by Ray Galton
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Hancock's Half Hour, which began as a BBC Radio series in 1954, moved to television in 1956. Writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson made an indelible impact on the course of British comedy with their scripts (they would go on to pen Steptoe and Son among others), which they maintained until 1963 when Hancock moved from the Beeb to ITV. On this collection of four episodes from 1959-60 we follow Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock of 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam on a railway journey, through his faddish attempt at photography, on a bus ride round London pursuing a reluctant ticket girl, and finally to a charm school for lonely men. Accompanied by his lugubrious foil, Sid James, Hancock is by turns childishly enthusiastic--witness his radiant joy as he is fleeced by the camera salesman (much to Sid's disgust)--and petulance--his chagrin at being rejected by both women on a double date ("You've had a dance, a fish supper and a ride home. What more do you want?"). If Hancock lost the varied cast of characters when he moved from radio to TV (no Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques or Kenneth Williams here), he gained the ability to show the audience his face: and apart from his incomparable comic timing, Hancock's greatest asset was his physiognomy. When he eventually develops the pictures he has been at such pains to take in "The Photographer" his expression runs the gamut of emotions from expectant joy to horror to disgust to weary resignation. Then, when Sid reveals his great secret--that he's in love--Hancock's pitiful attempt at not laughing is priceless beyond words. The situations and even the gloriously pithy dialogue are secondary to enjoying Hancock's acerbic, grown-up child persona, and if none of these four episodes are as well-known as "The Blood Donor", they remain timeless, classic comedy. --Mark Walker
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Four classic episodes: 'The Ladies Man', 'The Photographer', 'Sid In Love' and 'The Train Journey'.
Hancock's Half Hour, which began as a BBC Radio series in 1954, moved to television in 1956. Writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson made an indelible impact on the course of British comedy with their scripts (they would go on to pen Steptoe and Son among others), which they maintained until 1963 when Hancock moved from the Beeb to ITV. On this collection of four episodes from 1959-60 we follow Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock of 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam on a railway journey, through his faddish attempt at photography, on a bus ride round London pursuing a reluctant ticket girl, and finally to a charm school for lonely men. Accompanied by his lugubrious foil, Sid James, Hancock is by turns childishly enthusiastic--witness his radiant joy as he is fleeced by the camera salesman (much to Sid's disgust)--and petulance--his chagrin at being rejected by both women on a double date ("You've had a dance, a fish supper and a ride home. What more do you want?"). If Hancock lost the varied cast of characters when he moved from radio to TV (no Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques or Kenneth Williams here), he gained the ability to show the audience his face: and apart from his incomparable comic timing, Hancock's greatest asset was his physiognomy. When he eventually develops the pictures he has been at such pains to take in "The Photographer" his expression runs the gamut of emotions from expectant joy to horror to disgust to weary resignation. Then, when Sid reveals his great secret--that he's in love--Hancock's pitiful attempt at not laughing is priceless beyond words. The situations and even the gloriously pithy dialogue are secondary to enjoying Hancock's acerbic, grown-up child persona, and if none of these four episodes are as well-known as "The Blood Donor", they remain timeless, classic comedy. --Mark Walker
Synopsis
Four classic episodes: 'The Ladies Man', 'The Photographer', 'Sid In Love' and 'The Train Journey'.
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