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 5: The Sleepless Night

The Sleepless Night

Series 5

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hancock's Half Hour, Series 5, The Sleepless Night

The Lad tries to get a good night's sleep, but everybody else keeps him awake.

The Lad tries to get a good night's sleep, but everybody else keeps him awake. Stars Tony Hancock and Sid James. From June 1958.

The Lad is keen to get a good night's sleep, but everybody else keeps him awake.
 
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy about the life and times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With:

Sidney James
Bill Kerr
Kenneth Williams
Hattie Jacques

Theme and incidental music composed and conducted by Wally Stott.

Producer: Tom Ronald

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1958.

Hancock's Half Hour: Series 5

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

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