Hancock's Half Hour
Season 1
July 6, 1956
6Episodes
Broadcast between 6th July 1956 and 14th September 1956, this series comprised 6 episodes all of which were broadcast live with no recordings of the transmissions being made by the BBC. Consequently, none of these episodes survive. The series was broadcast fortnightly on Fridays at 2130 (except no. 1 at 2045). There were no repeats.
Episodes
1. The First TV Show
July 6, 1956
30 min
Hancock has a broken leg but Sid insists that the show must go on and so the show is broadcast from Hancock's hospital bed.
Guest Stars:
Irene Handl, Harold Goodwin, Peter Haigh, Ian MacNaughton, Graham Leaman
2. The Artist
July 20, 1956
30 min
Hancock decides to become an artist and buys up some old canvases to paint over. However, one is a stolen Rembrandt and one of Sid's cronies is forced to buy up all of Hancock's paintings to retrieve it.
Guest Stars:
Warren Mitchell, Irene Handl, James Bulloch, Ivor Raymonde, Valentine Dyall
3. The Dancer
August 3, 1956
30 min
At last Hancock secures a film role... but only if he can dance. Sid provides lessons for Hancock and enters him into a local dancing Championship Contest, but is forced to become his partner in the competition (in drag)!
Guest Stars:
Warren Mitchell, Desmond Rayner, Eleanor Fazan, Hermione Baddeley, Lorrae Desmond
4. The Bequest
August 17, 1956
30 min
Uncle Obadiah leaves Hancock a fortune provided that he gets married. Hancock starts to look for his future wife with the help of the Sid James Marriage Bureau.
Guest Stars:
Irene Handl, Ivor Raymonde, Fraser White, Elisabeth Fraser, Reginald Beckwith
5. The Radio Show
August 31, 1956
30 min
Broadcast from the National Radio Show, Earl's Court, this episode comprised a number of sketches including the The Red Army Choir... British style!
Guest Stars:
Warren Mitchell, Ian MacNaughton, Kim Corcoran, Fraser White, Desmond Rayner
