Waller

Joe Enrikie

Joe Enrikie

Gordon Sterne

Gordon Sterne

Ryan Jelfe

Ryan Jelfe

Glyn Jones

Glyn Jones

Leonard Grahame

Leonard Grahame

Leonard Kingston

Leonard Kingston

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Ricky Felgate

Ricky Felgate

Brian Tyler

Brian Tyler

Michael Wyatt

Michael Wyatt

Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton

Dave Freeman

Dave Freeman

Melville E. Noelly

Melville E. Noelly

Patrick Milner

Patrick Milner

Ivor Raymonde

Ivor Raymonde

Leonard Martin

Leonard Martin

Terry Gilbert

Terry Gilbert

David Hyme

David Hyme

Peter Brownlee

Peter Brownlee

Barbara Evans

Barbara Evans

Vi Stevens

Vi Stevens

Christopher Dyer

Christopher Dyer

Gilbert McIntyre

Gilbert McIntyre

Leslie Smith

Leslie Smith

Anthony Shirvell

Anthony Shirvell

Richard Statman

Richard Statman

Ann Marryott

Ann Marryott

Peter Glaze

Peter Glaze

Meadows White

Meadows White

Constance Chapman

Constance Chapman

Michael Aspel

Michael Aspel

Patrick Cargill

Patrick Cargill

Ralph Wilson

Ralph Wilson

Andrew Lieven

Andrew Lieven

John Welsh

John Welsh

John Bosch

John Bosch

Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips

Peggy Ann Clifford

Peggy Ann Clifford

Evelyn Lund

Evelyn Lund

Rose Howlett

Rose Howlett

Graham Leaman

Graham Leaman

David Grain

David Grain

Betty Cardno

Betty Cardno

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Una Trimming

Una Trimming

Laura Thurlow

Laura Thurlow

Kenneth Cowan

Kenneth Cowan

Astor Sklair

Astor Sklair

Marie Lightfoot

Marie Lightfoot

James Clifton

James Clifton

Lala Lloyd

Lala Lloyd

Philip Ray

Philip Ray

Leonard Sachs

Leonard Sachs

Denny Dayviss

Denny Dayviss

Doug Robinson

Doug Robinson

Sylvia Osborne

Sylvia Osborne

Betty Miller

Betty Miller

Joe Robinson

Joe Robinson

Phillipa Steward

Phillipa Steward

Ann Smith

Ann Smith

John Blythe

John Blythe

Michael Stainton

Michael Stainton

Rufus Cruickshank

Rufus Cruickshank

Harry Locke

Harry Locke

Dick Sullivan

Dick Sullivan

Alf Silvestri

Alf Silvestri

George Elliott

George Elliott

Leslie Cooper

Leslie Cooper

Honor Shepherd

Honor Shepherd

Thomas Symonds

Thomas Symonds

Details.

Release Date
July 6, 1956

Status
Ended

Seasons
7

Episodes
63

Running Time
30m

Genres

Last updated:

This TV Show Is About.

sitcom
Scripted

Wiki.

Hancock's Half Hour was a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy series, broadcast from 1954 to 1961 and written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock, with Sidney James; the radio version also co-starred, at various times, Moira Lister, Andrée Melly, Hattie Jacques, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams. The final television series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone.

Hancock played an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development. The radio version was produced by Dennis Main Wilson for most of its run. After Main Wilson departed for his television career, his role was taken by Tom Ronald. The television series was produced by Duncan Wood. The distinctive tuba-based theme tune was composed by Wally Stott.

Ten scripts (nine TV, one radio) were written but never recorded for a variety of reasons. The unused radio script for The Counterfeiter was finally recorded in 2019 with Kevin R. McNally as Tony Hancock.

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