Thirty-five years after his premature death in 1968 Tony Hancock was voted Britain's best-ever comedy performer. Here's a chance to see what made him so special - the surviving episodes from Series 2 and Series 3 of Hancock's Half Hour, plus a Christmas special. Episodes include: "The Alpine Holiday", "Air Steward Hancock", "The Last Of The Many", "The Lawyer: The Crown vs Sidney James", "Competitions: How To Win Money And Influence People" and "There's An Airfield At The Bottom Of My Garden". The Christmas special is "Hancock's Forty-Three Minutes: The East Cheam Repertory Company".

Cast

Tony Hancock

Tony Aloysius Hancock

Sidney James

Sidney Balmoral James

Richard Wattis

Hotelier

Kenneth Williams

East Dulwich Yodelling Champion

June Whitfield

Miss Duboir

John Vere

Passenger / Airline Official / Prosecuting Counsel / Mr. Pools / Vicar / Various

Liz Fraser

Autograph Hunter

Bill Fraser

Inspector Collins / Police Sergeant

Cameron Hall

Passenger / Colonel

Johnny Vyvyan

Man in Customs Queue / Barrister’s Clerk / Newspaper Boy / Bassist

Alec Bregonzi

Pilot on Plane / Court Official / ‘Tittle Tattle’ Man / Violinist

John Le Mesurier

Lord Chief Justice Williams