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Hancock's Half Hour (Radio) Third Series - Programme 15 |
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Hancock takes the claims made in a "Crunchy Flakes" cornflakes advertisement seriously, and sues the firm when the results don't come up to his expectation.
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| Tony Hancock | ||
| Bill Kerr | ||
| Sidney James | ||
| Kenneth Williams | ||
| Andrée Melly | ||
| Alan Simpson | ||
Programme Guide
In this show, Hancock's wrath is directed towards his morning breakfast cereal. Whilst this show concerns itself with the condition of the cornflakes themselves, the latter show "The Election Candidate" addresses itself to the collection of a full set of bandsmen given away free with the cornflakes packets. This instance of giving an old idea a new twist is quite common throughout the radio Half Hours.
In many cases, shows from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd series have their subject matter presented from a different angle and usually the latter show is better, as the 5th and 6th series tend to present ideas more realistically. For example, Hancock's battles with authority mature from "The Marrow Contest" to "Hancock's Car".
Transmitted: Wednesday January 25th,1956 at 2000, BBC Light Programme.
Repeated: Sunday January 29th, 1956 at 1700, BBC Light Programme
Recorded: the previous Sunday, January 22nd, 1956
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Music by Wally Stott
Produced by Dennis Main Wilson.
BBC Radio.
Go to next show "How Hancock Won The War" (Series 3 / programme 16).
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