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Radio 4 Extra,01 Dec 1959,30 mins

Series Series 6

The Fete

Hancock's Half Hour

Available for 24 days

The Lad rashly agrees to tempt Sir Laurence Olivier to open the East Cheam Garden Fete. Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy about the life and times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock. Starring Tony Hancock. With: Sidney James Bill Kerr Wilfred Babbage Jack Watson Hugh Morton Theme and incidental music composed and conducted by Wally Stott. Producer: Tom Ronald First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1959.

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