Hancock's Half Hour Vol. 2The Very Best Episodes |
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| Created by:
| Galton, Ray
Simpson, Alan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-563-50408-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2006 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Imprint: | BBC Books |
| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Galton and Simpson have chosen four favorite episodes from their classic radio series.The Conjurersees Hancock taking up magic, and hired by Sid to put on a show at Dartmoor Prison. Little does he know that it’s only a front for an escape plan...InCyrano de Hancock, Sid is besotted with Miss Pugh, and asks for Hancock’s helpin expressing his love, whileThe Diaryfinds Hancock looking back at 1956, and falling into a reverie where he imagines himself as a surgeon, a lion...
More DescriptionGalton and Simpson have chosen four favorite episodes from their classic radio series.The Conjurersees Hancock taking up magic, and hired by Sid to put on a show at Dartmoor Prison. Little does he know that it’s only a front for an escape plan...InCyrano de Hancock, Sid is besotted with Miss Pugh, and asks for Hancock’s helpin expressing his love, whileThe Diaryfinds Hancock looking back at 1956, and falling into a reverie where he imagines himself as a surgeon, a lion tamer and a test pilot. Finally, inThe Impersonator, Hancock hears an actor in a cornflake commercial imitating his voice, and promptly takes the impersonator to court. Once again, the master of misery is supported by a star cast including Sid James,Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques, and four sparkling scripts by the masters of mirth, Galton and Simpson.