United Kingdom / Dec 16, 1957
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 (1957)
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Plot
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".
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dennis Chinnery | Pilot |
| Liz Fraser | Autograph Hunter |
| Rose Howlett | Hotel Guest / Passenger |
| Clinton Ffrench | Passenger |
| Manville Tarrant | Porter / Police Sergeant / Police Constable / Fireman / Guest |
| Bill Fraser | Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant |
| Dave Freeman | Police Constable |
| Peter Allenby | Customs Officer |
| Leslie Smith | Pilot / Magazine Man / Young Husband |
| Richard Statman | Pilot |
| Stuart Hillier | Pilot |
| Philip Carr | Pilot / Magazine Man |
| Cameron Hall | Passenger / Colonel |
| Johnny Vyvyan | Man in Customs Queue / Barrister’s Clerk / Newspaper Boy / Bassist |
| James Bulloch | Passport Officer |
| Alec Bregonzi | Pilot on Plane / Court Official / ‘Tittle Tattle’ Man / Violinist |
| Harry Drew | Passenger |
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| Ann Marryott | Tannoy Girl / Policewoman |
| Basil Beale | Constable / Assistant |
| Evelyn Lund | Passenger / Violist |
| Stella Kemball | Passenger |
| Charles Julian | Passenger |
| Con Courtney | Passenger |
| George Crowther | Passenger |
| Susan Cox | Passenger |
| John Le Mesurier | Lord Chief Justice Williams |
| Raymond Rollett | Barrister |
| Arthur Mullard | PC Trubshaw |
| Hugh Lloyd | Clerk of the Court / ‘Picture Parade’ Man |
| Anthony Shirvell | Jury Foreman / Magazine Man |
| Dick Emery | Postman / Surveyor |
| Campbell Singer | Policeman |
| Mario Fabrizi | Waiter / Mario Fabrizi |
| Bruce Wightman | Mr. Perkins |
| Burt Kwouk | Japanese Man |
| Gordon Phillott | Emily’s Husband |
| Nancy Roberts | Emily |
| Paddi Edwards | Young Wife |
| Elizabeth Gott | Guest |
| Anne Reid | Secretary |
| Claude Bonser | Defendant / Henry |
| Brenda Duncan | Mrs. Farley |
| Esther McPherson | Surveyor’s Wife |
| Patrick Milner | Swiss Gendarme / Court Usher /Guest |
| Max Geldray | Himself |
| John Gregson | Himself |
| The Keynotes | Themselves |
| Bert Allison | Juryman (uncredited) |
| Alistair Audsley | Juryman (uncredited) |
| Victor Bryant | Swiss Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Joyce Hemson | Jurywoman (uncredited) |
| John Herrington | Juryman (uncredited) |
| Colette O'Neil | Jurywoman (uncredited) |
| Roger Ostime | Police Constable (uncredited) |
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 |
| Original language | EN |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 16 dicembre 1957 |
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