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The Rail Strike

Hancock's Half HourSeries 2
Episode 8 of 12

The Lad gets a green signal, but a bumpy ride lies ahead. Stars Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams. From June 1955.

The Lad gets a green signal to outwit a rail strike, but a bumpy ride lies ahead...

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

Starring Tony Hancock.

With:

Bill Kerr
Sidney James
Kenneth Williams
Andree Melly

Announcer: Kenneth Williams

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

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

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1955.

30 minutes

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Thu 26 Sep 202402:30
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