The Tony Hancock Show, ITV
Jack Hylton Presents: The Tony Hancock Show, 1956
Mention Tony Hancock and most people would think of those classic BBC shows on TV and radio.However Hancock's Half Hour was not Tony Hancock's first prope...
Hancock’s Commercials
Hancock's Commercials, 1965
After his split with writers Galton and Simpson in 1961 Tony Hancock's career never really recovered. We've concentrated today's posts on some of the work he did after that split.
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Hancock Switches Sides…..
Hancock, 1963 (The ITV Series)
There are a surprising number of sitcoms either starring or written by well known names that perhaps could be classed as.....but not as you know them. This ITV series is a perfe...
70 Years Of British Comedy – 1950’s
The 1950's - The Great British Sitcom Is Born
Continuing our look back at some of the key moments in the changing face of comedy over the last 70 years.In the history of British Comedy the 1950's is perhap...
70 Years Of British Comedy – 1960’s
Part Three - The 1960's - An Offer ?
Continuing our look back at some of the the highlights in British Comedy over the last 70 years we reach the 1960's. In this post you'll read about two comedians making a ...
Hancock, The Final 1961 BBC Series
It's makes you feel old when you recite that famous line "A Pint? Have you gone raving mad?" that famous episode still much loved today is part of the final series Tony Hancock did for the BBC and it's 60 years...
Hancock’s Half Hour, The Ladies Man
Hancock's Half Hour, The Ladies Man,1960
Coming from the sixth and final series of the TV version of Hancock's Half Hour in 1960 (the show was shortened to 25 minutes and renamed Hancock in 1961) comes this li...
Galton And Simpson Present – 3
Our Favourite Hancock
Part 3 -The Radio Years
In the third of this special series to mark the 60th anniversary of the first broadcast of Hancock's Half Hour on BBC Radio, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson have pic...
Tony’s Last Half Hour..
Hancock Down Under - 1968
After failing to re-spark his career after the break with Galton and Simpson in 1961, Tony Hancock found himself in Australia after being contracted to make a 13-part series, Hancock ...
Omnibus – Tony Hancock
Omnibus - Tony Hancock, From East Cheam To Earls Court, 1985
Omnibus was an award winning BBC documentary TV series. When we started this site the aim was to feature the best of British comic talent and nosta...