Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC television comedy series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock with Sid James. The final series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone.
Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam.
The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The First TV Show | 1956-07-20 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Artist | 1956-07-27 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Dancer | 1956-08-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Bequest | 1956-08-24 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Radio Show | 1956-09-07 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Chef That Died of Shame | 1956-09-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | The Alpine Holiday | 1957-04-01 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Lady Chatterley's Revenge | 1957-04-15 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | The Russian Prince | 1957-04-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | The New Neighbour | 1957-05-13 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | The Pianist | 1957-05-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | The Auction | 1957-06-10 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | The Continental Holiday | 1957-09-30 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | The Great Detective | 1957-10-07 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | The Amusement Arcade | 1957-10-14 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | A Holiday in Scotland | 1957-10-21 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Air Steward Hancock - The Last of the Many | 1957-10-28 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | The Regimental Reunion | 1957-11-04 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | The Adopted Family | 1957-11-11 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | The Elocution Teacher | 1957-11-25 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | The Lawyer - The Crown vs Sidney James | 1957-12-02 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Competitions - How to Win Money and Influence People | 1957-12-09 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | There's an Airfield at the Bottom of My Garden | 1957-12-16 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Hancock's 43 Minutes | 1957-12-23 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Ericsson the Viking | 1958-12-26 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Underpaid, or Grandad's SOS | 1959-01-02 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | The Set That Failed | 1959-01-09 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | The New Nose | 1959-01-16 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | The Flight of the Red Shadow | 1959-01-23 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | The Horror Serial | 1959-01-30 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | The Italian Maid | 1959-02-06 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Matrimony......Almost | 1959-02-13 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | The Beauty Contest | 1959-02-20 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | The Wrong Man | 1959-03-06 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 11 | The Oak Tree | 1959-03-13 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 12 | The Knighthood | 1959-03-20 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 13 | The Servants | 1959-03-27 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | The Economy Drive | 1959-09-25 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | The Two Murderers | 1959-10-02 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Lord Byron Lived Here | 1959-10-09 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | Twelve Angry Men | 1959-10-16 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | The Train Journey | 1959-10-23 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | The Cruise | 1959-10-30 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | The Big Night | 1959-11-06 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | The Tycoon | 1959-11-13 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | Spanish Interlude | 1959-11-20 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 10 | Football Pools | 1959-11-27 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 1 | The Cold | 1960-03-04 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 2 | The Missing Page | 1960-03-11 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 3 | The Emigrant | 1960-03-18 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 4 | The Reunion Party | 1960-03-25 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 5 | Sid in Love | 1960-04-01 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 6 | The Baby-Sitters | 1960-04-08 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 7 | The Ladies Man | 1960-04-15 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 8 | The Photographer | 1960-04-22 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 9 | The East Cheam Centenary | 1960-04-29 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 10 | The Poison Pen Letters | 1960-05-06 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 1 | The Bedsitter | 1961-05-26 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 2 | The Bowmans | 1961-06-06 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 3 | The Radio Ham | 1961-06-09 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 4 | The Lift | 1961-06-16 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 5 | The Blood Donor | 1961-06-23 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 6 | The Succession-Son and Heir | 1961-06-30 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 1 | The Assistant | 1963-01-03 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 2 | The Eye-Witness | 1963-01-10 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 3 | Shooting Star | 1963-01-17 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 4 | The Girl | 1963-01-24 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 5 | The Man on the Corner | 1963-01-31 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 6 | The Memory Test | 1963-02-07 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 7 | The Early Call | 1963-02-14 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 8 | The Craftsman | 1963-02-21 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 9 | The Night Out | 1963-02-28 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 10 | The Politician | 1963-03-07 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 11 | The Reporter | 1963-03-14 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 12 | The Writer | 1963-03-21 | 30 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 13 | The Escort | 1963-03-28 | 30 min |
| Writing | Ray Galton | Writer |
| Writing | Alan Simpson | Writer |
