Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 (1957)
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".
- Date of release
- 1957-12-16
- Runtime
- 3h 31m
Casting
- 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
- Peggy Ann Clifford — Air Hostess
- Dennis Chinnery — Pilot
- Liz Fraser — Autograph Hunter
- Rose Howlett — Hotel Guest / Passenger
- Clinton Ffrench — Passenger
- Manville Tarrant — Porter / Police Sergeant / Police Constable / Fireman / Guest
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