Tony Hancock

Tony Hancock

High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock's Half Hour, first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor Sid James. Although Hancock's decision to cease working with James when it became known in early 1960 disappointed many at the time, his last BBC series in 1961 contains some of his best remembered work ("The Blood Donor"). After breaking with his scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson later that year, his career took a downward course.

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TV Series

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

7.5
The Glass Box

The Glass Box

0
Christmas Night with the Stars

Christmas Night with the Stars

0

Movies

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

6.8
Orders Are Orders

Orders Are Orders

6.4
The Rebel

The Rebel

7.8
The Punch and Judy Man

The Punch and Judy Man

7.8
Hancock Down Under

Hancock Down Under

0
Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall

Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall

0
Face to Face: Tony Hancock

Face to Face: Tony Hancock

7.5
The Government Inspector

The Government Inspector

6
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful

Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful

8
The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

6.5
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

0
To See Such Fun

To See Such Fun

0
Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court

Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court

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