Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch
Premiered
Friday, July 6, 1956
Ended: Friday, September 14, 1956
When does Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 come out?
Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 premiered Friday, July 6, 1956 on BBC One and ended Friday, September 14, 1956. The season has 6 episodes.
Broadcast between 6th July 1956 and 14th September 1956, this series comprised 6 episodes all of which were broadcast live with no recordings of the transmissions being made by the BBC. Consequently, none of these episodes survive. The series was broadcast fortnightly on Fridays at 2130 (except no. 1 at 2045). There were no repeats.
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Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 release schedule
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1. The First TV Show Hancock has a broken leg but Sid insists that the show must go on and so the show is broadcast from Hancock's hospital bed. |
Friday · 70 years ago |
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2. The Artist Hancock decides to become an artist and buys up some old canvases to paint over. However, one is a stolen Rembrandt and one of Sid's cronies is forced to buy up all of Hancock's paintings to retrieve it. |
Friday · 70 years ago |
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3. The Dancer At last Hancock secures a film role... but only if he can dance. Sid provides lessons for Hancock and enters him into a local dancing Championship Contest, but is forced to become his partner in the competition (in drag)! |
Friday · 70 years ago |
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4. The Bequest Uncle Obadiah leaves Hancock a fortune provided that he gets married. Hancock starts to look for his future wife with the help of the Sid James Marriage Bureau. |
Friday · 70 years ago |
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5. The Radio Show Broadcast from the National Radio Show, Earl's Court, this episode comprised a number of sketches including the The Red Army Choir... British style! |
Friday · 70 years ago |
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6. The Chef That Died of Shame Finale The cast play the parts in the story of 'Iggins, a cook who becomes a well respected chef but subsequently fails and loses everything due to drink. |
Friday · 70 years ago |
Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 guest stars
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Warren Mitchell
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Irene Handl
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Harold Goodwin
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Peter Haigh
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Ian MacNaughton
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Graham Leaman
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Chris Dreaper
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Kim Corcoran
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James Bulloch
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Ivor Raymonde
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Frank Pemberton
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Patrick Milner
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Fraser White
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Valentine Dyall
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Desmond Rayner
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Eleanor Fazan
Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 FAQ
When does Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 come out?
Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 premiered Friday, July 6, 1956 on BBC One.
How many episodes are in Hancock's Half Hour Season 1?
Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 has 6 episodes.
Are new episodes of Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 released weekly?
New episodes are released every two weeks.
When is the Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 finale?
The Hancock's Half Hour Season 1 finale (Episode 6) aired Friday, September 14, 1956.
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