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The Missing Hancocks

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Long-lost, classic Tony Hancock comedies, freshly recorded and starring Kevin McNally.

Long-lost, classic Hancock's Half Hour comedies, freshly recorded. Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and starring Kevin McNally as The Lad Himself.

Kevin McNally

Kevin Eldon

Simon Greenall

Robin Sebastian

Susy Kane

Ray Galton

Alan Simpson

Ed Morrish

Neil Pearson

The Missing Hancocks: Director's Commentary

31/10/2014

Director's Commentary

BBC Radio 4 - The Missing Hancocks, Director's Commentary

Andy Hamilton presents a lost episode, plus interviews with Neil Pearson and Kevin McNally

Made for 4 Extra. Andy Hamilton presents a lost episode of Hancock's Half Hour, pausing to interview co-producer Neil Pearson and star Kevin McNally about how and why they did it.

The Missing Hancocks are five episodes of Hancock's Half Hour either missing or lost from the archive which BBC Radio 4 have remade to celebrate the show's 60th anniversary.

In this "directors' commentary" Andy Hamilton introduces the first episode of the series, The Matador. Andy stops the action as he talks to co-producer Neil Pearson and - the actor charged with playing the lad 'imself - Kevin McNally about the challenges, and joys, of recreating a 1950s sitcom in 2014.

The conversation takes in the casting, production and even the music of the show, as well as what got changed in these new recordings.

A must-listen for fans of good comedy and good radio - and, specifically, Hancock's Half Hour.

Producer Ed Morrish.

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