Hancock's Half Hour

Summary

Hancock's Half Hour is a television series^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hancock's Half Hour authored Galton and Simpson^[3].
• Hancock's Half Hour's genre is comedy television series^[4].
• A cast member of Hancock's Half Hour was Tony Hancock^[5].
• A cast member of Hancock's Half Hour was Sid James^[6].
• A cast member of Hancock's Half Hour was Bill Kerr^[7].
• A cast member of Hancock's Half Hour was Kenneth Williams^[8].
• A cast member of Hancock's Half Hour was Andrée Melly^[9].
• The original language of Hancock's Half Hour was British English^[10].
• Hancock's Half Hour's language of work or name is recorded as British English^[11].
• Hancock's Half Hour's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC Light Programme^[12].
• Hancock's Half Hour's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One^[13].
• Hancock's Half Hour's color is recorded as black-and-white^[14].
• Hancock's Half Hour's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[15].
• Hancock's Half Hour began on July 6, 1956^[16].
• Hancock's Half Hour's narrative location is recorded as London^[17].
• Hancock's Half Hour's narrative location is recorded as Cheam^[18].
• Hancock's Half Hour's set in environment is recorded as island^[19].
• Hancock's Half Hour's P14821 is recorded as 124703^[20].

Product Details

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• Release type: Broadcast^[21]

• Secondary type(s): Audio drama^[22]

• Genre(s): comedy^[23]

• Community tags: comedy^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: c62ba3bf-5b0f-40bb-9111-e5df6402f8e9^[25]

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Authorship and Creation

Hancock's Half Hour authored Galton and Simpson^[3]. Cast members include Tony Hancock^[5], Sid James^[6], Bill Kerr^[7], Kenneth Williams^[8], and Andrée Melly^[9].

Publication

The original language of Hancock's Half Hour was British English^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as British English^[11]. Its genre is comedy television series^[4].

Why It Matters

Hancock's Half Hour ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]