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Underpaid!, Or Grandad's SOS

Hancock's Half Hour: Season 4

Underpaid!, Or Grandad's SOS

9:05 pm
Friday, 2 January 1959

Hancock discovers that his extremely rich grandfather is very ill in hospital in Australia. Sid, expecting a large bequest, hurries to Australia masquerading as Hancock..but the old man has no money left. Meanwhile, back in the UK, Sid's grandfather falls dangerously ill in prison.... A poor quality audio recording of this episode survives.

Arnold Lock

Arnold Lock

Manville Tarrant

Manville Tarrant

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

(Voice) ‘Grimaldo'

Anthony Shirvell

Anthony Shirvell

3rd Man in Pub

Len David

Len David

Australian Share Buyer

Arthur Mullard

Arthur Mullard

Share Buyer

Tony Hancock

Tony Hancock

Tony Hancock's Grandfather

Bob Marshall

Bob Marshall

Patrick Milner

Patrick Milner

Richard Statman

Richard Statman

(Voice) ‘Nick'

Philip Carr

Philip Carr

Announcer

James Bulloch

James Bulloch

City Gent

Sid James

Sid James

Sid James's Grandfather

Herbert Nelson

Herbert Nelson

Stella Kemball

Stella Kemball

Con Courtney

Con Courtney

1st Man in Pub

Harry Drew

Harry Drew

Arthur Biggs

George Crowther

George Crowther

Frederick Higgins

John Vyvyan

John Vyvyan

Street Musician

James McCloughlin

James McCloughlin

Andrew Faulds

Andrew Faulds

(Voice) ‘D'ArcyVilliers'

Claude Bonser

Claude Bonser

2nd Man in Pub

Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris

Australian Barman

Evelyn Lund

Evelyn Lund

Phyllis

Mario Fabrizi

Mario Fabrizi

Street Musician

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