Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

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1957-12-16


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211 min

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".

Cast

Name Character Team
Tony Hancock Tony Aloysius Hancock Unowned
Sidney James Sidney Balmoral James Unowned
Richard Wattis Hotelier Unowned
Kenneth Williams East Dulwich Yodelling Champion Unowned
June Whitfield Miss Duboir Unowned
John Vere Passenger / Airline Official / Prosecuting Counsel / Mr. Pools / Vicar / Various Unowned
Peggy Ann Clifford Air Hostess Unowned
Dennis Chinnery Pilot Unowned
Liz Fraser Autograph Hunter Unowned
Rose Howlett Hotel Guest / Passenger Unowned
Clinton Ffrench Passenger Unowned
Manville Tarrant Porter / Police Sergeant / Police Constable / Fireman / Guest Unowned
Bill Fraser Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant Unowned
Dave Freeman Police Constable Unowned
Peter Allenby Customs Officer Unowned
Leslie Smith Pilot / Magazine Man / Young Husband Unowned
Richard Statman Pilot Unowned
Stuart Hillier Pilot Unowned
Philip Carr Pilot / Magazine Man Unowned
Cameron Hall Passenger / Colonel Unowned
Johnny Vyvyan Man in Customs Queue / Barrister’s Clerk / Newspaper Boy / Bassist Unowned
James Bulloch Passport Officer Unowned
Alec Bregonzi Pilot on Plane / Court Official / ‘Tittle Tattle’ Man / Violinist Unowned
Harry Drew Passenger Unowned
Ann Marryott Tannoy Girl / Policewoman Unowned
Basil Beale Constable / Assistant Unowned
Evelyn Lund Passenger / Violist Unowned
Stella Kemball Passenger Unowned
Charles Julian Passenger Unowned
Con Courtney Passenger Unowned
George Crowther Passenger Unowned
Susan Cox Passenger Unowned
John Le Mesurier Lord Chief Justice Williams Unowned
Raymond Rollett Barrister Unowned
Arthur Mullard PC Trubshaw Unowned
Hugh Lloyd Clerk of the Court / ‘Picture Parade’ Man Unowned
Anthony Shirvell Jury Foreman / Magazine Man Unowned
Dick Emery Postman / Surveyor Unowned
Campbell Singer Policeman Unowned
Mario Fabrizi Waiter / Mario Fabrizi Unowned
Bruce Wightman Mr. Perkins Unowned
Burt Kwouk Japanese Man Unowned
Gordon Phillott Emily’s Husband Unowned
Nancy Roberts Emily Unowned
Paddi Edwards Young Wife Unowned
Elizabeth Gott Guest Unowned
Anne Reid Secretary Unowned
Claude Bonser Defendant / Henry Unowned
Brenda Duncan Mrs. Farley Unowned
Esther McPherson Surveyor’s Wife Unowned
Patrick Milner Swiss Gendarme / Court Usher /Guest Unowned
Max Geldray Himself Unowned
John Gregson Himself Unowned
The Keynotes Themselves Unowned
Bert Allison Juryman (uncredited) Unowned
Alistair Audsley Juryman (uncredited) Unowned
Victor Bryant Swiss Gendarme (uncredited) Unowned
Joyce Hemson Jurywoman (uncredited) Unowned
John Herrington Juryman (uncredited) Unowned
Colette O'Neil Jurywoman (uncredited) Unowned
Roger Ostime Police Constable (uncredited) Unowned