The Missing Hancocks: Series 3: Five New Recordings of Classic 'Lost' Scripts

by Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

Kevin McNally and Andy Secombe star in five more brand new recordings of original Hancock's Half Hour scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Hancock's Half Hour was an enormously popular radio sitcom in the 1950s, but several of the episodes were not retained in the BBC Sound Archive and are believed to be lost. They've now been recreated by BBC Radio 4. In these first three episodes - A Holiday in France, The Racehorse and The Crown Jewels - Andy Secombe plays his father Harry, who himself deputised for an absent Tony Hancock in the original run. In A Visit to Swansea and The Three Sons, Kevin McNally resumes the role of "the lad 'imself". Among the supporting cast are Simon Greenall, Kevin Eldon and Robin Sebastian. 2 hours 30 mins approx.

1 pages, Audio CD

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Raymond Percy Galton OBE was an English radio and television scriptwriter, best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Alan Simpson. Together they devised and wrote 1950s and 60s BBC sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961), the first two series of Comedy Playhouse (1961–1963), and Steptoe and Son (1962–1974).

[With thanks to Wikipedia]