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Radio 4 Extra,08 Feb 1955,28 mins

SeriesSeries 1

The Marriage Bureau

Hancock's Half Hour

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The time has come – the Lad Himself must get a job. But he needs to find a wife first… A lost episode of the series recovered and restored for broadcast. Starring Tony Hancock. With: Bill Kerr Moira Lister Sidney James And making his one and only appearance in the iconic sitcom - Peter Sellers. Announcer: Adrian Waller Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz. Producer: Dennis Main Wilson First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1955.

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