Were you there?

I was only 5 or 6 when Hancock and the BBC parted company - and no way would my parents have had a TV that early in their lives anyhow - so my childhood memories of HHH must've been due to repeats.

I can remember the impact on me as such changes as Sid James leaving the show and the news of Hancock's death (sorry if that's a spoiler!!) but I cannot remember a personal starting point as a fan.

Were you a sentient individual at pivotal moments in Hancock or the show's evolution? For example:
its platform for that bloke who was in Educating Archie
the move from radio to TV (the voice gains a face)
HHH becoming simply Hancock, or even The Tony Hancock Show (on ITV).

What was it like for you?

Did Friday evenings loom large in your consumption of entertainment treats on television?

Did you look forward excitedly to the forthcoming movie 'The Rebel'?

You get the idea. I'd be interested in your reminiscences as I cannot imagine what my own would’ve been…

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