The Christmas Eve Party
When Hancock throws a noisy party his neighbours, full of the Christmas spirit, take him to court.
The Missing Hancocks recreates those episodes of the classic Hancock's Half Hour that have been wiped or lost from the archive.
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 成人快手 archives. Now, after four highly successful series, the final batch of those episodes have been lovingly re-recorded in front of a live audience at the 成人快手 Radio Theatre.
Tonight's episode: When Hancock throws a noisy party his neighbours, full of the Christmas spirit, take him to court.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, and with the classic score re-recorded by the 成人快手 Concert Orchestra, the show stars Kevin McNally, Kevin Eldon, Simon Greenall, Robin Sebastian and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. The Christmas Eve Party was first broadcast on the 28th December, 1954.
Produced by Neil Pearson & Paul Sheehan.
Written by Ray Galton & Alan Simpson
Music recorded by the 成人快手 Concert Orchestra, conducted by Levon Parikian.
A 成人快手 Studios Production.
This programme was first broadcast in December 2021
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