Hancock The Radio Ham (1961– ) Online
- Original Title :
- The Radio Ham
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy
- Year :
- 1961–
- Directror :
- Duncan Wood
- Cast :
- Tony Hancock,John Bluthal,Andrew Faulds
- Writer :
- Alan Simpson,Ray Galton
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 25min
- Rating :
- 8.6/10
In Tony's seedy flat, he has a massive ham radio set up, which he wiles away time with talking to improbable foreigners. But when an opportunity to be a hero arises from a distress signal, Tony's not up to the challenge.
Episode credited cast: | |||
Tony Hancock | - | Anthony Aloysius Hancock | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
John Bluthal | - | Radio Voice (voice) | |
Andrew Faulds | - | Mayday | |
Bernard Hunter | - | Policeman | |
Annie Leake | - | Neighbour | |
Geoffrey Lewis | - | Radio Voice (voice) | |
Geoffrey Matthews | - | Radio Voice (voice) | |
Michael Peake | - | Neighbour | |
Edwin Richfield | - | Policeman | |
Honor Shepherd | - | Radio Voice (voice) |
In October 1961 the original cast re-made this and "The Blood Donor" for the Marble Arch record label.
George Michael sampled the line "Stop playing with that radio of yours. I'm trying to get to sleep" for his song "Too Funky."