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Hancock's Half Hour

Season 6 1960

  • 1960-03-04T00:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 30m
  • 5h (10 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
Broadcast between 4th March 1960 and 6th May 1960, this series comprised 10 episodes and all survive in the BBC Archive. The series was broadcast weekly on Fridays at 2030 except episodes 8 - 10 on Fridays 1930. There were no repeats during the run.

10 episodes

Season Premiere

1960-03-04T00:00:00Z

6x01 The Cold

Season Premiere

6x01 The Cold

  • 1960-03-04T00:00:00Z30m

Hancock has caught a cold and after trying all sorts of cures finds nothing works Finally he goes to the doctor only to find that the doctor has the cold as well In the end Sid takes him on a training run and he ends up fit again

1960-03-11T00:00:00Z

6x02 The Missing Page

6x02 The Missing Page

  • 1960-03-11T00:00:00Z30m

When Hancock finds the last page of a book missing he starts a search for the ending After several false starts Sid suggests the author would know the ending but when they find his house a surprise is in store

1960-03-18T00:00:00Z

6x03 The Emigrant

6x03 The Emigrant

  • 1960-03-18T00:00:00Z30m

Hancock decides to emigrate but to his astonishment finds that no country will accept him so in desperation he turns to Sid and asks him to smuggle him out but Sid has other ideas

1960-03-25T00:00:00Z

6x04 The Reunion Party

6x04 The Reunion Party

  • 1960-03-25T00:00:00Z30m

Hancock holds a reunion get together for his old army buddies but it has been so long since he has seen them that they have all changed and not for the better

1960-04-01T00:00:00Z

6x05 Sid in Love

6x05 Sid in Love

  • 1960-04-01T00:00:00Z30m

Sid falls in love with a clippie on the local bus route but can't bring himself to ask her out So he asks Hancock to help on his behalf but it turns out that she is married to the driver

1960-04-08T00:00:00Z

6x06 The Baby-Sitters

6x06 The Baby-Sitters

  • 1960-04-08T00:00:00Z30m

Hancock and Sid babysit for a local couple but fall asleep. While they doze burglars break in and steal all the furniture The couple call the police and Sid And Hancock are suspects in the robbery

1960-04-14T23:00:00Z

6x07 The Ladies Man

6x07 The Ladies Man

  • 1960-04-14T23:00:00Z30m

After seeing Sid have another success with a girl Hancock enrolls in a night school class to learn how to succeed with the ladies

1960-04-21T23:00:00Z

6x08 The Photographer

6x08 The Photographer

  • 1960-04-21T23:00:00Z30m

Hancock takes up photography with old out of date equipment Then he decides to buy £1000 worth of brand new equipment but still finds he can't take a good photo

1960-04-28T23:00:00Z

6x09 The East Cheam Centenary

6x09 The East Cheam Centenary

  • 1960-04-28T23:00:00Z30m

The local council decide to stage a pageant to celebrate 100 years of East Cheam Sid James sells the rights to the BBC while the mayor has sold the same rights to ITV

Season Finale

1960-05-05T23:00:00Z

6x10 The Poison Pen Letters

Season Finale

6x10 The Poison Pen Letters

  • 1960-05-05T23:00:00Z30m

Hancock is upset by a steady stream of unpleasant letters. But when the police keep a watch on the postbox where the letters are being posted, Sid discovers that Hancock has been writing the letters to himself...in his sleep!

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