Various other video tape releases (and a Laser Disc) that feature Hancock
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Hancock
BBC Video
Laser Disc - Released 1985 - Now deleted
BBCL 7004
Click here - to see the Video release of this Laser Disc - a current release

The Blood Donor - Perhaps the best loved of all Hancock episodes. 'A pint, why that's very nearly an armful!' protests our public-spirited hero when he decides 'to give so others can live'. And, as with any ordinary bank, Hancock discovers that the deposit can be all-too-quickly followed by sudden withdrawal.

The Missing Page - The detective story 'Lady Don't Fall Backwards' holds Hancock in it's cheap thrall. At whom will Johnny Oxford point the accusing finger? But the last page is missing (perhaps someone lit a fag with it muses Sid). So the intrepid pair embark on a hunt for the killer's identity.

Twelve Angry Men - Justice takes a back seat when Sid discovers that jury members that cannot reach agreement receive 30 bob a day during their deliberations. Hancock is the eloquent foreman, haranguing the good men and true with tear-jerking protestations of the accussed's innocence.

 

Hancock's Last Hour (and a quarter) in colour
Released 1992 - Now deleted
Wonderland Entertainment
Re-released as Hancock - The Australian TV Series, here
WEL 0130

Tony Hancock was one of the most successful British comedians of modern times. From 1954 Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, the lad from East Cheam, was one of the all time great British comic characters, and his radio escapades were a must for listeners everywhere.

His Last screen performance - never seen before! Tony Hancock made several visits to Australia, where he was also a household name. In 1968 he returned to make a television series about an English immigrant, unimpressed by the Australian culture. These shows were the last Hancock made (the full series was never completed) for, on the 24th June he committed suicide. Hancock's Last Hour (and a quarter) is a record of the last shows of a much-loved comic genius.

 

The Tony Hancock Collectors Classic
Video Distributors International
Australian release - 1992 - Now deleted
VDI 55225
Original Australian release of both the above & below videos

Presenting the famed comic genius in his final and greatest performance. The riotous and nonstop verbalising comes with typical manic rhetoric, starting with his historic landing; Mr Hancock is penalised by the Australian Customs when a stuffed animal is found in his luggage, prompting an unforgettable journey of amusement and wit.

"... Her Britannic Majesty
shan't be amused by this colony. Where are the friendly Diggers! Where are the curvaceous graces of Waltzing Matilda!"
Watch out Terra Australis, Hancock is in town!

Collector's edition -
This is Mr Hancock's only colour special!

Featuring: Tony Hancock, Gloria Dawn, Tony Were, Don Crosby. Music by Tommy Tycho.

 

Hancock - The Australian TV Series
Released 1996 - Deleted in the UK since 18th Dec 1997
Labyrinth Media Ltd

Previously released as Hancock's Last Hour (and a quarter) in colour, here

LML 0152

In 1956, Tony Hancock and his writers Galton and Simpson, transferred to BBC Television. After a slow start ratings built up massively, reaching a peak in 1961. The following year Hancock moved to ITV, though the Hancock series was less successful than its predecessor.

Subsequently Tony Hancock made several visits to Australia, where he was also a household name. In 1968 he returned to make a television series about an English immigrant, unimpressed by the Australian culture. These shows were the last Hancock made (the full series was never completed) for, on the 24 June, Tony Hancock died from a lethal combination of vodka and barbiturates.

HANCOCK - The Australian TV Series is the record of the last shows of a much-loved comic genius.

 

PNE Video
British Comedy Legends
PNV 1019
Released 1996 - Now deleted

Sid! - The Very Best Of Sid James

A compilation of the very best moments from the career of Sid James, one of the most popular comedy stars of all time. The show contains scenes from Sid's early film roles, Hancock's Half Hour, Citizen James, George and the Dragon, Bless This House, and of course every Carry On film in which Sid appeared.

The show also contains previously unseen footage of interviews with Sid and other Carry On stars unearthed from film archives all over the UK, as well as specially filmed interviews with Carry On star Jack Douglas, Bless This House co-star Diana Coupland, and Bernard Cribbins. The show is narrated by Sid fanatic Jonathan Ross.

"A Colossus Amongst Men" Jonathan Ross

Extracts taken from the following Hancock's Half Hour shows:

The New Car | Sid in Love | The Cold | Twelve Angry Men

 

British Comedy Legends
PNE Video
Released 1996 - Now deleted
PNV 1021

Stop Messin' About! - The Very Best Of Kenneth Williams

The epitome of camp comedy and the undoubted king of the double entendre, Kenneth Williams' unique talents make him one of the best loved comedy actors of all time.

The Very Best Of Kenneth Williams is the ultimate tribute to his genius, featuring footage from every stage of his career, from Hancock's Half Hour to classic Carry On moments, through to An Audience With Kenneth Williams. The show also includes hilarious interludes from the many TV chat shows he upstaged, and a parade of unforgettable characters including Rambling Syd Rumpo and Sandy & Jules.

Paying tribute to Our Ken in specially filmed interviews are Barbara Windsor, Jack Douglas, Patsy Rowlands and long time friend and writer of Round The Horne Barry Took, who also narrates the show.

Extract taken from the following Hancock's Half Hour show: The Alpine Holiday

 

Great Comedy Moments
BBC Video
Released 5th November 2001
BBCV 7031
Also available on DVD, as BBCDVD 1055

A selection of THE finest moments of television comedy over the years.

With over eighty minutes of classic comedy this is every comedy lover’s dream. This specially complied video contains the best moments from the history of comedy at the BBC and features the finest humour from some of the most well respected performers, including: The Two Ronnies, Morecambe and Wise, Only Fools and Horses, Blackadder, The Likely Lads, One Foot in the Grave, The Good Life, Yes Minister, Hancock, Last of the Summer Wine, Steptoe and Son and Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.

There's Frank Spencer careering along at high speed and "about to be articulated", Fletch having his medical before serving porridge, Pete 'n Dud putting the world to rights over a sandwich, Morecambe and Wise preparing breakfast to the sound of the striptease tune, Del Boy playing it" nice and cool" before falling through the bar, Blackadder being upstaged by Flash ("am I pleased to see you or did I just put a canoe down my trousers") and much, much more...

 

These video tapes are current releases and therefore still available to buy from your local video retailer, or in the case of BBC releases, from the BBC Shops Comedy section - Online.
All other video tape releases are discontinued, but may be available from various video retailers that still have some old stock. You should be able to find them second-hand, if you keep those minces peeled!

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