The New Neighbour

The Missing Hancocks recreates those episodes of the classic Hancock's Half Hour that have been wiped or lost from the archive.

The first modern sitcom, Hancock's Half Hour made stars of Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams, and launched Ray Galton and Alan Simpson as one of the most successful comedy-writing partnerships in history.

Between 1954 and 1959, BBC Radio recorded 102 episodes, but 20 were missing from the BBC archives, until four highly successful series lovingly reimagined them before a live audience at the BBC Radio Theatre.

In this recreation, the Lad has a new neighbour, whose night-time routine is very, very suspicious.....

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Tony Hancock …. Kevin McNally
Bill Kerr …. Kevin Eldon
Kenneth Williams …. Robin Sebastian
Sid James …. Simon Greenall
Andree Melly …. Susy Kane
Other Parts .... David Cann

Classic Hancock score re-recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Levon Parikian.

Producers: Ed Morrish and Neil Pearson.

The lost original recording was last broadcast in March 1956.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2019.