The Norman Evans Show
The Norman Evans Show, 1956
Les Dawson often referred to fellow comedian, Norman Evans, as the inspiration for his much loved Ada character.https://youtu.be/ABml9AvVXQ4Norman Evans, was a Northern come...
Cruising With Hancock
Hancock's Half Hour, The Cruise, 1959
From the fifth series of this classic series comes a little gem. First broadcast in 1959 it shows Hancock at his best and features an all star line up in the cast includi...
Tony Hancock’s Christmas Special
Hancock's 43 minutes, 1957
Tony's throwing a Christmas party! well sort of.Hancock's 43 minutes came at the end of the third series of his BBC television series.Christmas Specials as we now know them w...
The Alpine Holiday
Hancock's Half Hour, The Alpine Holiday, 1957
The first episode of series two sees a change of cast. Sid James featured in the Hancock's Half Hour TV series but is absent in this episode.Instead Hancock s...
Arthur Askey Appears Before Your Very Eyes!
Before Your Very Eyes! 1952
Perhaps the earliest TV show we've featured. Before Your Very Eyes was a TV sketch show that ran initially on the BBC and later on ITV. The title was taken from Askey's catchphras...
Benny Hill, The BBC Years
The Benny Hill Show, 1955
Many people reading this will forget that Benny Hill began his famous TV show on the BBC, where it ran for twenty nine episodes over eight series.
Summary
These early shows were a m...
Here’s Another Forgotten Double Act…..
Fast And Loose, 1954
Everybody knows who Bob Monkhouse was, but it's surprising how many people forget he was once part of a double act with Denis Goodwin.Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin were a successful ...
Whack-O!
Whack-O!, 1956
Whack-O! was a British sitcom starring Jimmy Edwards of 'The Glums' fame. Written by two of the most prolific writers of the time: Frank Muir and Dennis Norden.The series ran for forty seve...
Beyond Our Ken
Beyond Our Ken, 1958
Beyond Our Ken was the predecessor to Round The Horne. Running for 7 series clocking up 101 episodes plus 2 christmas specials. Eric Merriman had previously written material for Kenneth ...
The East Cheam Repertory Company, 1957
Hancock's 43 Minutes, BBC TV series, Christmas Special, 1957
Personally I'm going to miss my weekly Hancock fix on the radio, when next week the latest series of Missing Hancocks comes to an end next Monday 21...