Hancock's Half Hour - Season 2

Hancock's Half Hour - Season 2

Season 2

Broadcast between 1st April 1957 and 10th June 1957, this series comprised 6 episodes all of which were broadcast live. The BBC did record the first episode of this series for training purposes and this is the only episode of this series that survives. The series was broadcast fortnightly on Mondays at 2000. There were no repeats.
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Episodes6
DatesApr 1, 1957 - Jun 10, 1957
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Episodes

The Alpine Holiday
Season 2Episode 130 min

The Alpine Holiday

Hancock goes on a skiing holiday and after a mix up ends up sharing a room and a police cell with Kenneth Williams
Apr 1, 1957
Lady Chatterley's Revenge
Season 2Episode 230 min

Lady Chatterley's Revenge

Hancock is given a small part in the East Cheam Repertory Company's production of 'Moon Over Tahiti' but then they forget to tell him when the play is changed to 'Lady Chatterley's Revenge'!
Apr 15, 1957
The Russian Prince
Season 2Episode 330 min

The Russian Prince

Hancock bumps his head and suffers from temporary amnesia. Whilst he is unable to remember who he is Sid persuades Hancock that he is Prince Nicolai, the last heir to the Russian Royal Family's fortune... but there are others making the same claim!
Apr 29, 1957
The New Neighbour
Season 2Episode 430 min

The New Neighbour

This episode was based on the 4th episode of the 3rd Radio series. Hancock is worried by his new neighbour who seems to keep bringing in bodies and dumping them in an incinerator in the back garden. Hancock decides to investigate...
May 13, 1957
The Pianist
Season 2Episode 530 min

The Pianist

Hancock dreams that he has a job as a night club pianist and he falls in love with a foreign baroness. But she is engaged and Hancock is challenged to a duel with her fiancé!
May 27, 1957
The Auction
Season 2Episode 630 min

The Auction

Sid and Hancock decide to auction off their property to pay for a trip to Monte Carlo to try out Sid's infallible roulette system. But they discover that Hancock's stuffed eagle had been stuffed with banknotes!
Jun 10, 1957

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