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The Idol

Hancock's Half HourSeries 1
Episode 3 of 16

Tired of the Lad's big-headedness, Bill and Moira decide to teach him a lesson. Stars Tony Hancock. From November 1954.

Feeling tired of the Lad's big-headedness, Bill and Moira decide it's time to teach him a lesson.

Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy about the life and times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With:

Moira Lister
Bill Kerr
Sidney James

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

Music recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954

30 minutes

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