Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Overview

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".

Top cast

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

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Peggy Ann Clifford

Air Hostess

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Dennis Chinnery

Pilot

Liz Fraser

Autograph Hunter

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Rose Howlett

Hotel Guest / Passenger

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Clinton Ffrench

Passenger

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Manville Tarrant

Porter / Police Sergeant / Police Constable / Fireman / Guest

Bill Fraser

Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant

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Dave Freeman

Police Constable

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Peter Allenby

Customs Officer

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Leslie Smith

Pilot / Magazine Man / Young Husband

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Richard Statman

Pilot

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Stuart Hillier

Pilot

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Philip Carr

Pilot / Magazine Man

Cameron Hall

Passenger / Colonel

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