Hancock's Half Hour

You want a misunderstood, self-proclaimed genius whose lofty ambitions in life are thwarted either by a boorish sidekick or, more often than not, his own painful shortcomings? A man trapped by circumstance? A, let's face it, pompous prig? Tony Hancock is the archetype. The show came along during an era when comedy was steeped in the fast-talking knockabout antics of the music hall. With its character and situation-based humour, Hancock's Half-Hour sounded shockingly naturalistic: almost Pinter-esque by comparison.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 76701
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired July 20, 1956
  • Recent January 14, 2023
  • Network BBC One Gold
  • Average Runtime 30 minutes
  • Genres Comedy
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
  • Favorited This series has been favorited by 34 people.
  • Created February 4, 2008 by
    thatbaldyfella
  • Modified January 15, 2023 by
    CraigWally
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials February 1960 January 2023 18
Season 1 July 1956 September 1956 6
Season 2 April 1957 June 1957 6
Season 3 September 1957 December 1957 12
Season 4 December 1958 March 1959 13
Season 5 September 1959 November 1959 10
Season 6 March 1960 May 1960 10
Season 7 May 1961 June 1961 6
Season 8 January 1963 March 1963 13
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Season 1 December 1957 December 1957 3
Season 2 December 1958 March 1959 5
Season 3 September 1959 October 1959 5
Season 4 October 1959 November 1959 5
Season 5 0
Unassigned Episodes 76
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 94

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The BFI TV 100 is a list of 100 television programmes or series that was compiled in 2000 by the British Film Institute (BFI), as chosen by a poll of industry professionals, with the aim to determine the best British television programmes of any genre that had been screened up to that time.

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