Tony Hancock Collection (37 Episodes) - 8-DVD Box Set ( Hancock's Half Hour / Hancock )

Tony Hancock Collection (37 Episodes) - 8-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Hancock's Half Hour / Hancock
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
1073 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1956 - 1961 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Alan Tarrant
Duncan Wood
Ray Galton
Alan Simpson

Written By:
Ray Galton
Alan Simpson

Actors:
Tony Hancock ..... Anthony Aloysius Hancock / ... (63 episodes, 1956-1961)
Sid James ..... Sidney Balmoral James / ... (56 episodes, 1956-1960)
Johnny Vyvyan ..... 2nd marcher / ... (25 episodes, 1957-1960)
Alec Bregonzi ..... 1st footballer / ... (22 episodes, 1957-1960)
John Vere ..... Air Passenger / ... (19 episodes, 1956-1959)
Hugh Lloyd ..... Librarian / ... (18 episodes, 1957-1960)
Robert Dorning ..... Policeman / ... (18 episodes, 1959-1960)
Mario Fabrizi ..... 12th juror / ... (17 episodes, 1956-1959)
James Bulloch ..... Various Characters / ... (14 episodes, 1956-1960)
Arthur Mullard ..... Clarence / ... (13 episodes, 1957-1960)
Ann Marryott ..... Nurse / ... (11 episodes, 1957-1960)
Manville Tarrant ..... 3rd Man / ... (10 episodes, 1957-1959)
Laurie Webb ..... 2nd workman (9 episodes, 1958-1960)
Richard Statman ..... 2nd Pilot (8 episodes, 1957-1960)
John Le Mesurier ..... Colonel / ... (8 episodes, 1957-1960)
Paddy Edwards ..... 2nd Girl / ... (7 episodes, 1957-1959)
Liz Fraser ..... Autograph Hunter / ... (7 episodes, 1956-1960)
Philip Carr ..... 3rd Pilot (7 episodes, 1957-1959)
Cameron Hall ..... (7 episodes, 1957-1960)
Herbert Nelson ..... Bit part / ... (7 episodes, 1959-1960)
Totti Truman Taylor ..... Aunt / ... (7 episodes, 1956-1960)
Alan Simpson ..... 1st Man / ... (7 episodes, 1956-1959)
Ivor Raymonde ..... Pianist / ... (7 episodes, 1958-1959)
Patricia Hayes ..... Mrs. Cravatte / ... (7 episodes, 1959-1960)
Peggy Ann Clifford ..... Air Hostess / ... (6 episodes, 1957-1960)
Dennis Chinnery ..... Actor (Theodore) / ... (6 episodes, 1957-1959)
Patrick Milner ..... Bull Ring Attendent / ... (6 episodes, 1957-1960)
Evelyn Lund ..... Actress (6 episodes, 1957-1960)
Charles Julian ..... 2nd Man / ... (6 episodes, 1957-1960)
Hattie Jacques ..... Amorous Lady / ... (6 episodes, 1957-1959)
Bill Fraser ..... Clerk in Estate Office / ... (5 episodes, 1957)
Annabelle Lee ..... Edie / ... (5 episodes, 1959-1960)
Leslie Smith ..... 1st Pilot (5 episodes, 1957-1959)
Graham Leaman ..... City Gent / ... (5 episodes, 1956-1959)
Gordon Phillott ..... Count Petrov Stravinski / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1960)
Anthony Shirvell ..... Jury foreman (5 episodes, 1957-1960)
Harry Lane ..... Aide / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1959)
Raymond Rollett ..... Barrister / ... (5 episodes, 1957)
Frank Littlewood ..... (5 episodes, 1959-1960)
Rose Howlett ..... Actress / ... (4 episodes, 1957-1959)
Stuart Hillier ..... (4 episodes, 1957)
Harry Drew ..... Ambulance Man (4 episodes, 1957-1959)
George Crowther ..... Man at Auction (4 episodes, 1957-1959)
Warren Mitchell ..... 'Grimaldo': voice on the radio / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1959)
Terence Alexander ..... Ex-Major / ... (4 episodes, 1957-1960)
Anne Reid ..... Actress / ... (4 episodes, 1957-1959)
Tom Clegg ..... Cinema Commissionaire (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
Gwenda Ewen ..... 1st Girl / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
Brian Oulton ..... Australian immigration official / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
Sidney Vivian ..... (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
Lynne Cole ..... 1st Girl / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
Lionel Wheeler ..... Matador (3 episodes, 1959)
Ivor Raymond ..... Gallery guide #2 / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1959)
Ian MacNaughton ..... Footman / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Irene Handl ..... Miss Medworthy / ... (3 episodes, 1956)
Ann Lancaster ..... Cynthia - Actress / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
Pamela Manson ..... (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
Campbell Singer ..... Mr. Spooner / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
Claude Bonser ..... 4th Man / ... (3 episodes, 1957)
Dick Emery ..... Ballot Teller / ... (3 episodes, 1957)
Roger Ostime ..... 1st Flunkey / ... (3 episodes, 1957)
William Kendall ..... Juror (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
Laura Thurlow ..... 5th Girl (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
Roger Avon ..... Arthur Dilwater (3 episodes, 1959)
Ralph Nossek ..... Prosecuting Counsel (3 episodes, 1959)
Richard Wattis ..... Hotelier / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
David Lander ..... Spanish Waiter (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
Peter Allenby ..... (2 episodes, 1957)
Reginald Beckwith ..... Head of Council Tree Department / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1959)
Margaret Flint ..... Wife (2 episodes, 1956-1959)
Ray Galton ..... Lance-Corporal (2 episodes, 1956-1959)
Eleanor Fazan ..... Art student / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
Peter Haigh ..... Announcer (2 episodes, 1956)
Michael Balfour ..... Charlie / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
Elizabeth Gott ..... (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
Raymond Huntley ..... Doctor (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
Frank Pemberton ..... Baron Gregoffski (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
Pat Coombs ..... Matilda (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
Leonard Sharp ..... Grand Duke Peter Ilievitch / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
Joanna Douglas ..... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
Kenneth Kove ..... Juror (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
Lala Lloyd ..... Juror (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
Leslie Perrins ..... Juror (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
Cardew Robinson ..... Chalkey White / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
Andrew Faulds ..... D'Arcy Villiers / ... (2 episodes, 1959)
Rolf Harris ..... (2 episodes, 1959)
Mark Singleton ..... (2 episodes, 1959)
Edward Malin ..... Councillor / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
Tony Hancock ..... Tony Hancock (6 episodes, 1961)
Hugh Lloyd ..... Florist / ... (3 episodes, 1961)
Patrick Cargill ..... Doctor MacTavish / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
Gwenda Ewen ..... Diane / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
June Whitfield ..... Nurse / ... (2 episodes, 1961)

Synopsis:

The set brings together a goldmine of Hancock's television work, with the 37 episodes of Hancock's Half Hour still in existence brought together. 17, sadly, are seemingly lost forever, although PDF files of the scripts of these episodes are included in the box, which proves to be a very welcome inclusion. When it comes to the surviving content itself, though, what else can be said? Some of the material here is simply peerless, a splendid marriage of its superb leading star, blistering writing from Galton and Simpson, and a supporting cast that includes the likes of Sid James and Hattie Jacques. Backed up with fresh supplemental material, Hancock's Half Hour is a British comedy iconic, and there's plenty of evidence why in this set.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first television broadcast, this collection brings together all 37 surviving episodes (from the original canon of 56) of Hancock's Half Hour and Hancock, from 1956 to 1961. This classic sitcom was written by Galton and Simpson and featured, of course, East Cheam's most famous resident, Tony Hancock. DVD extras: The Succession - Son & Heir Face to Face: Tony Hancock Interview Missing Scripts PDFs 3 Audio Commentaries with Ray Galton, Alan Simpson and Paul Merton

TV version of the popular BBC radio show of the same name, with Tony Hancock as the modern man of the world (in his own eyes)...

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 15 May, 2010.

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