Tony Hancock was, and always will remain, the Malvolio of the outer suburbs, heralded by Wally Stott’s lugubrious tuba theme, self-important, deluded – and immortal.

Much of the humour in Hancock’s Half Hour, which ran on the radio and then TV from 1954 to 1961, resides in the gulf between his aspirations and reality.. At one point in 1961’s “The Blood ...

Image: Gordon Phillott as the librarian, Tony Hancock and Sid James in the series 6 episode 'The Missing Page' (TX 11 March 1960). When Hancock's Half-Hour appeared on BBC television, on 6 July ...

A dinner has been hosted to celebrate 100 years since the birth of influential 1950s comedian Tony Hancock. He was best known for his BBC radio and TV series Hancock's Half Hour.

Image: Kenneth Williams, Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr and Sidney James in 1956. Hancock's Half-Hour started on 2 November 1954 with "The First Night Party". The series ran on radio and later on ...

In 1956, Hancock's Half-Hour spun-off into television and both versions alternated until 1959. The TV show remained faithful to the radio series, although only Sid James was retained from the cast.