Hancock on DVD 2017-

Originaly released in 2007, this Tony Hancock Collection received a rebranding during 2018 along with many other comedy classics so that they now all appear in the same format. The content contains all of the surviving half hours from the BBC archive, together with an audio commentary on The Blood Donor, There’s an Airfield at the Bottom of my Garden and Twelve Angry Men.  The release also contains the interview with Galton & Simpson (previously released on ‘The Very Best Of Hancock DVD), the Face to Face interview with John Freeman plus scanned copies of the scripts for all of the missing programmes. More importantly, all of the programmes on this release are the original programmes, with the exception of The New Nose, which is the 1986 video release version.   The definitive collection of Tony’s BBC television work

Release Date: 2018 
Catalog No:   BBCDVD2168

The Rebel was reissued on DVD in September 2019 following an extensive restoration by Network DVD. Network DVD even went to the trouble of showing a premiere of the restoration at The Prince of
Wales Cinema in Leicester Square, London on 23 September 2019 with the film being introduced by Paul Merton

So what difference does the restoration bring?  The view from the THAS is the difference is incredible.  The colours on the previous release were quite dull and lacklustre whilst the new colours are really vibrant.  Also, the screen aspect on the new release is 1.66:1 compared to the 4:3 of the previous release. In short, Network has done an amazing job on these restorations and we can finally see the films as the original audiences would have done back in the 1960s.

Release Date: 30/09/2019
Catalog No:   B07X5D4344

The Punch and Judy Man was reissued on DVD in September 2019 following an extensive restoration by Network DVD.

As with the re-release of The Rebel (see above), Network have done a fanrastic job on the restoration with the new version of the film restored to its original length.  At long last we can see a number of previously deleted scenes, including the famous scene where Tony inserts some flowers in the back of a china pig!

Also, the screen aspect on the new release is 1.66:1 compared to the 4:3 of the previous release. In short, Network has done an amazing job on these restorations and we can finally see the films as the original audiences would have done back in the 1960s

Release Date: 30/09/2019 
Catalog No:   B07X35QGTC

This delightful two disc DVD from Kaleidoscope inlcudes thirteen editions of The Ads Show, broadcast on Midlands television in 2015, plus the unbroadcast pilot show.  Each progamme comprises adverts from the 1950s through to the 1990s, often linked by theme, with an interesting commentary provided by Tim Disney with story behind each advert shown on screen.

Not surprisingly, there of Hancock’s egg commercials are included in these episodes, along with many more examples featuring stars of the day.

Release Date: 09/03/2020
Catalog No:   ASIN B084NJGZQK

Fantastic news! Hancock’s Egg Commercials have been released on DVD and Blu-Ray.

The BFI has just released Peter Sellers’s film The Battle of Sexes on DVD and Blu-Ray.

The release contains a number of extras which inlcudes an almost complete run of Tony’s egg commercials (one is missing).  Previously only released on DVD in a limited run of just 250 discs by the Egg Marketing Board, this new release is very welcome and makes another piece of Tony’s archive commercislly available.

The release describes the egg commercials as follows: Hancock’s Hard Boiled Eggs: Sellers contemporary, the Lad from East Cheam himself, Tony Hancock, appears with The Battle of the Sexes Patricia Hayes in this cracking collection of 11 egg-cellent Egg Marketing Board adverts from 1966.

Release Date: 20/04/2020 
Catalog No:   B084DFY4SJ

This delightful DVD / BluRay releases features four short films, all of them carefully remastered.  Futtock’s End (starring Ronnie Barker and Michael Hordern) is accompanied by San Ferry Ann, A Home of Your Own and Vive Le Sport.  So what is this release doing on the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society list of Hancock related DVDs?

The reason is that this release starts (prior to the menu appearing) with remastered trailers for both The Rebel and The Punch and Judy Man, Tony’s only starring films. A brilliant addition to this great release.

Release Date:05/07/2021 
Catalog No:  BO942FOSHQ

This fantastic DVD contains the entire first series of The Tony Hancock Show. Unseen since 1956, the programme has been released by the Tony Hancock Estate and features Hancock in a series of comic sketches which really show case the more physical side of his comedy.

Release Date:  13/02/2022
Catalog No:   - 5-019322 895510

For the first time in more than fifty years, the Hancock ATV Series will be available for viewers’ delight in all its original glory. The legendary lad himself stars in this lesser known series, and we can all appreciate seeing more Hancock in better quality than ever before.

Recovered from original film reels from the late Roger Hancock’s estate, this is sure to be a treat for all fans and it’s available on the Kaleidoscope website here.

Release Date: 31/07/2022
Catalog No:   -5 86585 31963 3

This DVD set from Network DVD (one of eight released) replicates the downloads made available during the Covid lockdowns.

This release contains episode 7 of Hancock’s Blackpool Show; previously unreleased on DVD, this is the only surviving episode of the series.

Also on the disc are the following shows:

SPACE PATROL: The Invisible Invasion 11 January 1964
HERE’S DAVID NIXON: Show 6 3 November 1963
OH BOY! 30 May 1959
THE BLACKPOOL SHOW (with Tony Hancock) 31 July 1966
THE SWORD IN THE WEB: The British Pilot 13 October 1962
CANDID CAMERA CLASSICS
THE PEGGY LEE SHOW 26 August 1961
REDCAP: It’s What Comes After 17 October 1964

Running to over 4 hours and priced at £10 on release, this DVD is definietlhy one to add to the collection!

Release Date: 07/11/2022
Catalog No:   - 7956139

Published in January 2023, this 100 page book details every radio and television programme Hancock appeared in.  It includes many programmes broadcast after his death and is an excellent resource.

The book comes with the DVD of all six surviving episodes of The Tony Hancock Show from 1956 with the DVD contents identical to the previous stand-alone release of The Tony Hancock Show which is no longer available.  The sleeve notes from that stand-alone release are also replicated in the new book.

Release Date: 06/01/2023
Catalog No:   ISBN 978-1-900203-94-4

A great release from Studio Canal that featured the Network DVD restored version of the film plus some brilliant extras.  These were:

• An Irrepressible Streak – Paul Merton on The Rebel
• A Definitive Comedian – Diane Morgan on Tony Hancock
• Audio commentary with Paul Merton and Galton & Simpson (previosuly available in early DVD releases of the film)
• Stills gallery
• Theatrical trailer

The Tony Hancock Appreciation Society helped with the contents of the release and the ‘special thanks to the THAS’ on the box was much appreciated.

Release Date: 03/03/2025
Catalog No:   B0DQDWNVRY

Issued at the same time as The Rebel, this release from Studioi Canal featured the Network DVD restored extended version of the film plus some brilliant extras.  These were:

• Hard Knocks – Paul Merton on The Punch and Judy Man.
• Exceprt from the 1967 Series Hancock’s (previously released on the Kaleidoscope DVD of the Hancock 1963 series).
• British Entertainment History Project interview with Jeremy Summers (the director of The Punch and Judy Man.
• Blackpool Show series 1 episode 7 from 1966 (previously released as part of the ABC Nights In DVD series.
• Stills gallery
• Theatrical trailer

The Tony Hancock Appreciation Society helped with the contents of the release and the ‘special thanks to the THAS’ on the box was much appreciated.

Release Date: 03/03/2025
Catalog No:   ASIN B0DQDWG58T