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Ray Galton

Writer/Actor
Raymond Percy Galton OBE (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) was an English radio and television scriptwriter, best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Alan Simpson. Together they devised and wrote 1950s and 60s BBC sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961), the first two series' of Comedy Playhouse (1961–1963), and Steptoe and Son (1962–1974).
Aired
Series Name
Episode Title
Role
15/10/1951
Happy Go Lucky
1
10
Episode 10
Writer
12/11/1951
Happy Go Lucky
1
12
Episode 12
Writer
10/12/1951
Happy Go Lucky
1
14
Episode 14
Writer
23/06/1952
Calling All Forces
1
82
Monday, 23 June 1952
Writer
30/06/1952
Calling All Forces
1
83
Monday, 30 June 1952
Writer
07/07/1952
Calling All Forces
1
84
Monday, 7 July 1952
Writer
14/07/1952
Calling All Forces
1
85
Monday, 14 July 1952
Writer
21/07/1952
Calling All Forces
1
86
Monday, 21 July 1952
Writer
28/07/1952
Calling All Forces
1
87
Monday, 28 July 1952
Writer
23/11/1953
Other Appearances
The Frankie Howerd Show - 1953-11-23
Writer
02/11/1954
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
1
The First Night Party
Script
09/11/1954
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
2
The Diamond Ring
Script
16/11/1954
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
3
The Idol
Script
23/11/1954
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
4
The Boxing Champion
Script
30/11/1954
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
5
The Hancock Festival
Script
07/12/1954
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
6
The New Car
Script
14/12/1954
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
7
The Department Store Santa
Script
21/12/1954
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
8
Christmas at Aldershot
Script
28/12/1954
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
9
The Christmas Eve Party
Script
04/01/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
10
Cinderella Hancock
Script
11/01/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
11
A Trip to France
Script
18/01/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
12
The Monte Carlo Rally
Script
25/01/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
13
A House on the Cliff
Script
01/02/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
14
The Shekih
Script
08/02/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
15
The Marriage Bureau
Script
15/02/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
1
16
The End of the Series
Script
19/04/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
1
A Holiday in France
Script
26/04/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
2
The Crown Jewels
Script
03/05/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
3
The Racehorse
Script
10/05/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
4
A Visit to Swansea
Script
17/05/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
5
The Holiday Camp
Script
24/05/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
6
The Chef That Died Of Shame
Script
31/05/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
7
Prime Minister Hancock
Script
07/06/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
8
The Rail Strike
Script
14/06/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
9
The Television Set
Script
21/06/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
10
The Three Sons
Script
28/06/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
11
The Marrow Contest
Script
05/07/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
2
12
The Matador
Script
19/10/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
1
The Pet Dog
Script
26/10/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
2
The Jewel Robbery
Script
02/11/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
3
The Bequest
Script
09/11/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
4
The New Neighbour
Script
16/11/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
5
The Winter Holiday
Script
23/11/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
6
The Blackboard Jungle
Script
30/11/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
7
The Red Planet
Script
07/12/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
8
The Diet
Script
14/12/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
9
A Visit to Russia
Script
21/12/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
10
The Trial of Father Christmas
Script & Cast
28/12/1955
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
11
Cinderella Hancock
Script
04/01/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
12
The New Year Resolutions
Script
11/01/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
13
Hancock's Hair
Script
18/01/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
14
The Student Prince
Script
25/01/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
15
The Breakfast Cereal
Script
01/02/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
16
How Hancock Won the War
Script
08/02/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
17
The Newspaper
Script
15/02/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
18
The Greyhound Track
Script
22/02/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
19
The Conjurer
Script
29/02/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
3
20
The Test Match
Script
01/07/1956
Other Appearances
House Magazine - 1956-07-01
Writer
20/07/1956
Other Appearances
The Laughtermakers - 1956-07-20
31/08/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (TV)
1
5
The Radio Show
Lance-Corporal
14/10/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
1
Back From Holiday
Script & Cast
21/10/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
2
The Bolshoi Ballet
Script & Cast
28/10/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
3
Sid James's Dad
Script
04/11/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
4
The Income Tax Demand
Script & Cast
11/11/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
5
The New Secretary
Script
18/11/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
6
Michelangelo 'Ancock
Script & Cast
25/11/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
7
Anna and the King of Siam
Script & Cast
02/12/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
8
Cyrano De Hancock
Script
09/12/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
9
The Stolen Petrol
Script & Cast
16/12/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
10
The Expresso Bar
Script & Cast
23/12/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
11
Hancock's Happy Christmas
Script & Cast
30/12/1956
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
12
The Diary
Script
06/01/1957
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
13
The 13th of the Series
Script
11/01/1957
Hancock (ATV)
2
5
Episode 5
Writer
13/01/1957
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
14
Almost A Gentleman
Script
18/01/1957
Other Appearances
A-Z - 1957-01-18
Writer
20/01/1957
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
15
The Old School Reunion
Script
25/01/1957
Hancock (ATV)
2
6
Episode 6
Writer
27/01/1957
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
16
The Wild Man of the Woods
Script
03/02/1957
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
17
Agricultural 'Ancock
Script
10/02/1957
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
18
Hancock in the Police
Script
17/02/1957
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
19
The Emigrant
Script
24/02/1957
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
4
20
The Last of the McHancocks
Script
21/01/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
1
The New Radio Series
Script
28/01/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
2
The Scandal Magazine
Script
04/02/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
3
The Male Suffragette
Script
11/02/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
4
The Insurance Policy
Script
18/02/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
5
The Publicity Photograph
Script
25/02/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
6
The Unexploded Bomb
Script
04/03/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
7
Hancock's School
Script
11/03/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
8
Around the World in Eighty Days
Script
18/03/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
9
The Americans Hit Town
Script
25/03/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
10
The Election Candidate
Script
01/04/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
11
Hancock's Car
Script
08/04/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
12
The East Cheam Drama Festival
Script
15/04/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
13
The Foreign Legion
Script
22/04/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
14
Sunday Afternoon at Home
Script
29/04/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
15
The Grappling Game
Script
06/05/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
16
The Junk Man
Script
13/05/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
17
Hancock's War
Script
20/05/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
18
The Prize Money
Script
27/05/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
19
The Threatening Letters
Script
03/06/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
5
20
The Sleepless Night
Script
03/08/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
0
1
Welcome to London
Script
25/12/1958
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
0
2
Bill and Father Christmas
Script
25/12/1958
Other Appearances
Christmas Night with the Stars - 1958-12-25
Writer
11/01/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
0
4
The New Secretary
Script
18/01/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
0
5
The Ballet Visit
Script
23/01/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (TV)
4
5
The Flight Of The Red Shadow
Barracker
25/01/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
0
6
The Election Candidate
Script
29/09/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
0
3
The 13th of the Month
Script
29/09/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
1
The Smugglers
Script
06/10/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
2
The Childhood Sweetheart
Script
13/10/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
3
The Last Bus Home
Script
20/10/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
4
The Picnic
Script
27/10/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
5
The Gourmet
Script
03/11/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
6
The Elopement
Script
10/11/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
7
Fred's Pie Stall
Script
17/11/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
8
The Waxwork
Script
24/11/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
9
Sid's Mystery Tours
Script
01/12/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
10
The Fete
Script
08/12/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
11
The Poetry Society
Script
15/12/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
12
Hancock in Hospital
Script
22/12/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
13
The Christmas Club
Script
29/12/1959
Hancock's Half Hour (Radio)
6
14
The Impersonator
Script
02/03/1961
Films
The Rebel
Writer
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