Hancock's Half Hour - Season 3

Hancock's Half Hour - Season 3

Season 3

Broadcast between 30th September 1957 and 23rd December 1957 this series comprised 12 episodes all of which were broadcast live of which episodes 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12 survive in the BBC Archives. The series was broadcast weekly on Mondays at 2002. There were no repeats during the run.
Network
Episodes12
Datessept. 30, 1957 - déc. 23, 1957
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Episodes

The Continental Holiday
Season 3Episode 130 min

The Continental Holiday

Hancock has been on holiday abroad and he tells Sid of his exploits in which he foiled an international gang of smugglers
sept. 30, 1957
The Great Detective
Season 3Episode 230 min

The Great Detective

Hancock dreams of becoming the great detective 'Sexton Hancock' and proceeds to unravel a complicated murder plot.
oct. 7, 1957
The Amusement Arcade
Season 3Episode 330 min

The Amusement Arcade

Sid has set up an amusement arcade, but when Hancock finds out he leads a campaign to have it closed down. Meanwhile, Hancock seeks election to the Council but when Sid's arcade is closed down he moves it... to Hancock's house!
oct. 14, 1957
A Holiday in Scotland
Season 3Episode 430 min

A Holiday in Scotland

Hancock is told by the doctor he must get fit. But when Hancock takes an unwilling Sid on a hunting holiday to Scotland, they get snowed in.
oct. 21, 1957
Air Steward Hancock - The Last of the Many
Season 3Episode 530 min

Air Steward Hancock - The Last of the Many

Hancock takes a job as an Air Steward but he soon learns that he is afraid to fly On his first flight he meets Sid James who blackmails him into smuggling money out of the country.
oct. 28, 1957
The Regimental Reunion
Season 3Episode 630 min

The Regimental Reunion

Hancock, a junior clerk in a City office for 19 years, receives a promotion when his army friends, who met at a reunion, place large orders with the firm. However, they are all fraudulent orders and Sid has the takings!
nov. 4, 1957
The Adopted Family
Season 3Episode 730 min

The Adopted Family

Hancock needs to get to the top of the waiting list for a Council House but to do this he needs a wife and four children. So he adopts Sid and four of his mates, but then he can't get rid of them!
nov. 11, 1957
The Elocution Teacher
Season 3Episode 830 min

The Elocution Teacher

Famous actor Jack Hawkins takes elocution lessons with Hancock and is reduced to being the leader of a rock-and-roll group.
nov. 25, 1957
The Lawyer - The Crown vs Sidney James
Season 3Episode 930 min

The Lawyer - The Crown vs Sidney James

Hancock defends Sid James on a charge of robbing a jewel shop. After a brilliant speech by Hancock, Sid is found not guilty, but Hancock is implicated, and gets sent down.
déc. 2, 1957
Competitions - How to Win Money and Influence People
Season 3Episode 1030 min

Competitions - How to Win Money and Influence People

Hancock spends most of his money and time buying newspapers and entering all the competitions When he finally wins the pools Sid tricks him into signing over all his winnings which, of course, Sid loses.
déc. 9, 1957
There's an Airfield at the Bottom of My Garden
Season 3Episode 1130 min

There's an Airfield at the Bottom of My Garden

Hancock buys a house from Sid but discovers that there's an airfield at the bottom of his garden! Returning to Sid dissatisfied, he is forced to try to sell the house himself but he has considerable difficulties, some of them unscripted! This is because the set was designed to fall apart at a given point in the script but unfortunately, the set starts to fall apart too early and Hancock is forced to improvise!
déc. 16, 1957
Hancock's 43 Minutes
Season 3Episode 1230 min

Hancock's 43 Minutes

A complete departure from the usual show. Hancock presents his own variety show from the Television Theatre - but he has asked Sid to provide all the acts!
déc. 23, 1957

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