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 New Car

The New Car

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hancock's Half Hour, Series 1, The New Car

The lad buys a car from Sid, but there is a big surprise when he takes it for a spin.

The lad buys a car from Sid, but there is a big surprise when he takes it for a spin. Stars Tony Hancock. From December 1954.

The lad thinks he should buy a car to keep up appearances, so Sid offers to help. 

But there's a big surprise when he takes it for a spin.  

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 December 1954.

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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