Hancock's Half Hour - Vol. 3
Features all ten episodes from the fifth series of 'Hancock's Half Hour' first broadcast in 1959. Read more
| Starring | Tony Hancock, Sid James |
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| Genres | Comedy, Television |
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Stone me, this is good!
For any admirer of Tony Hancock this is a must-buy. It is in fact the whole of the fifth series including two episodes never before released on tape or disc. The series has so many great episodes that it could almost be labelled a 'best of'.
Classic episodes include The Economy Drive - where Hancock and Sid [James] return from an extended holiday to discover that Sid has forgotten to cancel or switch off everything (except the telephone) during their break. this forces Hancock into an economy drive until their finances are back to normal.
Twelve Angry Men - a marvellous, funny spoof of the film of the same name.
Lord Byron Lived Here - Hancock is duped by Sid into believing that Lord Byron once stayed at Railway Cuttings and to turn it into a museum to the poet (fee paying of course).
Seven other equally good episodes and a massive 290 mins run time makes makes this indispensible. I can only hope that the Beeb release series 6 in it's entirety as both are considered to be Hancock and Galton & Simpson at the peak of their powers. Fans will not need convincing.
Tremendous, milestone TV comedy. -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
These are very good episodes
Hancock at his best, before he discovered 'idiot boards', aided, and hampered by Sid James. The pick for me was 'The Two Murderers' Hancock counting his money - brilliant. If you're a keen fan of comedy you'll spot scenes that have been used again in more recent shows, e.g the self service food restaurant in 'Some Mothers Do 'ave Em'. Watch out for the odd fluffed line, and the amazingly annoying member of the audience with his ha-ha-ha laugh, in 'The Train Journey'.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Stone me...he's a genius!
Even though these programmes were originally broadcast many years before i was even born, the writing and the performances (even with the primative sets and direction) surpass many of todays sitcoms. Galton and Simpson perfectly bring out the weaknesses and perfectly exploit them in the Hancock character. And Tony Hancock stands on his own as a great master of television comedy, but lets not forget Sid James' great chancer, a perfect foil....Shame Tony slowly let all these great people go...
Lord Byron lived Here is on this disc and is my favourite....If you love modern comedy but have never seen Hancocks Half Hour, thinking its too old, its black and white etc, stop right there! Its the grandaddy and the best, RENT IT NOW! -
Most recent members' reviews (2)
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Stone me...he's a genius!
Even though these programmes were originally broadcast many years before i was even born, the writing and the performances (even with the primative sets and direction) surpass many of todays sitcoms. Galton and Simpson perfectly bring out the weaknesses and perfectly exploit them in the Hancock character. And Tony Hancock stands on his own as a great master of television comedy, but lets not forget Sid James' great chancer, a perfect foil....Shame Tony slowly let all these great people go...
Lord Byron lived Here is on this disc and is my favourite....If you love modern comedy but have never seen Hancocks Half Hour, thinking its too old, its black and white etc, stop right there! Its the grandaddy and the best, RENT IT NOW! -
Relaxing comedy
Classic Hancock - and some episodes not shown ry often on television. Some of the material is understandably dated, but always funny.
Great timing and characters. Worth a watch for all fans, or those yet to discover Hancock's particular brand of comedy
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Stone me, this is good!
For any admirer of Tony Hancock this is a must-buy. It is in fact the whole of the fifth series including two episodes never before released on tape or disc. The series has so many great episodes that it could almost be labelled a 'best of'.
Classic episodes include The Economy Drive - where Hancock and Sid [James] return from an extended holiday to discover that Sid has forgotten to cancel or switch off everything (except the telephone) during their break. this forces Hancock into an economy drive until their finances are back to normal.
Twelve Angry Men - a marvellous, funny spoof of the film of the same name.
Lord Byron Lived Here - Hancock is duped by Sid into believing that Lord Byron once stayed at Railway Cuttings and to turn it into a museum to the poet (fee paying of course).
Seven other equally good episodes and a massive 290 mins run time makes makes this indispensible. I can only hope that the Beeb release series 6 in it's entirety as both are considered to be Hancock and Galton & Simpson at the peak of their powers. Fans will not need convincing.
Tremendous, milestone TV comedy. -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
These are very good episodes
Hancock at his best, before he discovered 'idiot boards', aided, and hampered by Sid James. The pick for me was 'The Two Murderers' Hancock counting his money - brilliant. If you're a keen fan of comedy you'll spot scenes that have been used again in more recent shows, e.g the self service food restaurant in 'Some Mothers Do 'ave Em'. Watch out for the odd fluffed line, and the amazingly annoying member of the audience with his ha-ha-ha laugh, in 'The Train Journey'.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Stone me...he's a genius!
Even though these programmes were originally broadcast many years before i was even born, the writing and the performances (even with the primative sets and direction) surpass many of todays sitcoms. Galton and Simpson perfectly bring out the weaknesses and perfectly exploit them in the Hancock character. And Tony Hancock stands on his own as a great master of television comedy, but lets not forget Sid James' great chancer, a perfect foil....Shame Tony slowly let all these great people go...
Lord Byron lived Here is on this disc and is my favourite....If you love modern comedy but have never seen Hancocks Half Hour, thinking its too old, its black and white etc, stop right there! Its the grandaddy and the best, RENT IT NOW! -
Relaxing comedy
Classic Hancock - and some episodes not shown ry often on television. Some of the material is understandably dated, but always funny.
Great timing and characters. Worth a watch for all fans, or those yet to discover Hancock's particular brand of comedy -
simply the best
How can modern so called comedians call themselves comedians after seeing comedy at its best?
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why
another masterful hatfull, of hancock....why did he want to stop millions laughing with him, just to have them laugh at him, especially a small screen/radio comedy genius like hancock.who had millions listening, watching, laughing... .Did no one dare to explain to him that he did not have the required acting talent for big screen comedy, or ought else in that medium... what is worse however, is the fact that no-one told him that cinema, music hall, and theatre audiences,were falling drastically in the 50s and early sixties, and that a huge chunk of these people chose to stay at home to watch and listen to HIM.
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
after......
....watching these hancock films, i decided to take the entire collection off my rent list! Enough said i think... i wanted to give this no stars but it wont accept so i am being generous
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