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Hancock's Half Hour Series 4 Episodes

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  1. The Last of the McHancocks

    20/20 The Lad inherits a Scottish castle and starts feuding. Stars Tony Hancock.

  2. The Emigrant

    19/20 The Lad decides to move abroad, but has big trouble finding a country to take him.

  3. Hancock in the Police

    18/20 When Bill and the Lad take to the beat, the crime rate soars after they meet Sid.

  4. Agricultural 'Ancock

    17/20 The Lad starts farming, unaware that Sid has sold him a top cricket ground.

  5. The Wild Man of the Woods

    16/20 The Lad announces that he is rejecting society to go and live a truly rural life.

  6. The Old School Reunion

    15/20 Surprises are in store as the Lad heads back for prize-giving day at his old school.

  7. Almost a Gentleman

    14/20 Overlooked in the New Year's Honours, the Lad brushes up on his social etiquette skills.

  8. The 13th of the Series

    13/20 The Lad gets triskaidekaphobic over the recording of the show between numbers 12 and 14.

  9. The Diary

    12/20 The Lad reads his diary of the last year and speculates on what might have been.

  10. Hancock's Happy Christmas

    11/20 Christmas spirit is in short supply in the Hancock household. Starring Tony Hancock.

  11. The Espresso Bar

    10/20 Making no money in showbiz, the Lad sees his future in selling coffee.

  12. The Stolen Petrol

    9/20 Sid sees the return of petrol rationing as a money spinner, with some help from the Lad.

  13. Cyrano de Hancock

    8/20 Chaos looms when Sid confesses he is in love with the Lad's secretary.

  14. Anna and the King of Siam

    7/20 The film of The King and I inspires the Lad's own unmusical and argumentative version.

  15. Michelangelo 'Ancock

    6/20 The lad takes up sculpting, but when he runs out of rocks, it is Sid to the rescue.

  16. The New Secretary

    5/20 The Lad's plan to hire help is thwarted by the scary Grizelda Pugh.

  17. The Income Tax Demand

    4/20 With a bill looming, the Lad consults crooked chartered accountant Sid. With Sid James.

  18. The Bolshoi Ballet

    2/20 The Lad's hopes of seeing a night of dance at Covent Garden don't quite go to plan.

  19. Back From Holiday

    1/20 After a disastrous break, the Lad discovers Sid's rented his house out. From October 1956.