Hancock's Half Hour

BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy series
TVSeries television_series Q1761690
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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 (103 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].

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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 (103 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Herald. heraldscotland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Language of work or name British English
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