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New Year Resolutions

The Lad announces his New Year Resolutions confident he can stick to them. It doesn't go well. Stars Kevin McNally. From 2020.

The Lad announces his New Year Resolutions confident he can stick to them. It doesn't go well.

Bill is equally confident that this is a money-making opportunity.

Starring Kevin McNally as Tony Hancock.

Recreated episode of the classic sitcom. 20 were missing from the ±«Óãtv archives.

Now, after four highly successful series, the final batch of those episodes have been lovingly re-recorded in front of a live audience at the ±«Óãtv Radio Theatre.

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.

With:

Kevin Eldon
Simon Greenall
Robin Sebastian
Susy Kane

Special guest: Paul Merton

Written by Galton & Simpson.

Music recorded by the ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra, conducted by Levon Parikian.

Producer: Neil Pearson & Hayley Sterling.

Originally broadcast on the ±«Óãtv Light Programme on 4th January, 1956.

A ±«Óãtv Studios Production first broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in December 2020.

Available now

28 minutes

Last on

Thu 4 Jan 2024 03:00

Broadcasts

  • Thu 31 Dec 2020 18:30
  • Thu 7 Jan 2021 07:30
  • Thu 7 Jan 2021 17:30
  • Thu 7 Jan 2021 22:00
  • Fri 8 Jan 2021 05:30
  • Wed 29 Dec 2021 18:30
  • Wed 5 Jan 2022 07:30
  • Wed 5 Jan 2022 17:30
  • Wed 5 Jan 2022 22:00
  • Thu 6 Jan 2022 05:30
  • Wed 3 Jan 2024 08:00
  • Wed 3 Jan 2024 13:00
  • Wed 3 Jan 2024 18:00
  • Thu 4 Jan 2024 03:00

Classic Hancock Clips

A selection of memorable moments from the surviving episodes of Hancock's Half Hour.