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    Tony Hancock

    1924-05-12 (100 years old) in

    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.

    Movies

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    Hancock: Very Nearly an Armful
    80 %|Jan 14, 2023
    Documentary
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    To See Such Fun
    0 %|Nov 1, 1977
    Comedy
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    Hancock Down Under
    0 %|Jan 25, 1972
    Comedy
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    The Wrong Box
    65 %|Jun 19, 1966
    Comedy
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    The Punch and Judy Man
    78 %|Apr 8, 1963
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Rebel
    78 %|Mar 7, 1961
    Comedy
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    Face to Face: Tony Hancock
    0 %|Feb 17, 1960
    Documentary
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    Orders Are Orders
    64 %|Oct 1, 1954
    Comedy

    Series

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    The Glass Box
    0 %|Apr 9, 1985
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    Christmas Night with the Stars
    0 %|Dec 25, 1958
    Comedy, Family
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    Hancock's Half Hour
    75 %|Jul 6, 1956
    Comedy