The Ladies' man; Lord Byron lived here; The Lift

United Kingdom, 1985

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Episode of Series “Hancock’s half hour”.
Three episodes from the British television comedy series “Hancock” starring Tony Hancock. 1. The Ladies man: Hancock decides to take things into his own hands and improve his success rate with the opposite sex. 2. Lord Byron lives here: The discovery of scribblings by the great poet Byron leads Hancock to open his house as a stately home, exploit the American tourists and make a fortune at the same time. The Lift: What a captive audience has top put up with when Hancock tips the balance of one too many in the lift and the lift won’t budge.

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Credits

producer

Duncan Wood

production company

BBC-TV

Duration

01:23:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1985

Appears in

Hancock's half hour

Group of items

Hancock's half hour

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

319468

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Great Britain

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series

Comedy

Television

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

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Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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