TONY HANCOCK ~ THE EAST CHEAM DRAMA FESTIVAL

[@Bondek1996]

Never fails Hancock versus the piano player. "Turn it up mate!"

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

Writing/acting genius, sadly missed these days.

[@MarkEdwards101]

Kenneth Williams saying "I say, is there some boxing on?" Floors me every time.

[@louisecook6483]

Love listening to all these again, I remember watching him on TV with my dad when I was very young , pity they wouldn't re-run the TV series again but it wouldn't be PC enough for some with no humour

[@MarkHarrison733]

It wasn't funny.

[@colonisedtartan9539]

It's dead rubbish to find wit banter or joy in anything I've seen . It's rubbish

[@ronaldstrange8981]

What a pity the BBC destroyed some of the original T.V. recordings. I do have the remaining episodes and have been a lifetime fan. I am now (in January 2021) 84 and obeying the "lock down" rules regarding covid. Regards.

[@khent712]

73 and counting.

[@timwingham8952]

"...In the famous scene where she overturned the boat..." Makes me laugh every time! Poor Hattie, but it's so very funny. Hancock's delivery of that line is perfection.

[@maryoleary5044]

"Dolly, I'll have one of those 'drinks on a stick' please!"

[@stephenreeds3672]

Classic comedy "He wants a good punch up the bracket that boy" Best work Sid James ever did.

[@daneb.mcfadhen9896]

Hilarious. Too bad drama teachers won't give the kids the chance to listen to this. What brilliant acting.

[@paulclay8547]

Love Tony Hancock, he's a legend

[@thephilpott2194]

Note that at 9:36 there is a skip in the recording. A couple of seconds missing. There is a gunshot and Hattie say's 'Well you are NOW..' This glitch is present on the official BBC compact cassette issue but is absent (fortunately) from the original vinyl issue.

[@victoriasmith2512]

Funny my family have always said a punch up the bracket lol

[@1911m1a1ellis]

My favourite episode. 'How's that pudding going?'

[@markgc1316]

This episode, and The Bowmans are my favourites.

[@martyn4933]

'Dolly I'll have one of those drinks on a stick please'

[@freednb]

the timing is so good on this episode :)

[@davidhallett8783]

A standard you may expect from any production from the state of the scout s hall cheam

[@davidhallett8783]

From the stage. Goddamned auto correct

[@rodericstanley2258]

First heard this on the BBC when I was at Manchester university studying physics.

[@azstumegan1114]

wonderful to hear.. !

[@maryoleary5044]

"...on account of the pianist has never heard of him"

[@jamestrevelyan3912]

Happy Days!!!!!!

[@jamestrevelyan3912]

Kenneth Williams sounds exactly as he did when I had this record.

[@davidtasker6887]

I got a number of Hancock's half hour... Still as good... Lolol

[@thephilpott2194]

I stumbled across this performance by pure chance. A friend of my mother's by the name of Jean Hands was moving house and turfed out a dozen 12" records. At the age of 10 or thereabouts, they were deemed throwing weaponry or improvised frisbees, but i (or WE, if you include my sisters) deemed it appropriate to play them before condemning them. I'm glas we did, 'cos two of them were Hancock. Never in the field of entertainment did radio kick television into touch quite so comprehensively. Outstanding. Humour that is already decades out of date has to be very good to make a 10yr old laugh.

[@thephilpott2194]

Excellent. Somewhere along the journey to us this has been run at 28 or 29 rpm at some point- kenneth williams sounds like he is on mogadon! Common problem with old vinyl. (And with audio cassettes sometimes)

[@mavisemberson8737]

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock. actor laddie. Actually on stage!

[@guzzer9]

Well at least we know now why Jack never returned home. He doesn't live here

[@gordontaylor5373]

That's absolute genius!

[@victoriasmith2512]

The fact none of it make any sense is brilliant, 70 years on and there just as funny now as they were then .😊

[@user-bh4rx8mf8g]

Gad, it's Gladys!

[@fishkol]

"Shut up and put your trousers on.."

[@appledoreman]

22 seconds worth of laughter for that line - justifiably!

[@OFFICIALREBECCAPOOLE]

We've come to see a play!

[@antoniod]

Of course "Joshua" returned in "The Bowmans".

[@olivierbolton8683]

Vunder bar!

[@marywilliams9858]

Can't decide who are funnier, Cockneys or peopled Tom Lancashire.bv

[@marywilliams9858]

Or people from Lancashire

[@AnnabellaRedwood]

I would say cockneys.

[@meirwise1107]

Lol.