Hancock's Half Hour - Season 1
1 - The First TV Show
Air Date: July 6, 1956
Hancock has a broken leg but Sid insists that the show must go on and so the show is broadcast from Hancock's hospital bed.
2 - The Artist
Air Date: July 20, 1956
Hancock decides to become an artist and buys up some old canvases to paint over. However, one is a stolen Rembrandt and one of Sid's cronies is forced to buy up all of Hancock's paintings to retrieve it.
3 - The Dancer
Air Date: August 3, 1956
At last Hancock secures a film role... but only if he can dance. Sid provides lessons for Hancock and enters him into a local dancing Championship Contest, but is forced to become his partner in the competition (in drag)!
4 - The Bequest
Air Date: August 17, 1956
Uncle Obadiah leaves Hancock a fortune provided that he gets married. Hancock starts to look for his future wife with the help of the Sid James Marriage Bureau.
5 - The Radio Show
Air Date: August 31, 1956
Broadcast from the National Radio Show, Earl's Court, this episode comprised a number of sketches including the The Red Army Choir... British style!
6 - The Chef That Died of Shame
Air Date: September 14, 1956
The cast play the parts in the story of 'Iggins, a cook who becomes a well respected chef but subsequently fails and loses everything due to drink.