The Winter Holiday
The Lad takes a winter break from his job as a lift attendant and opts for a fortnight in Brighton. Stars Kevin McNally. From 2018.
The Missing Hancocks recreates those episodes of the classic Hancock's Half Hour that have been wiped or lost from the archive.
In this recreation: the Lad takes a break from his job as a lift attendant and decides to head to the seaside for a fortnight in Brighton... in winter!
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. But 20 episodes of the show were missing from the 91Èȱ¬ archives. Now, after three highly successful series, another batch of those episodes have been lovingly re-recorded in front of a live audience at the 91Èȱ¬ Radio Theatre.
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
The classic score re-recorded by the 91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra, conducted by Levon Parikian.
Producers: Neil Pearson & Paul Sheehan.
'The Winter Holiday' was originally broadcast on the 16th November, 1955.
A 91Èȱ¬ Studios production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.
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- Thu 6 Dec 2018 18:3091Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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