Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC television comedy series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock with Sid James. The final series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.
Created by Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Your score–
Not scoredImages
Cast
Seasons
Related
Who's the Boss?
Coach
Shifting Gears
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Benson
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Too Close for Comfort
The Brittas Empire
All That
Key & Peele
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Second City Television
NewsRadio
Happy Days
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Nathan Barley