Seasons & Episodes
The First TV Show
Hancock has a broken leg but Sid insists that the show must go on and so the show is broadcast from Hancock's hospital b
The Artist
Hancock decides to become an artist and buys up some old canvases to paint over. However, one is a stolen Rembrandt and
The Dancer
At last Hancock secures a film role... but only if he can dance. Sid provides lessons for Hancock and enters him into a
The Bequest
Uncle Obadiah leaves Hancock a fortune provided that he gets married. Hancock starts to look for his future wife with th
The Radio Show
Broadcast from the National Radio Show, Earl's Court, this episode comprised a number of sketches including the The Red
The Chef That Died of Shame
The cast play the parts in the story of 'Iggins, a cook who becomes a well respected chef but subsequently fails and los
The Alpine Holiday
Hancock upsets his fellow passengers on a flight to Switzerland and then discovers that he has to share his room at the
Lady Chatterley's Revenge
Hancock is given a small part in the East Cheam Repertory Company's production of 'Moon Over Tahiti' but then they forge
The Russian Prince
Hancock bumps his head and suffers from temporary amnesia. Whilst he is unable to remember who he is, Sid persuades Hanc
The New Neighbour
Hancock is worried by his new neighbour who seems to keep bringing in bodies and dumping them in an incinerator in the b
The Pianist
Hancock dreams that he has a job as a night club pianist and he falls in love with a foreign baroness. But she is engage
The Auction
Sid and Hancock decide to auction off their property to pay for a trip to Monte Carlo to try out Sid's infallible roulet
The Continental Holiday
Hancock has been on holiday abroad and he tells Sid of his exploits in which he foiled an international gang of smuggler
The Great Detective
Hancock dreams of becoming the great detective 'Sexton Hancock' and proceeds to unravel a complicated murder plot.
The Amusement Arcade
Sid has set up an amusement arcade, but when Hancock finds out he leads a campaign to have it closed down. Meanwhile, Ha
A Holiday in Scotland
Hancock is told by the doctor he must get fit. But when Hancock takes an unwilling Sid on a hunting holiday to Scotland
Air Steward Hancock - The Last of the Many
Hancock takes on a new job as an air steward. But one of the passengers on his first flight is Sid who is on the run fro
The Regimental Reunion
Hancock, a junior clerk in a City office for 19 years, receives a promotion when his army friends, who met at a reunion,
The Adopted Family
Hancock needs to get to the top of the waiting list for a council house but to do this he needs a wife and four children
The Elocution Teacher
Famous actor Jack Hawkins takes elocution lessons with Hancock and is reduced to being the leader of a rock-and-roll gro
The Lawyer - The Crown vs Sidney James
Hancock becomes a lawyer but when he defends an obviously guilty Sid James in court he finds himself the subject of a gu
Competitions - How to Win Money and Influence People
Hancock takes up entering newspaper competitions as a full time job. When he wins a few competitions, he is foolish enou
There's An Airfield At the Bottom of My Garden
Hancock buys a house from Sid but discovers that there's an airfield at the bottom of his garden. Returning to Sid dissa
Hancock's 43 Minutes - The East Cheam Repertory Company
Hancock presents his own variety show from the Television Theatre - but he has asked Sid to provide all the acts.
Ericsson the Viking
Sid has persuaded Hancock to make a dramatic film which the BBC have agreed to broadcast. But Hancock is worried; after
Underpaid! or Grandad's SOS
Hancock discovers that his extremely rich grandfather is very ill in hospital in Australia. Sid, expecting a large beque
The Set That Failed
Hancock doesn't know what to do: his television set has broken down. He sets off on a quest to find a working TV and joi
The New Nose
After a particularly unsuccessful date, Hancock puts his lack of success with the girls down to his nose. After refusing
The Flight of the Red Shadow
Hancock has been in a production of 'The Desert Song' but when it closes prematurely Hancock and Sid escape with only th
The Horror Serial
Hancock has been watching the last episode of the horror serial 'Quatermass & The Pit' and is now in a very nervous stat
The Italian Maid
Hancock hires a domestic help who turns out to be an Italian beauty. An immediate rivalry develops between Hancock and S
Matrimony - Almost
Hancock meets a girl at an upper class party. He believes that she has money and Sid tells her that Hancock has money, s
The Beauty Contest
The local council decide not to hold a Miss East Cheam contest because of the low standard of entrants the previous year
The Wrong Man
Hancock agrees to attend an identity parade at the local Police station. But when he is mistakenly picked out by three w
The Oak Tree
The tree in Hancock's garden is threatened with felling to make way for a lamp-post and because it is a danger to passi
The Knighthood
Hancock is determined to receive a Knighthood and decides that classical theatre is the only answer. Surely a stint at S
The Servants
The TV series is finally over so Hancock and Sid need to get jobs. They take on the role of servants dressed as an elder
The Economy Drive
Hancock and Sid return from holiday to discover that Sid has failed to cancel any deliveries and has left every electric
The Two Murderers
Sid asks Hancock to lend him the money to open a fish and chip shop but Hancock refuses. Sid tells Hancock that he'll ge
Lord Byron Lived Here
Hancock's house is falling down and needs a lot of work. In order for the National Trust to renovate it for him he needs
Twelve Angry Men
Hancock is the foreman of the Jury and stands alone in declaring the petty criminal innocent. But when Sid discovers ho
The Train Journey
Hancock is faced with a very long train journey to Giggleswick and decides to liven up the journey, but only succeeds in
The Cruise
Hancock goes on a cruise but quickly becomes fed up when the only woman interested in him is large and over-amorous. How
The Big Night
Hancock is really looking forward to a big night out with Sid and two girls. But his preparations turn to disaster when
The Tycoon
Hancock is on the verge of ruin because his shares have plummeted in value. He attends a shareholder meeting but falls a
Spanish Interlude
Sid is struggling to find work for Hancock and the latest roles he has secured involve Hancock standing in national dres
Football Pools
Hancock only needs one more draw to secure the top payout on the Football Pools. As the match is a local one with a late
The Cold
Hancock has suffered from cold after cold during the winter and has tried all of the various medicines on the market. In
The Missing Page
Hancock takes out a murder mystery book from the library. When he discovers that the last page is missing he is determin
The Emigrant
Hancock decides that he will emigrate, but no-one will take him. Knowing Sid's past he asks for his assistance, but the
The Reunion Party
Hancock decides to hold a reunion with his wartime pals. But a lot of time has elapsed since he last saw them and people
Sid in Love
Sid has fallen in love with the conductress of a 93 bus but he doesn't know how to approach her. Seeking Hancock's advic
The Baby-Sitters
Hancock and Sid decide to earn some extra cash by signing on as babysitters. The pleasant evening is spoiled when they s
The Ladies Man
Hancock has had no success with the ladies so he decides to enrol in a charm school course, and he dreams about the outc
The Photographer
Hancock has broken his ancient camera so he decides to invest in the latest technology. His attempts to take shots of di
The East Cheam Centenary
It's the centenary of the Borough of East Cheam and Hancock has arranged for the BBC to have exclusive TV rights to the
The Poison Pen Letters
Hancock is upset by a steady stream of unpleasant letters. But when the police keep a watch on the post box where the le
The Bedsitter
Hancock is alone in his Earl's Court bed-sit and tries to master a Bertrand Russell book, fails to get the TV to work an
The Bowmans
Hancock plays the part of Old Joshua Merryweather in the radio show The Bowmans (which sounds rather similar to The Arch
The Radio Ham
Hancock has bought himself a radio transmitter/receiver and he is able to converse with remote parts of the world, discu
The Lift
Hancock is the ninth passenger in a lift designed to take eight. When the lift sticks he tries to raise everybody's spir
The Blood Donor
Hancock decides to give a pint of blood. But he is alarmed when he discovers he has to give very nearly an armful, and h
The Succession - Son and Heir
Hancock decides that it's time to have children to 'carry on the line'. He selects three eligible girls and proposes to
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