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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.
Original Release
07/06/1956 on BBC
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tony Hancock | Anthony Aloysius Hancock / Prince Nicolai |
| Sidney James | Sidney Balmoral James / General Sidski |
| Johnny Vyvyan | (as John Vyvyan) / 1st Viking / 2nd Soldier / 3rd Son / Barrister's clerk / Bass Player / Charm school student / Chip shop customer / Deckhand / Gascoyne / Gasgione -Professional Marcher / Goalkeeper / Injured bullfighter / Man closing window / Man in customs queue / Man in Library / Marcher / Newspaper Boy / Office Boy / Patient / Shoe polisher / Street Musician / Tourist / Voter |
| Alec Bregonzi | 1st Footballer / 1st Soldier / 2nd Clerk / 2nd Man / 3rd witness / Balloon seller / Burglar / Cameraman / Court official / Diner / Fifth Man / First Man at Bus Stop / Freddie / Guest / Listener / Male secretary / Man in Library / Marcher in parade / New Zealand immigration official / Pilot on Plane / Tony's tailor / Violin Player / Young man juror |
| John Vere | Vicar / Air Passenger / Airline official / Councillor Sproggs / Insurance Company Executive / Judge / Man from the Ministry / Mr. Filley / Mr. Harris / Mr. Pools / Ponsonby Everest / Prosecuting counsel / Rupert / Saxon King / The man upstairs / Various Characters |
| Hugh Lloyd | Librarian / 1st Man / 1st Son / Awkward visitor / Bert (chip shop owner) / Booking office clerk / Camera shop assistant / Clarence 'Smudger' Smith / Clerk of the court / Council official / Hancock's assistant / Jim / Launderette assistant / Man in surgery / Man in ticket booth / Man queuing at immigration desk / Sergeant / Ship's Steward / Television engineer / Usher |
| Mario Fabrizi | Professional Marcher / Ship's bandleader / Street Musician / Tour Guide / Tray Snatcher / Various Characters / Waiter / 12th juror / 2nd Son / 2nd Viking / Albert / Arab / Beggar / Croupier / Man washing shirt / Master of ceremonies / Milkman / Percy Whyteleafe |
| James Bulloch | Various Characters / City Gent / Juror / Man in Library / Passport Officer / Policeman / Prison Governor |
| Robert Dorning | Policeman / Albert (bus driver) / American tourist / Art seller / Bank manager / Father / Head waiter / Launderette manager / Manager, East Cheam Repertory Company / Mayor / Mr Hathway / Scrounger Harris / Theatre Manager / Ticket seller / Timber merchant / Train Guard |
| Manville Tarrant | Councillor / 5th Clerk / 4th Son / 3rd Man / 1st Stagehand / Fireman / Guest / Junior Partner / Patient / Police Constable / Police Sergeant / Policeman / Porter |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cold | Friday, 04 March 1960 |
| 2 | The Missing Page | Friday, 11 March 1960 |
| 3 | The Emigrant | Friday, 18 March 1960 |
| 4 | The Reunion Party | Friday, 25 March 1960 |
| 5 | Sid in Love | Friday, 01 April 1960 |
| 6 | The Baby Sitters | Friday, 08 April 1960 |
| 7 | The Ladies' Man | Friday, 15 April 1960 |
| 8 | The Photographer | Friday, 22 April 1960 |
| 9 | The East Cheam Centenary | Friday, 29 April 1960 |
| 10 | The Poison Pen Letters | Friday, 06 May 1960 |
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Directors
Writers
Alan Simpson, Ray Galton, Johnny Speight
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tony Hancock | Anthony Aloysius Hancock / Prince Nicolai |
| Sidney James | Sidney Balmoral James / General Sidski |
| Johnny Vyvyan | (as John Vyvyan) / 1st Viking / 2nd Soldier / 3rd Son / Barrister's clerk / Bass Player / Charm school student / Chip shop customer / Deckhand / Gascoyne / Gasgione -Professional Marcher / Goalkeeper / Injured bullfighter / Man closing window / Man in customs queue / Man in Library / Marcher / Newspaper Boy / Office Boy / Patient / Shoe polisher / Street Musician / Tourist / Voter |
| Alec Bregonzi | 1st Footballer / 1st Soldier / 2nd Clerk / 2nd Man / 3rd witness / Balloon seller / Burglar / Cameraman / Court official / Diner / Fifth Man / First Man at Bus Stop / Freddie / Guest / Listener / Male secretary / Man in Library / Marcher in parade / New Zealand immigration official / Pilot on Plane / Tony's tailor / Violin Player / Young man juror |
| John Vere | Vicar / Air Passenger / Airline official / Councillor Sproggs / Insurance Company Executive / Judge / Man from the Ministry / Mr. Filley / Mr. Harris / Mr. Pools / Ponsonby Everest / Prosecuting counsel / Rupert / Saxon King / The man upstairs / Various Characters |
| Hugh Lloyd | Librarian / 1st Man / 1st Son / Awkward visitor / Bert (chip shop owner) / Booking office clerk / Camera shop assistant / Clarence 'Smudger' Smith / Clerk of the court / Council official / Hancock's assistant / Jim / Launderette assistant / Man in surgery / Man in ticket booth / Man queuing at immigration desk / Sergeant / Ship's Steward / Television engineer / Usher |
| Mario Fabrizi | Professional Marcher / Ship's bandleader / Street Musician / Tour Guide / Tray Snatcher / Various Characters / Waiter / 12th juror / 2nd Son / 2nd Viking / Albert / Arab / Beggar / Croupier / Man washing shirt / Master of ceremonies / Milkman / Percy Whyteleafe |
| James Bulloch | Various Characters / City Gent / Juror / Man in Library / Passport Officer / Policeman / Prison Governor |
| Robert Dorning | Policeman / Albert (bus driver) / American tourist / Art seller / Bank manager / Father / Head waiter / Launderette manager / Manager, East Cheam Repertory Company / Mayor / Mr Hathway / Scrounger Harris / Theatre Manager / Ticket seller / Timber merchant / Train Guard |
| Manville Tarrant | Councillor / 5th Clerk / 4th Son / 3rd Man / 1st Stagehand / Fireman / Guest / Junior Partner / Patient / Police Constable / Police Sergeant / Policeman / Porter |
| Arthur Mullard | 2nd Millionaire / 3rd Viking / Clarence / Head of British Peanut Corporation / Husband / Man in Surgery / PC Trubshaw / Policeman / Sharebuyer / Workman |
| Ivor Raymonde | Various Characters / Toy Seller / 2nd Electrician / Gallery guide #2 / Man in Cinema / Pianist |
| Patrick Milner | Court usher / Teddy Boy 2 / Swiss Gendarme / Guest / Foreign Legionnaire / Bull Ring Attendent |
| Ann Marryott | Nurse / (as Anne Marryott) / Building Society Member / Canteen Server / Secretary / Tannoy Girl / Woman Police Constable |
| Evelyn Lund | Actress / Lady Councillor / Mayoress / Passenger / Phyllis / Viola Player |
| Richard Statman | 2nd Pilot / Nick / Sound Assistant / Teddy Boy 3 / Weatherman |
| Herbert Nelson | 1st Saxon / Foreign Legionnaire |
| George Crowther | 1st Millionaire / 4th Saxon / Arab / Frederick Higgins / Man at Auction / Passenger / Patient |
| Laurie Webb | 1st Electrician / 2nd Workman / 3rd Soldier / Man in Off Licence |
| John Le Mesurier | Colonel Winthrop / Colonel / Doctor Callaghan / Dr. Francis Worthington / Lord Chief Justice Williams / National Trust official / Ship's Captain |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Duncan Wood | Producer |
