Hancock's Half Hour - Season 4

Hancock's Half Hour - Season 4

Season 4

Broadcast between 26th December 1958 and 27th March 1959, this series comprised 13 episodes of which the first 4 were recorded and the remainder were broadcast live. Episodes 1, 3, 4, 11 and 12 survive in the BBC Archives whilst off-air audio recordings exist of episodes 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. The series was broadcast weekly on Fridays at 2105 (episodes 1 - 3) and Fridays 1930 (episodes 4 - 13). There were no repeats during the run other than a repeat of the third episode between episodes 9 and 10 on 27th February 1959.
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Episodes13
Datesdéc. 26, 1958 - mars 27, 1959
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Episodes

Ericsson the Viking
Season 4Episode 130 min

Ericsson the Viking

Sid has persuaded Hancock to make a dramatic film which the BBC have agreed to broadcast. But Hancock is worried; after all, when shooting started Sid's production company didn't even have a movie camera!
déc. 26, 1958
Underpaid, or Grandad's SOS
Season 4Episode 230 min

Underpaid, or Grandad's SOS

Hancock discovers that his extremely rich grandfather is very ill in hospital in Australia. Sid, expecting a large bequest, hurries to Australia masquerading as Hancock... but the old man has no money left. Meanwhile, back in the UK, Sid's grandfather falls dangerously ill in prison...
janv. 2, 1959
The Set That Failed
Season 4Episode 330 min

The Set That Failed

Hancock's TV breaks down and he feels lost without it He goes to all lengths to see another set even calling on relatives that he hasn't seen for years
janv. 9, 1959
The New Nose
Season 4Episode 430 min

The New Nose

Hancock's date makes fun of his nose so he goes into hospital for an operation Then the girl on his first date after the op finds something else to laugh at
janv. 16, 1959
The Flight of the Red Shadow
Season 4Episode 530 min

The Flight of the Red Shadow

Hancock has been in a production of 'The Desert Song' but when it closes prematurely Hancock and Sid escape with only their costumes. Dressed as an Indian Maharajah, Hancock is mistaken for a genuine visiting Maharajah and ends up addressing a meeting but has to flee again.
janv. 23, 1959
The Horror Serial
Season 4Episode 630 min

The Horror Serial

Hancock has been watching the last episode of the horror serial 'Quatermass & The Pit' and is now in a very nervous state. When he discovers an unknown object in his garden, Sid thinks it's an unexploded bomb and calls in the Bomb Squad. But Hancock is convinced it's an extra- terrestrial craft.
janv. 30, 1959
The Italian Maid
Season 4Episode 730 min

The Italian Maid

Hancock hires a domestic help but she turns out to be an Italian beauty. An immediate rivalry develops between Hancock and Sid for her attentions, with Hancock ending up doing all the housework... but then her family arrives.
févr. 6, 1959
Matrimony......Almost
Season 4Episode 830 min

Matrimony......Almost

Hancock meets a girl at an upper class party. He believes that she has money and Sid tells her that Hancock has money so a marriage is rapidly arranged. But all is not as it seems!
févr. 13, 1959
The Beauty Contest
Season 4Episode 930 min

The Beauty Contest

The local council decide not to hold a Miss East Cheam contest because of the low standard of entrants the previous year. So, instead, they decide to hold a Mr East Cheam contest. Hancock and Sid enter and both expect to win!
févr. 20, 1959
The Wrong Man
Season 4Episode 1030 min

The Wrong Man

Hancock agrees to attend an identity parade at the local Police station. But when he is mistakenly picked out by 3 witnesses he decides to prove his innocence by recreating the crime!
mars 6, 1959
The Oak Tree
Season 4Episode 1130 min

The Oak Tree

When Hancock learns that the old oak tree in his garden is to be chopped down he starts a campaign to save it only to change his mind when he is made an offer he can't refuse
mars 13, 1959
The Knighthood
Season 4Episode 1230 min

The Knighthood

Hancock decides to give up comedy and get into straight acting so he can gain a knighthood He applies to the Old Vic but the job they have in mind is not what Hancock envisaged
mars 20, 1959
The Servants
Season 4Episode 1330 min

The Servants

The TV Series is finally over so Hancock and Sid need to get jobs. They take on the role of servants dressed as an elderly couple. But when they take it in turns to be the woman suspicions are aroused!
mars 27, 1959

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