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The Americans Hit Town

Hancock's Half Hour: Season 5

The Americans Hit Town

8:00 pm
Tuesday, 18 March 1958

Hancock is not impressed when the US Air Forces sets up a base in Cheam until he realises how much he can make on over inflated prices for renting out rooms. But the sudden appearance of a Council Inspector leads to Hancock impersonating the tenants and being required to 'take a bomber up'.

(with Alan Simpson)

Hancock's Half Hour Vol II (Cassette)
Cassette
1981
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Laughing Stock of The BBC (Cassette)
Cassette
1982
CAS
Hancock's Half Hour Volume 1
Cassette
1988
CAS
Classic Comedy from the BBC
CD
1992
CD
Hancock's Half Hour: The Americans Hit Town / The Unexploded Bomb
CD
1995
CD
Hancock's Half Hour Vol 1 (2000 Reissue)
Cassette
2000
CAS
BBC Radio Collection – BBC Radio 4 Comedy Classics
Cassette
2000s
CAS
BBC Radio Collection Christmas Gift Pack
Cassette
2000s
CAS
Best Of British Comedy Volume 1
CD
2001
CD
The Ultimate BBC Classic Comedy
CD
2001
CD
Over An Hour Of The Greatest Comedy Laughs
CD
2002
CD
Hancock's Half Hour The Collectors Edition Series Five
CD
2002
CD
Hancock's Half Hour One: Comedy Zone
CD
2003
CD
Hancock The Blood Donor, The Radio Ham & Two Other TV Episodes (CD)
CD
2003
CD
BBC World Of Comedy Hancock's Half Hour
CD
2008
CD
Hancock's Half Hour (Vintage Beeb)
CD
2013
CD
Hancock's Half Hour Series 5
CD
2016
CD
Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Sidney James

Sidney James

Ray Galton

Ray Galton

Script

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

Wally Stott

Wally Stott

Composer & Conductor

Tony Hancock

Tony Hancock

Tony Hancock

Jerry Stovin

Jerry Stovin

Tom Ronald

Tom Ronald

Producer

Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Williams

Alan Simpson

Alan Simpson

Script

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