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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.

In this recreation: the Lad takes a break from his job as a lift attendant and decides to head to the seaside for a fortnight in Brighton... in winter!

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 Â鶹Éç archives. Now, after three highly successful series, another batch of those episodes have been lovingly re-recorded in front of a live audience at the Â鶹Éç Radio Theatre.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Tony Hancock …. Kevin McNally
Bill Kerr …. Kevin Eldon
Kenneth Williams …. Robin Sebastian
Sid James …. Simon Greenall
Andree Melly …. Susy Kane

The classic score re-recorded by the Â鶹Éç Concert Orchestra, conducted by Levon Parikian.

Producers: Neil Pearson & Paul Sheehan.

'The Winter Holiday' was originally broadcast on the 16th November, 1955.

A Â鶹Éç Studios production for Â鶹Éç Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.