Hancock's Half Hour: The Very Best Episodes Volume 1

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They haven't gone, they're just 'resting between engagements' as we so delicately put it in show business. Hancock of 23 Railway Cuttings, always had grand aspirations toward bettering himself in different episodes.

It may surprise many that when recording this career-defining episode, Tony Hancock was not a well man. In these hilarious Half Hours, Hancock has a makeover; turns his home into a private school; stands in the East Cheam by-election; presents three short plays from the East Cheam Repertory Company; takes in a wrestling match with Miss Pugh and gets more than he bargains for when he wins a TV quiz show. Not a lot happens: the pair go to the chippy, Hancock is happy, but Sid is in a mood, so Tony takes it upon himself to sort him out. Sadly, 17 episodes from the series are missing believed wiped, but their scripts are included in PDF form amongst the set's extras.

Bob Johansson has just sold his software company for a small fortune and is looking forward to a life of leisure. So don't let the grainy pictures put you off, and there are plenty of the excellent radio shows availble, it's been nearly half a century, but they're definately still a worthwhile half hour. Hancock was very earnest in his preparation for a unique innovation in comedy - The Bedsitter was the first example of a classic sitcom bottle episode. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book.

Sadly, 22 episodes of the show were wiped and still do not exist in the BBC archives, so have not been heard since their original transmission nearly 60 years ago - until Radio 4 lovingly recreated them over four highly-acclaimed series between 2014 and 2020. In Sid's Mystery Tours Sid talks Hancock into becoming the director of his guided tours company - but it doesn't even possess a coach. It is probably true that his humour was not understood beyond the Commonwealth - certainly he has many admirers in Australia. Today its not uncommon for comedians to appear in film and America doesn't seem too averse to British comedy.He was so gripped by fear that before these recordings he could be found locked in his dressing room dry-heaving. It is only when he is informed of how much blood is required of him that we hear Hancock's most famous line: "A pint? In Love Is Not Enough, Mark’s first Audible Original, you’ll follow five real people over the course of six months as they navigate f--ked up romantic situations, ranging from dating app addiction to marital affairs to absurd fantasies.