The Blood Donor - Tony Hancock

"The Blood Donor" was originally released on 23 June 1961 on TV, and subsequently re-made in radio format in October that year, with an invited studio audience. I think the radio format is vastly superior, as Hancock's use of cue cards is obvious and amateurish in the TV version.

[@robintyson591]

I love all the supporting cast here such as Hugh Lloyd 18:25

[@alexpearl5980]

Wonderful!

[@markt1387]

I like this version more than theTV version , where his timing was affected by using cue cards, after his car accident.

[@stephenmorris4944]

Genius

[@SylentEcho]

The line I liked better from the Radio version of this episode, was when he says, "how dare you?!" to her, when she asks him if he had any of those diseases. In the TV version, he just blushes.

[@caruuso]

Personally I think Hancock should have stuck to radio. His timing was immaculate. TV weakened him in my opinion.

[@philnewton4844]

Is the speech speeded up?

[@jeffreycrawley8094]

Don't forget he used the cue cards because he'd been in a bad car crash.

[@davidhowells9113]

caruuso, very true.