Hancock's Half Hour
Season 3
September 30, 1957
12Episodes
Broadcast between 30th September 1957 and 23rd December 1957 this series comprised 12 episodes all of which were broadcast live of which episodes 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12 survive in the BBC Archives. The series was broadcast weekly on Mondays at 2002. There were no repeats during the run.
Episodes
1. The Continental Holiday
September 30, 1957
30 min
Hancock has been on holiday abroad and he tells Sid of his exploits in which he foiled an international gang of smugglers.
Guest Stars:
Manville Tarrant, Mario Fabrizi, Anton Diffring, Tutte Lemkow, Peter Allenby
2. The Great Detective
October 7, 1957
30 min
Hancock dreams of becoming the great detective 'Sexton Hancock' and proceeds to unravel a complicated murder plot.
Guest Stars:
Graham Leaman, James Bulloch, Patrick Milner, Totti Truman Taylor, Gordon Phillott
3. The Amusement Arcade
October 14, 1957
30 min
Sid has set up an amusement arcade, but when Hancock finds out he leads a campaign to have it closed down. Meanwhile, Hancock seeks election to the Council but when Sid's arcade is closed down he moves it to Hancock's house.
Guest Stars:
Patrick Milner, Alan Simpson, Rose Howlett, Claude Bonser, Manville Tarrant
4. A Holiday in Scotland
October 21, 1957
30 min
Hancock is told by the doctor he must get fit. But when Hancock takes an unwilling Sid on a hunting holiday to Scotland, they get snowed in.
Guest Stars:
Ian MacNaughton, Manville Tarrant, George Crowther, Johnny Vyvyan, Charles Julian
5. Air Steward Hancock - The Last of the Many
October 28, 1957
30 min
Hancock takes on a new job as an air steward. But one of the passengers on his first flight is Sid who is on the run from the police, and the other passengers include four police officers looking for a bank robber.
Guest Stars:
James Bulloch, Manville Tarrant, Johnny Vyvyan, John Vere, Bill Fraser
6. The Regimental Reunion
November 4, 1957
30 min
Hancock, a junior clerk in a City office for 19 years, receives a promotion when his army friends, who met at a reunion, place large orders with the firm. However, they are all fraudulent orders and Sid has the takings.
Guest Stars:
Graham Leaman, Claude Bonser, Manville Tarrant, George Crowther, Johnny Vyvyan
7. The Adopted Family
November 11, 1957
30 min
Hancock needs to get to the top of the waiting list for a council house but to do this he needs a wife and four children. So he adopts Sid and four of his mates, but then he can't get rid of them.
Guest Stars:
Patrick Milner, Manville Tarrant, Johnny Vyvyan, Mario Fabrizi, John Vere
8. The Elocution Teacher
November 25, 1957
30 min
Famous actor Jack Hawkins takes elocution lessons with Hancock and is reduced to being the leader of a rock-and-roll group.
Guest Stars:
Johnny Vyvyan, John Vere, Stuart Hillier, Jack Hawkins, Nora Nicholson
9. The Lawyer - The Crown vs Sidney James
December 2, 1957
30 min
Hancock becomes a lawyer but when he defends an obviously guilty Sid James in court he finds himself the subject of a guilty verdict.
Guest Stars:
John Le Mesurier, Patrick Milner, Claude Bonser, Manville Tarrant, Johnny Vyvyan
10. Competitions - How to Win Money and Influence People
December 9, 1957
30 min
Hancock takes up entering newspaper competitions as a full time job. When he wins a few competitions, he is foolish enough to trust Sid to look after the money.
Guest Stars:
Manville Tarrant, Johnny Vyvyan, Mario Fabrizi, John Vere, Alec Bregonzi
11. There's An Airfield At the Bottom of My Garden
December 16, 1957
30 min
Hancock buys a house from Sid but discovers that there's an airfield at the bottom of his garden. Returning to Sid dissatisfied, he is forced to try to sell the house himself but he has considerable difficulties.
Guest Stars:
Claude Bonser, Gordon Phillott, Johnny Vyvyan, John Vere, Paddi Edwards
