Hancock's Half Hour

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Classic BBC comedy starring Tony Hancock, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson

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Hancock's Half Hour: Series 1: The Sheik

The Sheik

Series 1

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The Lad signs up to Sid's new studio, but filming doesn't quite go to plan.

The Lad signs up to Sid's new studio, but filming doesn't go to plan. Stars Tony Hancock and Sid James. From February 1955.

The Lad signs to Sid's new studio, but filming doesn't quite go to plan. 

Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy about the life and times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With:

Moira Lister
Bill Kerr
Sidney James
Kenneth Williams 

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

Music recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1955.

Hancock's Half Hour: Series 1

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Classic BBC comedy starring Tony Hancock, written by Galton and Simpson

A selection of episodes from Series 1 of the classic BBC comedy starring Tony Hancock  Written by Galton and Simpson.

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