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 2: The Chef That Died of Shame

The Chef That Died of Shame

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hancock's Half Hour, Series 2, The Chef That Died of Shame

Hancock's regular cast play different characters in the rise-and-fall of a pie-stall cook.

The regular cast play different characters in the rise-and-fall saga of a pie-stall cook. Stars Tony Hancock. From May 1955.

The regular Hancock cast play different characters - in the rise and fall saga of a pie-stall cook, Percy Higgins.

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

Starring Tony Hancock.

With:

Bill Kerr
Sidney James
Kenneth Williams
Andree Melly

Announcer: Kenneth Williams

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

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

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1955.

Hancock's Half Hour: Series 2

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

A selection of episodes from Series 2 of the classic BBC comedy starring Tony Hancock. Written by Galton and Simpson.

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