Tony Hancock
Biography: High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock's Half Hour, first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor Sid James. Although Hancock's decision to cease working with James when it became known in early 1960 disappointed many at the time, his last BBC series in 1961 contains some of his best remembered work ("The Blood Donor"). After breaking with his scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson later that year, his career took a downward course.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 12, 1924
Deathday: June 25, 1968
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Known For
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965-06-16
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Overview: In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-06-16
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Orders Are Orders
1954-10-01
Orders Are Orders
Overview: An American movie company wants to shoot a science-fiction film using a British army barracks as a location, and its soldiers as actors.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-10-01
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The Rebel
1961-03-07
The Rebel
Overview: Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Nevertheless, he impresses an emerging very talented artist. Hancock proceeds to con the art world into thinking he is a genius.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-03-07
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The Punch and Judy Man
1963-04-08
The Punch and Judy Man
Overview: Walter Pinner is the titular Punch And Judy Man plying his trade in the seaside town of Piltdown. Unhappily married to his social climbing wife, who gets him to perform at the 60th Anniversary celebrations of the town in front of all the local dignitaries, his hatred of snobbery comes to a hilarious head.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-04-08
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Hancock Down Under
1972-01-25
Hancock Down Under
Overview: Hancock, (who was voted Britain's best-ever comic 35 years after his death) leaves his home in Railway Cuttings, East Cheam, England for warmer, more challenging climes. He encounters the Australian natives on his terms having dragged his attitudes with him halfway across the world.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-25
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Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall
1966-10-15
Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall
Overview: A one-off special performance by Tony Hancock of his stand-up comedy act (which rarely changed), at the Royal Festival Hall, London.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-15
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Face to Face: Tony Hancock
1960-02-17
Face to Face: Tony Hancock
Overview: Tony Hancock engages in self-reflection, looking back at his childhood, his need to work, his health issues, and whether he could ever truly be happy. The program is believed to have played a role in his eventual downfall by amplifying his proclivity for self-criticism. During the interview, John Freeman posed probing questions about Hancock's life and career. Despite his admiration for the interviewer, Hancock seemed uneasy but responded candidly. Known for his inherent self-critical nature, it is frequently posited that this interview intensified that trait, ultimately contributing to his subsequent challenges. According to Roger, Hancock's brother, "It was the most significant misstep he ever took. I believe it all stemmed from that moment. Self-analysis - that became his undoing.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-02-17
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The Government Inspector
1958-02-09
The Government Inspector
Overview: Gogol's comedy of errors, satirizing human greed, stupidity, and the extensive political corruption of Imperial Russia.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-02-09
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Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
2023-01-14
Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
Overview: Hancock fan Jack Dee presents Tony Hancock: Very Nearly An Armful. Taking its title from celebrated Hancock episode The Blood Donor, this two-hour retrospective features previously unseen scripts, scrapbooks and production files belonging to the lad himself, as well as personal items such as photos and letters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-01-14
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The Wrong Box
1966-06-19
The Wrong Box
Overview: In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-06-19
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Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957-12-16
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
Overview: Thirty-five years after his premature death in 1968 Tony Hancock was voted Britain's best-ever comedy performer. Here's a chance to see what made him so special - the surviving episodes from Series 2 and Series 3 of Hancock's Half Hour, plus a Christmas special. Episodes include: "The Alpine Holiday", "Air Steward Hancock", "The Last Of The Many", "The Lawyer: The Crown vs Sidney James", "Competitions: How To Win Money And Influence People" and "There's An Airfield At The Bottom Of My Garden". The Christmas special is "Hancock's Forty-Three Minutes: The East Cheam Repertory Company".
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-12-16
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To See Such Fun
1977-11-01
To See Such Fun
Overview: Compilation of classic British comedy moments
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-01
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Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court
1985-04-26
Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court
Overview: Ex-colleagues reflect on the comic genius and sometimes difficult character of Tony Hancock.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-04-26
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