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...
A History Of Christmas Specials
Where Did The Festive Favourite Start?
We recently started a run of Christmas themed posts starting with Hancock's 45 minutes. An extended Christmas type episode, although not officially billed as a Christmas...
In Profile – Galton And Simpson
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...
Dawson’s Weekly, 1975
In Tribute To Ray Galton Who Passed Away Last Week
Galton And Simpson And Les Dawson Present:Dawson's Weekly, 1975
Dawson's Weekly sees Les Dason try his hand at sitcom with a little help from legendary comed...
Ray Galton Has Died
Ray Galton One Of The Creators Of Sitcom Has Died, Aged 88
Ray Galton OBE, one of the "fathers and creators of British sitcom", has died aged 88.
The scriptwriter died on Friday night after a "long and hear...
A Forgotten Double Act?
A Forgotten Double Act?
Comedy is littered with great double acts. From The Two Ronnies, Canon and Ball, Morecambe and Wise and the list could go on.
However back in the 1950's when radio dominated comedy,...
Steptoe And Son Ride Again – 1973
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 Full Of Laughs On The Big Screen….
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...
Galton And Simpson’s The Handyman
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...
BBC Comedy Playhouse, The Offer
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...