Hancock's Half Hour The Tycoon (Season 5, Episode 8)
TV Episode | Comedy

Hancock's Half Hour

The Tycoon (Season 5, Episode 8)

TV Episode | Comedy

When Hancock's stocks and shares portfolio drops in price, he threatens to kill himself. But Sid points out that the East Cheam Building Society's AGM is this afternoon.

Writers

Alan Simpson (written by) | Ray Galton (written by)

Producer

Duncan Wood

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Updated Nov 13, 1959

Release date

Nov 13, 1959 (United Kingdom)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Tony Hancock Anthony Aloysius Hancock Anthony Aloysius Hancock See fewer	Call Me Genius (1961)
Sidney James Sidney Balmoral James Sidney Balmoral James See fewer	Carry on Cleo (1964)
Harold Kasket Aristotle Thermopylae Aristotle Thermopylae See fewer	Moulin Rouge (1952)
William Kendall Actor Actor See fewer	Department S (1969)
Ralph Nossek Actor Actor See fewer	Brazil (1985)
Robert Dorning Art seller Art seller See fewer	The Red Shoes (1948)
Hugh Lloyd Hancock's assistant Hancock's assistant See fewer	You Rang, M'Lord? (1988)
Mark Singleton Actor Actor See fewer	Department S (1969)
Johnny Vyvyan Shoe polisher (as John Vyvyan) Shoe polisher (as John Vyvyan) See fewer	Complete and Utter History of Britain (1969)
Alec Bregonzi Tony's tailor Tony's tailor See fewer	The Two Ronnies (1971)
Ivor Raymonde Actor Actor See fewer	The Crying Game (1992)
Ann Marryott Building Society Member Building Society Member See fewer	Vanity Fair (1956)
Bernice Swanson Actress Actress See fewer	Violent Playground (1958)
Anne Reid Actress Actress See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)
Rosamund Lesley Actress Actress See fewer	Night Train for Inverness (1960)
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Mario Fabrizi Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	The Army Game (1957)