Quitting the BBC, Hancock was determined to update and 'internationalize' his persona. He no longer wanted to be Galton's and Simpson's Lad from suburban East Cheam, or the seedily grandiose 'artiste', an actor-manager in an astrakhan coat. Hence he now sports a trendy sheepskin and spoofs the fashionable post-007 secret agent genre. But the situation is too contrived, and the dialogue uninspired, lacking G&S's amazing consistency and fluency. They can render the simplest conversational exchanges hilarious, bc the audience already knows Hancock and pleasurably recognizes or anticipates his reactions.
Hancock wanted to test himself by working with straight dramatic actors. He got his wish here: Geoffrey Keen, James Villiers and Wilfrid Lawson as the paper seller. Lawson was a fallen star. He had been Liza Doolittle's father in 'Pygmalion' with Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller. Arthur Rank gave him the part of Handel in a lavish Technicolor biopic. Joseph Losey admired him and Christopher Lee said he was the finest actor he ever worked with. But Lawson was an incorrigible drunk who ended up playing character bit parts. He died three years after this. Hancock, also an alcoholic, passed two years later.
I believe his motor accident prior to doing the blood donor affected his personality,you can see in the blood donor,he had to read.off the cards. I think those around him never throughly understood the cause of his behaviour.
Technically, this upload is a hell of a mess! Nevertheless, I wondered why I had never seen this episode before. (I have every TV episode of Hancock and Hancock's Half Hour on DVD.) The end credits solved the mystery. This was not written by Galton and Simpson. It must be one of the ATV series he made after parting company with them. Fascinating.
Without the products they provide, it should very soon be revealed that farmers don't pay for them to decorate the fields for Sunday drivers. They'd all become endangered animals, looked after only by gentle-hearted sentimentalists.
Brillint stuff thank for posting, please keep 'em coming
sad that he was so miserable that he killed himself when gave so much JOY LAUGHTER to us
Quitting the BBC, Hancock was determined to update and 'internationalize' his persona. He no longer wanted to be Galton's and Simpson's Lad from suburban East Cheam, or the seedily grandiose 'artiste', an actor-manager in an astrakhan coat. Hence he now sports a trendy sheepskin and spoofs the fashionable post-007 secret agent genre.
But the situation is too contrived, and the dialogue uninspired, lacking G&S's amazing consistency and fluency. They can render the simplest conversational exchanges hilarious, bc the audience already knows Hancock and pleasurably recognizes or anticipates his reactions.
A genius, laughed so much it hurt. A one and only , RIP , Brian
Hancock wanted to test himself by working with straight dramatic actors. He got his wish here: Geoffrey Keen, James Villiers and Wilfrid Lawson as the paper seller.
Lawson was a fallen star. He had been Liza Doolittle's father in 'Pygmalion' with Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller. Arthur Rank gave him the part of Handel in a lavish Technicolor biopic. Joseph Losey admired him and Christopher Lee said he was the finest actor he ever worked with.
But Lawson was an incorrigible drunk who ended up playing character bit parts. He died three years after this. Hancock, also an alcoholic, passed two years later.
Lawson sounds totally sloshed in this
A joy to watch.
Sounds ok to me. 1.24
its the middle of the night and am laughing senseless
Like a previous contributor, disappointingly I am missing the audio.
Oh dear. A sad shadow of his former brilliance.
No sound unfortunately.
Rip Tommy Hancock
No SOUND ????
I rlly fancy these old comedies 😂
@listen2meokidoki what is OFC?
I believe his motor accident prior to doing the blood donor affected his personality,you can see in the blood donor,he had to read.off the cards. I think those around him never throughly understood the cause of his behaviour.
He never should have fired his writers his later shows were never as good,
No sound 😮
Surprisingly good
No sound
"Don't worry about me, I haven't been .......... myself." Hancock says when talking to the policeman. What is that word that I couldn't make out/
"...I often ' talk ' to myself ".
Technically, this upload is a hell of a mess! Nevertheless, I wondered why I had never seen this episode before. (I have every TV episode of Hancock and Hancock's Half Hour on DVD.) The end credits solved the mystery. This was not written by Galton and Simpson. It must be one of the ATV series he made after parting company with them. Fascinating.
Viewers switched off by the million when it was shown early in 1963.
Indeed, it is one of the ATV series and was brodcast on 31 January 1963.
The copyright to this ITV series was owned by Hancocks brother Roger ..... the entire series is in the archives on 35mm film.
Sadly I have no sound
Pointless uploading without sound.
Same
What is the point of posting this with no sound.
dirk gently 50s style
No audio
stuff n nonsense but so timeless funny
Can hardly hear this, sadly.
There's no sound
Is that policeman Glyn Edwards ?
I don't think it is.
Peter Welch. He was mentioned in the credits.
No; looks nothing him.
You'd need to remember
how funny his former work was to remain indulgent.
And the last thing to make Hancock funny was any suggestion of success.
Why no sound ??
ly
it wasnt
twitch watch ha
What about the deaths of the poor sheep hanging around his neck?
Without the products they provide, it should very soon be revealed that farmers don't pay for them to decorate the fields for Sunday drivers. They'd all become endangered animals, looked after only by gentle-hearted sentimentalists.
No sound