Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 (1957)

Thirty-five years after his premature death in 1968 Tony Hancock was voted Britain's best-ever comedy performer. Here's a chance to see what made him so special - the surviving episodes from Series 2 and Series 3 of Hancock's Half Hour, plus a Christmas special. Episodes include: "The Alpine Holiday", "Air Steward Hancock", "The Last Of The Many", "The Lawyer: The Crown vs Sidney James", "Competitions: How To Win Money And Influence People" and "There's An Airfield At The Bottom Of My Garden". The Christmas special is "Hancock's Forty-Three Minutes: The East Cheam Repertory Company".
- Released
- 1957-12-16
- Runtime
- 211 min
- Status
- Released
Cast
- Tony Hancock as Tony Aloysius Hancock
- Sidney James as Sidney Balmoral James
- Richard Wattis as Hotelier
- Kenneth Williams as East Dulwich Yodelling Champion
- June Whitfield as Miss Duboir
- John Vere as Passenger / Airline Official / Prosecuting Counsel / Mr. Pools / Vicar / Various
- Peggy Ann Clifford as Air Hostess
- Dennis Chinnery as Pilot
- Liz Fraser as Autograph Hunter
- Rose Howlett as Hotel Guest / Passenger
- Clinton Ffrench as Passenger
- Manville Tarrant as Porter / Police Sergeant / Police Constable / Fireman / Guest