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Hancock's Half Hour (Radio) Second Series - Programme 1 |
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Hancock/Secombe and Bill mean to go to Southend - but their aim is bad and they finish up in Paris - where they first meet Andrée.
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| Harry Secombe | ||
| Bill Kerr | ||
| Sidney James | ||
| Andrée Melly | ||
| Kenneth Williams | ||
| Alan Simpson | ||
Programme Guide
This show and the two that follow should not really be included in any Tony Hancock programme guide simply because Tony Hancock did not appear in any of them. Nevertheless, they are episodes of "Hancock's Half Hour" and so, deserve inclusion in the complete episode guide.
With Harry Secombe deputising for Tony Hancock, this show sees Harry and Bill trying to get to Southend but ending up in Paris instead . The French connection was used to introduce Andrée Melly as the show's new female artiste replacing the departing Moira Lister.
Unfortunately, to suit the needs of the plot, Andrée was saddled with a French accent which became increasingly tiresome as the series progressed. Indeed, at times, the accent is so appalling, it is difficult to comprehend what she in saying and by comparison, Peter Seller's utterances as Inspector Clouseau sound almost normal.
Transmitted: Tuesday April 19th,1955 at 2130, BBC Light Programme.
Repeated: Sunday April 24th, 1955 at 1500, BBC Light Programme
Recorded: the previous Sunday, April 17th,1955
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Music by Wally Stott
Produced by Dennis Main Wilson.
BBC Radio.
Go to next show "The Crown Jewels" (Series 2 / programme 2).
Go back to Second Radio Series index page.
THAS Audio Library:
This episode does not exist in the Society's Audio Library, appears to have been wiped from the BBC's Sound Library and is considered "missing". If you have a recording of the episode, please contact the Society's Sound Archivist, Jeff Hammonds, whose address appears on the contacts page.
