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Alan Garner - Elidor - Episode 1

Alan Garner - Elidor Unexpected adventure awaits Roland, Helen, David and Nicholas Watson in a derelict church.

Hancock's Half Hour Episode guide

  1. Series 6

    Classic BBC comedy starring Tony Hancock, written by Galton and Simpson

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  2. Series 5

    Classic BBC comedy starring Tony Hancock, written by Galton and Simpson

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  3. Welcome to London 1958

    Rediscovered sketch from the athletes' gala for the British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

    First broadcast: 29 Jul 2012

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  4. The Blackboard Jungle

    The lad becomes a young schoolmaster in a school full of juvenile delinquents.

    First broadcast: 08 Feb 2012

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  5. The Radio Ham - Pye's Re-recording

    The Lad Himself communicates with the world. The originally TV-only episode.

    First broadcast: 10 Aug 2011

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  6. The Test Match

    MCC chairman Sid makes the lad England's cricket captain, but bets on Australia to win.

    First broadcast: 11 Aug 2010

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  7. The Conjurer

    The lad takes up conjuring and is booked for Dartmoor Prison, unaware of Sid's plan.

    First broadcast: 04 Aug 2010

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  8. The Greyhound Track

    Sid wants the lad evicted, so he reopens a public footpath through his country mansion.

    First broadcast: 28 Jul 2010

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  9. The Student Prince

    The lad is lured to Moravia as an unknowing decoy for the endangered Crown Prince.

    First broadcast: 21 Jul 2010

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  10. Hancock's Hair

    Paranoid over going bald, the lad pays a visit to Maison James. From January 1956.

    First broadcast: 14 Jul 2010

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  11. The Blood Donor - Pye's Re-recording

    The lad sparks hospital havoc. The classic TV episode recreated with an audience in 1961.

    First broadcast: 04 Apr 2010

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  12. The Scandal Magazine

    The lad takes action when a scurrilous article alleges he cavorted with a cigarette girl.

    First broadcast: 15 Jul 2009

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  13. The Last of the McHancocks

    The lad inherits a Scottish castle and starts feuding. Stars Tony Hancock. From 1957.

    First broadcast: 01 Jul 2009

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  14. The Emigrant

    The lad decides to move abroad, but has big trouble finding a country to take him.

    First broadcast: 24 Jun 2009

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  15. Hancock in the Police

    When Bill and the lad take to the beat, the crime rate soars after they meet Sid.

    First broadcast: 17 Jun 2009

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  16. Agricultural 'Ancock

    The lad starts farming, unaware that Sid has sold him a top cricket ground. From 1957.

    First broadcast: 10 Jun 2009

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  17. The Wild Man of the Woods

    The lad announces that he's rejecting society to go and live a truly rural life. From 1957

    First broadcast: 03 Jun 2009

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  18. The Old School Reunion

    Surprises are in store as the lad heads back for prize-giving day at his old school.

    First broadcast: 27 May 2009

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  19. Almost a Gentleman

    Overlooked in the New Year's Honours, the lad brushes up on his social etiquette skills.

    First broadcast: 20 May 2009

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  20. The 13th of the Series

    The lad gets triskaidekaphobic over the recording of the show between numbers 12 and 14.

    First broadcast: 13 May 2009

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  21. The Expresso Bar

    Making no money in showbusiness, the lad sees his future in making coffee. From 1956.

    First broadcast: 06 May 2009

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  22. Stolen Petrol

    Sid sees the return of petrol rationing as a money spinner, with some help from the lad.

    First broadcast: 29 Apr 2009

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  23. Anna and the King of Siam

    The film of 'The King and I' inspires the lad's own unmusical and argumentative version.

    First broadcast: 15 Apr 2009

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  24. Michelangelo 'Ancock

    The lad takes up sculpting, but when he runs out of rocks - it's Sid to the rescue.

    First broadcast: 08 Apr 2009

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  25. The New Secretary

    The lad's plan to hire help is thwarted by the scary Grizelda Pugh. From November 1956.

    First broadcast: 01 Apr 2009

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  26. The Income Tax Demand

    With a bill looming, the lad consults crooked chartered accountant Sid. From 1956.

    First broadcast: 25 Mar 2009

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  27. The Bolshoi Ballet

    The lad's hopes of seeing a night of dance at Covent Garden don't quite go to plan.

    First broadcast: 18 Mar 2009

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  28. Back From Holiday

    After a disastrous break, the lad discovers Sid's rented his house out. From October 1956.

    First broadcast: 11 Mar 2009

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  29. The Bequest

    The lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife. From November 1955.

    First broadcast: 04 Mar 2009

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  30. The Jewel Robbery

    The lad's getting a new car, so Sid makes the most of the opportunity. From October 1955.

    First broadcast: 25 Feb 2009

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