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GALTON AND SIMPSON: GRUMPY OLD MEN? | Culture | The Independent

GALTON AND SIMPSON: GRUMPY OLD MEN? | Culture | The Independent A 1996 interview with the creators of Hancock's Half-Hour and Steptoe and Son, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson: "Why do they still appeal to generations born long after they...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 20, 2016 2:52 PM

Roger Hancock and John Freeman obituaries

Obituary of Roger Hancock, brother and agent of Tony Hancock in The Independent "The previous year, a chain-smoking, nervous-looking Tony had been very self-critical in a Face to Face television interview with John Freeman. 'It was the biggest mistake he...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 4, 2015 11:56 PM

Tony Hancock: Funny man - Profiles - People - The Independent

Tony Hancock: Funny man - Profiles - People - The Independent A rambling essay on the life, comedy, and decline of the star of the 1950s sitcom which became "the yardstick against which all subsequent British sitcoms have been measured."...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 25, 2014 10:17 AM

The Truth About The Railways - The Hancock Report

The Truth About The Railways - The Hancock Report In 1963, British Railways dealt with public complaints -- crowded carriages, reduced service, late trains, dingy stations -- by voicing them through comedian Tony Hancock and responding to them in this...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 23, 2013 1:48 PM