Hancock's Half Hour (1956)

Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC television comedy series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock with Sid James. The final series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.

Hancock's Half Hour

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Tony Hancock
Tony Hancock
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Sid James
Sid James
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Johnny Vyvyan
Johnny Vyvyan
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Hugh Lloyd
Hugh Lloyd
as Ship's Steward as Hancock's assistant
Alec Bregonzi
Alec Bregonzi
as
Mario Fabrizi
Mario Fabrizi
as Ship's bandleader
John Vere
John Vere
as
James Bulloch
James Bulloch
as
Robert Dorning
Robert Dorning
as
Manville Tarrant
Manville Tarrant
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Ivor Raymonde
Ivor Raymonde
as
Patrick Milner
Patrick Milner
as
Arthur Mullard
Arthur Mullard
as
Ann Marryott
Ann Marryott
as
Herbert Nelson
Herbert Nelson
as
Evelyn Lund
Evelyn Lund
as
George Crowther
George Crowther
as
Richard Statman
Richard Statman
as
Claude Bonser
Claude Bonser
as
Laurie Webb
Laurie Webb
as
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
as Ship's Captain
Elisabeth Fraser
Elisabeth Fraser
as
Gordon Phillott
Gordon Phillott
as
Dennis Chinnery
Dennis Chinnery
as First Officer
Anthony Shirvell
Anthony Shirvell
as
Patricia Hayes
Patricia Hayes
as
Hattie Jacques
Hattie Jacques
as Amorous Lady
Totti Truman Taylor
Totti Truman Taylor
as
Peggy Ann Clifford
Peggy Ann Clifford
as
Philip Carr
Philip Carr
as
Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Williams
as
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell
as
Alan Simpson
Alan Simpson
as
Raymond Rollett
Raymond Rollett
as
Paddi Edwards
Paddi Edwards
as Girl
Harry Lane
Harry Lane
as
Leslie Smith
Leslie Smith
as
Cameron Hall
Cameron Hall
as
Con Courtney
Con Courtney
as
Frank Littlewood
Frank Littlewood
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Graham Leaman
Graham Leaman
as
Rose Howlett
Rose Howlett
as
Anne Reid
Anne Reid
as
Bill Fraser
Bill Fraser
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Annabelle Lee
Annabelle Lee
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Gwenda Ewen
Gwenda Ewen
as as Girl
Brian Oulton
Brian Oulton
as Ship's Doctor
Ian MacNaughton
Ian MacNaughton
as
Fraser White
Fraser White
as
Desmond Rayner
Desmond Rayner
as
Charles Julian
Charles Julian
as
Bruce Wightman
Bruce Wightman
as
Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander
as
Stuart Hillier
Stuart Hillier
as
Pamela Manson
Pamela Manson
as
Sidney Vivian
Sidney Vivian
as
Lionel Wheeler
Lionel Wheeler
as
Joanna Douglas
Joanna Douglas
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Tom Clegg
Tom Clegg
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Laura Thurlow
Laura Thurlow
as
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
as
Frank Pemberton
Frank Pemberton
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Eleanor Fazan
Eleanor Fazan
as
June Whitfield
June Whitfield
as
Ann Lancaster
Ann Lancaster
as
Lynne Cole
Lynne Cole
as
Roger Ostime
Roger Ostime
as
Harry Drew
Harry Drew
as
Peter Allenby
Peter Allenby
as
Basil Beale
Basil Beale
as
Elizabeth Gott
Elizabeth Gott
as
Dick Emery
Dick Emery
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Campbell Singer
Campbell Singer
as
Nancy Roberts
Nancy Roberts
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Louis Mansi
Louis Mansi
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Andrew Faulds
Andrew Faulds
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Roger Avon
Roger Avon
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Ralph Nossek
Ralph Nossek
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William Kendall
William Kendall
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Astor Sklair
Astor Sklair
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John Bramley
John Bramley
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Michael Earl
Michael Earl
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Peter Haigh
Peter Haigh
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Kim Corcoran
Kim Corcoran
as
Frank Lonergan
Frank Lonergan
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Reginald Beckwith
Reginald Beckwith
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Ray Galton
Ray Galton
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Peter Emms
Peter Emms
as
Margaret Flint
Margaret Flint
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Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis
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Michael Balfour
Michael Balfour
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Leonard Sharp
Leonard Sharp
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Thomas Symonds
Thomas Symonds
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Pat Coombs
Pat Coombs
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Ray Grover
Ray Grover
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Raymond Huntley
Raymond Huntley
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Harry Robbins
Harry Robbins
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Pat O'Meara
Pat O'Meara
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Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris
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Bert Simms
Bert Simms
as
Anna Churcher
Anna Churcher
as
Jeanette Edwards
Jeanette Edwards
as
Cardew Robinson
Cardew Robinson
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Phillip Howard
Phillip Howard
as
Albert Grant
Albert Grant
as
James Langley
James Langley
as
Robert Pitt
Robert Pitt
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Beatrice Ormonde
Beatrice Ormonde
as
Mark Singleton
Mark Singleton
as
Leslie Perrins
Leslie Perrins
as
Kenneth Kove
Kenneth Kove
as
Lala Lloyd
Lala Lloyd
as
James Clifton
James Clifton
as
Patricia Shakesby
Patricia Shakesby
as Girl
Una Trimming
Una Trimming
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David Lander
David Lander
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Honor Shepherd
Honor Shepherd
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Edward Malin
Edward Malin
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Ralph Wilson
Ralph Wilson
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Patrick Cargill
Patrick Cargill
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William Sherwood
William Sherwood
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Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
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Chris Dreaper
Chris Dreaper
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Valentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall
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Leslie Cooper
Leslie Cooper
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Hermione Baddeley
Hermione Baddeley
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Lorrae Desmond
Lorrae Desmond
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Jessica Dent
Jessica Dent
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Michael Boudot
Michael Boudot
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Philip Casson
Philip Casson
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Roslyn Ellis
Roslyn Ellis
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Kay Rose
Kay Rose
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Harry Smith Hampshire
Harry Smith Hampshire
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Nina Hunt
Nina Hunt
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Melville E. Noelly
Melville E. Noelly
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Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes
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Roy Patrick
Roy Patrick
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Graham Stark
Graham Stark
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Terry Gilbert
Terry Gilbert
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Leonard Martin
Leonard Martin
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Peter Brownlee
Peter Brownlee
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David Hyme
David Hyme
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Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan
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Constance Wake
Constance Wake
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Doreen Casey
Doreen Casey
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Victor Bryant
Victor Bryant
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Jane Rieger
Jane Rieger
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Janet Barrow
Janet Barrow
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Angela Crow
Angela Crow
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Norman Grant
Norman Grant
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Nicky Grant
Nicky Grant
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Anton Diffring
Anton Diffring
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Tutte Lemkow
Tutte Lemkow
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George Elliott
George Elliott
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Edouard Assaly
Edouard Assaly
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Peter Elliott
Peter Elliott
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Arthur Bennett
Arthur Bennett
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Eugenie Sivyer
Eugenie Sivyer
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Anthony Wiles
Anthony Wiles
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Pat Warren
Pat Warren
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Iris Eve
Iris Eve
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Eileen Delamere
Eileen Delamere
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Dave Freeman
Dave Freeman
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Guy Middleton
Guy Middleton
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Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
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Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins
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Nora Nicholson
Nora Nicholson
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Mary Reynolds
Mary Reynolds
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John Foster
John Foster
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Burt Kwouk
Burt Kwouk
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Nelson Grostate
Nelson Grostate
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Jimmy Raphael
Jimmy Raphael
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Esther MacPherson
Esther MacPherson
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Vera Elmore
Vera Elmore
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Brenda Duncan
Brenda Duncan
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John Gregson
John Gregson
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Max Geldray
Max Geldray
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Alf Silvestri
Alf Silvestri
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Dick Sullivan
Dick Sullivan
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Rufus Cruickshank
Rufus Cruickshank
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Len David
Len David
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Barbara Archer
Barbara Archer
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Louise Howard
Louise Howard
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Guy Mills
Guy Mills
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Ben Bowers
Ben Bowers
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Stanley Segal
Stanley Segal
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Stanley Ayres
Stanley Ayres
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Ann Jay
Ann Jay
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Phyllis Norwood
Phyllis Norwood
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Michael Stainton
Michael Stainton
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Marla Landi
Marla Landi
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Betty Davies
Betty Davies
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Frederick Schiller
Frederick Schiller
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Vivienne Martin
Vivienne Martin
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Edith Stevenson
Edith Stevenson
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Michael Greenwood
Michael Greenwood
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John Blythe
John Blythe
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Ann Smith
Ann Smith
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Phillipa Steward
Phillipa Steward
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Joe Robinson
Joe Robinson
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Harry Locke
Harry Locke
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Mary Fletcher
Mary Fletcher
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Joyce Hemson
Joyce Hemson
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Margery Mason
Margery Mason
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Sonia Peters
Sonia Peters
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Edwin Morton
Edwin Morton
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John Caesar
John Caesar
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Norman Taylor
Norman Taylor
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Bill Matthews
Bill Matthews
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Victor Charrington
Victor Charrington
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Anthony Jennett
Anthony Jennett
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Jack Leonard
Jack Leonard
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Mary Hinton
Mary Hinton
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Michael Ward
Michael Ward
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Betty Miller
Betty Miller
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Penelope Parry
Penelope Parry
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William Mervyn
William Mervyn
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Stan Simmonds
Stan Simmonds
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Raymond Graham
Raymond Graham
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Judy Rogers
Judy Rogers
as
Marylyn Thomas
Marylyn Thomas
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Frances St. Barbe-West
Frances St. Barbe-West
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Dorothy Watson
Dorothy Watson
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Susan Hunter
Susan Hunter
as
Robert Bryan
Robert Bryan
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Michael Wyatt
Michael Wyatt
as
Leonard Sachs
Leonard Sachs
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Austin Trevor
Austin Trevor
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Philip Ray
Philip Ray
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Betty Cardno
Betty Cardno
as
Marie Lightfoot
Marie Lightfoot
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David Grain
David Grain
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Keith Ashley
Keith Ashley
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Gilbert McIntyre
Gilbert McIntyre
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Christopher Dyer
Christopher Dyer
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Kenneth Cowan
Kenneth Cowan
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Alex Wright
Alex Wright
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John Tucker
John Tucker
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Henry B. Longhurst
Henry B. Longhurst
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Eve Patrick
Eve Patrick
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Harry Brunning
Harry Brunning
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Brian Tyler
Brian Tyler
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Ricky Felgate
Ricky Felgate
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Sam Kydd
Sam Kydd
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Leonard Kingston
Leonard Kingston
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Rosamund Lesley
Rosamund Lesley
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Bernice Swanson
Bernice Swanson
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Harold Kasket
Harold Kasket
as Aristotle Thermopylae
Bob Marshall
Bob Marshall
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Leonard Grahame
Leonard Grahame
as
Glyn Jones
Glyn Jones
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Brian Worth
Brian Worth
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Ronnie Brody
Ronnie Brody
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Tom McCall
Tom McCall
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Edward Willis
Edward Willis
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Ryan Jelfe
Ryan Jelfe
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David Bell
David Bell
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George Coulouris
George Coulouris
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Gibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin
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Gordon Sterne
Gordon Sterne
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Joe Enrikie
Joe Enrikie
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Eileen Way
Eileen Way
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Clive Dunn
Clive Dunn
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Joan Heal
Joan Heal
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Vi Stevens
Vi Stevens
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Doug Robinson
Doug Robinson
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Denny Dayviss
Denny Dayviss
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Barbara Evans
Barbara Evans
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Stan Simmons
Stan Simmons
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Bert Waller
Bert Waller
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Bertie Hare
Bertie Hare
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Murray Kash
Murray Kash
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Kenneth Firth
Kenneth Firth
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John Snagge
John Snagge
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Sylvia Osborne
Sylvia Osborne
as
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
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John Bosch
John Bosch
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John Welsh
John Welsh
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Andrew Lieven
Andrew Lieven
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Michael Aspel
Michael Aspel
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Constance Chapman
Constance Chapman
as
Meadows White
Meadows White
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Peter Glaze
Peter Glaze
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Victor Platt
Victor Platt
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Bruno Barnabe
Bruno Barnabe
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Bernard Peake
Bernard Peake
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Annie Leake
Annie Leake
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Edwin Richfield
Edwin Richfield
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Bernard Hunter
Bernard Hunter
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John Bluthal
John Bluthal
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Geoffrey Matthews
Geoffrey Matthews
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Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey Lewis
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Charles Lloyd Pack
Charles Lloyd Pack
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Diana King
Diana King
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Jack Watling
Jack Watling
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Noel Howlett
Noel Howlett
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Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon
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Jose Read
Jose Read
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James Fitzgerald
James Fitzgerald
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Jean Marlow
Jean Marlow
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Frank Thornton
Frank Thornton
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James Ottaway
James Ottaway
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Myrtle Reed
Myrtle Reed
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David Grahame
David Grahame
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  • 1x1

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  • 1x2

    The artist

  • 1x3

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  • 1x4

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  • 1x5

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  • 1x6

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  • 2x3

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  • 2x4

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  • 2x5

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  • 2x6

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  • 3x1

    The continental holiday

  • 3x2

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  • 3x3

    The amusement arcade

  • 3x4

    A holiday in scotland

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    Air steward hancock - the last of the many

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  • 3x7

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  • 3x8

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    The set that failed

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    The two murderers

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  • 5x6

    The cruise

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    The big night

  • 5x8

    The tycoon

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    Spanish interlude

  • 5x10

    Football pools

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    The missing page

  • 6x3

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    The lift

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