Series 2

First broadcast 19.4.55.

(without Tony Hancock, with Harry Secombe) This episode is missing from the archives and was only ever broadcast once (plus the Sunday repeat).

This episode was re-recorded by the BBC for the third series of The Missing Hancocks.  Featuring Andy Secombe playing his Father Harry Secombe.  The re-recorded show was broadcast on 14th March 2017 on Radio 4.

Harry Secombe and Bill leave for a holiday in Southend but they get on the wrong train and end up in Paris where they first meet Andree.

First broadcast 26.4.55

(without Tony Hancock, with Harry Secombe) This episode is missing from the archives and was only ever broadcast once (plus the Sunday repeat).

This episode was re-recorded by the BBC for the third series of The Missing Hancocks.  Featuring Andy Secombe playing his Father Harry Secombe.  The re-recorded show was broadcast on 21st March 2017 on Radio 4.

As Hancock is absent, Bill is staying with Harry Secombe. They decide to show Andree the sights of London but get caught up in Sid’s plot to steal the Crown Jewels.

First broadcast 3.5.55.

(without Tony Hancock with Harry Secombe) This episode is missing from the archives and was only ever broadcast once (plus the Sunday repeat).

This episode was re-recorded by the BBC for the third series of The Missing Hancocks.  Featuring Andy Secombe playing his Father Harry Secombe.  The re-recorded show was broadcast on 28th March 2017 on Radio 4.

Harry has 10 bob left so Bill decides to spend it on a racehorse. The fact that it only has three legs doesn’t deter Sid from entering it in the Britannia Steeplechase.

First broadcast 10.5.55

(Tony Hancock returns; Harry Secombe makes a guest appearance) This episode, which was only repeated once, was found in 2023 by Richard Harrison of The Radio Circle.   As at October 2023, the episode is being restored and details of how it can be heard will be added here as soon as details are known.

This episode was re-recorded by the BBC for the third series of The Missing Hancocks.  Featuring Andy Secombe playing his Father Harry Secombe and Kevin R McNally as Tony Hancock.  The re-recorded show was broadcast on 4th April 2017 on Radio 4.

Hancock returns and finds Bill and Andree in his flat. He agrees to thank Harry Secombe for standing in for him so they head off to Swansea and find Harry down a coalmine.

First broadcast 17.5.55

(with Dennis Wilson on piano)

Hancock starts work for Sid running Sid’s holiday camp…but it’s a converted army camp on an active artillery practice range.

First broadcast 24.5.55

The cast play the parts in the story of ‘Iggins, a cook, who becomes a well respected chef but subsequently fails and loses everything due to drink. It is likely that the episode was inspired by the 1954 film ‘The Country Girl’.  Released in the UK in March 1955 and starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and William Holden, the film tells the story of an alcoholic actor who has lost everything to drink and is given one last chance to relaunch his career

First broadcast 31.5.55

This episode is missing from the archives despite being repeated in it’s own Sunday slot. In addition, it was also repeated in the Sunday slot in place of episode 10 due to a topical reference in that show (see below). It also received a further repeat in September of the same year.

This epsiode was recreated for the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe featuring Kevin R McNally as Tony Hancock and was re-recorded by the BBC on 13th January 2019 in the fourth series of The Missing Hancocks.  Featuring Kevin R McNally as Tony Hancock, the re-recorded show was broadcast on 18th December 2019 on Radio 4.

Hancock stands for Parliament and dreams that he has been elected and becomes Prime Minister.

First broadcast 7.6.55

This was one of the most topical shows broadcast as there was a national rail strike taking place at the time the episode was broadcast. In the episode, Sid and Hancock decide to run their own train pulled by the original ‘Rocket’ stolen from the Science Museum. They head to Brighton but only get as far as Battersea.

First broadcast 14.6.55

Hancock can’t afford to buy a television set from the shops so buys a DIY build your own TV kit from Sid. After some help from the 3 year old boy from next door, the set works. But then Hancock’s other neighbour arrives…..

First broadcast 21.6.55

(without Alan Simpson) This episode is missing from the archives. It didn’t receive the regular Sunday repeat due to an unfortunate topical reference but the show was repeated in September of the same year.

This episode was recreated for the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe featuring Kevin R McNally as Tony Hancock.

This episode was also re-recorded by the BBC for the third series of The Missing Hancocks, featuring Kevin R McNally as Tony Hancock.  The re-recorded show was broadcast on 11th April 2017 on Radio 4.

This episode tells the story of old Ebidiah Hancock and his three sons, all of whom are played by Hancock. There’s Rodney (in the Navy), Gideon (a gangster) and Anthony (a doctor).

First broadcast 28.6.55

In which Hancock has grown what he hopes is a prize winning marrow. But before he can enter it into the Council’s vegetable competition, it is threatened with Mayor Sid James’ road widening scheme.

First broadcast 5.7.55

This episode is missing from the archives despite being repeated in it’s own Sunday slot plus a further repeat in October of 1955. This episode was re-recorded by the BBC in the series The Missing Hancocks.  Featuring Kevin R McNally as Tony Hancock, the re-recorded show was broadcast on 31st October 2014 on Radio 4.

Hancock is looking for a cheap holiday and asks Sid for advice. Sid’s suggests Spain but he has an ulterior motive because he is looking for a bullfighter!