S4 - E5 - Very Nearly an Armful - Hancocks Happy Christmas - P2 2

Very Nearly an Armful - A Tony Hancock Podcast

In this episode, we continue our festive theme when James, Tom Tim and Martin conclude their review of the radio episode Hancock’s Happy Christmas in the company of a glass of Baileys and a mince pie!

This time, the team look at the career of Dorothy Marks, the many cultural references sprinkled throughout the show and, once again, consider the sparkling performances all the cast put in to make this one of the great festive Hancock episodes. They also look at Snide’s appearance at the almost obligatory 25 minute point in the episode and his hilarious interaction with the children.

In Hancock updates, the team look at the recent Network DVD release of Hancock’s The Blackpool Show and the upcoming Gold documentary Very Nearly an Armful. They also consider the merits or otherwise of the colourisation of black and white photos and television, debate the origins of Hancock wearing an eye patch and reveal the outcome of a Twitter poll of whether folk prefer the radio or television series.

Don’t forget to rate us and subscribe to the podcast. And, if you haven’t done so already, why not join the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society - full details of how to join are at Tonyhancock.org.uk. We’ll be back in 2023 for Series 5 when we will be looking at the television episode The Economy Drive – hope to see you then! In the meantime, we wish our listeners a merry Christmas and a happy New Year – enjoy your turkey feet and chips! Now, all together, Good King Wenceslas…!