A Visit To Russia
With East/West relations in crisis, Tony launches a diplomatic mission. Stars Kevin McNally. 1955 episode re-recorded in 2015.
Between 1954 and 1959, 麻豆社 Radio recorded 102 episodes of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's comedy classic Hancock's Half Hour. The first modern sitcom, it made stars of Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams, and launched Galton and Simpson on one of the most successful comedy-writing partnerships in history.
Sadly, 20 episodes of the show went missing from the 麻豆社 archives, and had not been heard since their original transmission, until this series of faithful re-imaginings. These episodes have been lovingly re-recorded in front of a live audience at the 麻豆社 Radio Theatre, featuring a stellar cast,
This episode: 鈥楢 Visit To Russia鈥�. With East/West relations in crisis, Tony takes it upon himself to launch his very own diplomatic mission...
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, and with the classic score newly recorded by the 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. 鈥楢 Visit To Russia鈥� was first broadcast on the Light Programme on 14th December 1955.
CAST:
Tony Hancock 鈥�. Kevin McNally
Bill Kerr 鈥�. Kevin Eldon
Sid James 鈥�. Simon Greenall
Kenneth Williams 鈥�. Robin Sebastian
Andree Melly 鈥�. Susy Kane
Produced by Ed Morrish and Neil Pearson.
A 麻豆社 Radio Comedy Production first broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in December 2015.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Tony Hancock | Kevin McNally |
| Bill Kerr | Kevin Eldon |
| Sid James | Simon Greenall |
| Kenneth Williams | Robin Sebastian |
| Andree Melly | Susy Kane |
| Writer | Ray Galton |
| Writer | Alan Simpson |
| Producer | Ed Morrish |
| Producer | Neil Pearson |
Broadcasts
Mon 14 Dec 2015 11:30麻豆社 Radio 4- Thu 6 Sep 2018 23:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Thu 17 Sep 2020 07:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 17 Sep 2020 17:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 18 Sep 2020 05:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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