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Hancock's fed up with Bill Kerr spending all day in bed, and decides to find him a job. But with Sid James involved, things were always going to get complicated.

The script for ‘The Counterfeiter’ was shelved in the 1950s and only recorded first the first time seven decades later by the cast and crew of ‘The Missing Hancocks’.

The Lad Himself …. Kevin McNally
Bill Kerr …. Kevin Eldon
Sid James …. Simon Greenall
Kenneth Williams …. Robin Sebastian
Andree Melly …. Susy Kane

The first modern sitcom, Hancock's Half Hour made stars of Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams, and launched writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson as one of the most successful comedy-writing partnerships in history.

Original scores re-recorded by the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, conducted by Levon Parikian.

Producers: Neil Pearson and Hayley Sterling

First broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 in January 2020.