TONY'S TELEVISION SHOWS

"Jack Hylton Presents .... Tony Hancock"
First Series (AR-TV)

AR-TV First Series. April - June 1956
Episode No.Broadcast DateAlso Starring
127-4-56 Dick Emery, Pamela Deeming, Emil Bibobi
2 4-5-56 Dick Emery, Bernard Livesey, Jimmy White,
Roy Bartley
3 11-5-56 The Barney Galbraith Singers
4 18-5-56 Ronan O'Casey, Valerie Frazer, Cyril Renison,
Lizbeth Cassay, Eric Sykes
5 25-5-56 Robert Arden, Sam Kydd, Dorothy Blythe,
Neale Warrington
6 1-6-56 Hattie Jacques, Ray Browne, Neale Warrington,
Valentine Dyall

Transmission : Fridays at 2030-2100. No titles billed.

All episodes were transmitted live. The entire series exists on 35mm telerecordings.

Regular Cast : Tony Hancock, with June Whitfield (except No. 6), Clive Dunn, John Vere and The Teenagers.

Scripts by Eric Sykes, with Larry Stephens (on Nos. 1 and 2).

Musical numbers staged by Deirdre Vivian

Original music and lyrics by Christopher Hodder-Williams, with additional music by Kenny Powell (Nos. 3,4 & 5) and Basil Tate (No. 5)

Musical Director : Cyril Ornadel

Executive Producer : Roland Gillett

Directed by Kenneth Carter

An Associated-Rediffusion Network Production


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