S3 E2 - Very Nearly an Armful - Hancock in the Police
In this episode, James, Tim, Jon and Martin look at the brilliant radio episode Hancock in the Police. The episode is a frenetic half hour of classic comedy and the team consider the incredible contribution of Kenneth Williams, who played no less than five parts in this episode, including arguably his best performance in the character of Snide. They also look at Hattie Jacques’ vocal dexterity, consider Hancock’s performances in drag as part of his time in the Gang Shows and consider, in detail, how tall you have to be to be six foot two. The podcast also includes rarely heard extracts from the Apollo Theatre Company’s stage production of this episode where the complete uncut script was used. As usual, the dynamic four get side tracked, this time with two brilliant events taking place in London in April and the derivation of the term a Charlie! Don’t forget to rate us and subscribe to the podcast. And, if you haven’t done so already, why not join the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society - full details of how to join are at Tonyhancock.org.uk. We’ll be back in two weeks when we will be looking at the radio episode The Poetry Society - Hope to see you then!