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Galton and Simpson’s Legacy Of Laughter

Hancock’s Half Hour, The Radio Series, 1954

June 27, 2018
Galton and Simpson’s Legacy Of Laughter, Radio
As part of our celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Hancock's Half Hour TV series we are turning this week over to Tony Hancock: charting his career from his early days in Happy Go Lucky and Educating Archie...
steptoe and son ride again title screen

Steptoe And Son Ride Again – 1973

March 22, 2018
1970's BBC Comedy, Film Spin Offs, Galton and Simpson’s Legacy Of Laughter
They're Back for a second Feature Film - Steptoe And Son Ride Again - 1973 It's hard to believe that more than 40 years after it's final TV broadcast Steptoe and Son is as popular as it ever was.. Harold’s ...

A Junk Yard Ful Of Laughs On The Big Screen….

March 16, 2018
Film Spin Offs, Galton and Simpson’s Legacy Of Laughter
Steptoe and Son The Movie - 1972 Like many popular sitcoms of the day Steptoe and Son was given the big screen treatment in 1972.  Written by the same writing team that were responsible for the television show...
title card from the 1969 series the galton and simpson comedy

Galton And Simpson’s Final BBC Playhouse…

February 21, 2018
1960's BBC Comedy, Galton and Simpson’s Legacy Of Laughter
Galton And Simpson's Comedy Playhouse: The Handyman, 1963 The story so far... Tom Sloan then Head of Light Entertainment had come up with an idea for a series of sitcom pilot episodes. The idea was simple a...
UK Drama are now repeating vintage Black abd white episodes of steptoe and son

BBC Comedy Playhouse, The Offer

February 14, 2018
1960's BBC Comedy, Galton and Simpson’s Legacy Of Laughter
Comedy Playhouse, Series One, Episode 4 - The Offer A recent trawl brought up some episodes of the long running BBC Comedy Playhouse series.  Over the coming weeks we'll feature some of those classic pilots no...

Comedy Playhouse, 1961

February 8, 2018
1960's BBC Comedy, 1970's BBC Comedy, Galton and Simpson’s Legacy Of Laughter
Still Going Strong.... It's hard to believe fifty six years later this idea would still be running and it's success is down to three men who started it al off. After Tony Hancock left the BBC, a replacement...

Citizen James

February 19, 2017
1960's BBC Comedy, Galton and Simpson’s Legacy Of Laughter
Citizen James, 1960 A forgotten BBC comedy starring the late Sid James.  With Hancock's Half Hour behind him James strikes out in his own sitcom, Citizen James ran for three series and thirty two episodes betw...

In Profile – Galton And Simpson

February 19, 2017
Comedy Profiles, Galton and Simpson’s Legacy Of Laughter
Ray Galton And Alan Simpson Perhaps, Britain's best known comedy writers.  Ray Galton and Alan Simpson are best known for their classic sitcom Steptoe and Son and for their work with Tony Hancock, but there we...
galton and simpson present their personal favourite episodes from their work in part one it's tony hancock in the blood donor

Galton and Simpson Present – Our Favourite Hancock – Part 1

February 9, 2017
1960's, 1960's BBC Comedy, BBC Comedy, Galton and Simpson’s Legacy Of Laughter, TV Comedy
In Tribute To Alan Simpson Who Passed Away Yesterday To celebrate the 60th anniversary, in 2014, of the first broadcast of Hancock's Half Hour on BBC Radio. Comedy scriptwriting legends Ray Galton and Alan Sim...
les dawson stars in Dawson's Weekly 7 one off sitcoms written by galton and simpson

Dawson’s Weekly, 1975

January 25, 2017
1970's ITV Comedy, Galton and Simpson’s Legacy Of Laughter
Galton And Simpson And Les Dawson Present:Dawson's Weekly, 1975 Dason's Weekly sees Les Dason try his hand at sitcom with a little help from legendary comedy writing duo Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Having ...
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