The Counterfeiter
The Lad tries to find Bill a job. But then Sid gets involved. Stars Kevin McNally. First recorded and broadcast in 2020.
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 βThe Counterfeiterβ was shelved in the 1950s and only recorded first the first time seven decades later by the cast and crew of βThe Missing Hancocksβ.
The Lad Himself β¦. Kevin McNally
Bill Kerr β¦. Kevin Eldon
Sid James β¦. Simon Greenall
Kenneth Williams β¦. Robin Sebastian
Andree Melly β¦. 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 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra, conducted by Levon Parikian.
Producers: Neil Pearson and Hayley Sterling
First broadcast on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 2020.
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