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Radio 4,25 Dec 2019,28 mins

Series Series 4

Christmas at Aldershot

The Missing Hancocks

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The Missing Hancocks recreates those episodes of the classic Hancock's Half Hour that have been wiped or lost from the archive. The first modern sitcom, Hancock's Half Hour made stars of Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams, and launched Ray Galton and Alan Simpson as one of the most successful comedy-writing partnerships in history. But 20 episodes of the show were missing from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archives. Now, after four highly successful series, the final batch of those episodes have been lovingly re-recorded in front of a live audience at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Theatre. Tonight's episode: Hancock is looking forward to Christmas, but then his call-up papers arrive. And as if that wasn't bad enough, his commanding officer turns out to be one Sidney James..... Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, and with the classic score re-recorded by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, the show stars Kevin McNally, Kevin Eldon, Simon Greenall, Robin Sebastian and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Christmas At Aldershot was first broadcast on the 21st December, 1954. Produced by Neil Pearson & Hayley Sterling. Written by Ray Galton & Simpson Music recorded by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, conducted by Levon Parikian. A ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios Production. This programme was first broadcast on Christmas Day, 2019.

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