back in 2016, the tony hancock appreciation society spotted some reel tapes on ebay. they looked very interesting. the sleeves of the tapes had the italian maid on one and the...ry serial which is another last hancock's half hour and we contacted the seller and discovered the lost episodes. they'd been recorded by geoff elliott, who was a locksmith in birmingham and recorded back in the 1950s on first broadcast. in birmingham and recorded back in the 1950s on first broadcastlj believe the 1950s on first broadcast.” believe it's already started showing. did it start this morning, is that right? yes, geoff got an eventin is that right? yes, geoff got an event in birmingham which includes a number of missing, presumed wiped, episodes of not only hancock but a broad range of television. what has the reaction been like to that? it's been fantastic. it is absolutely classic comedy. all of the audience we re classic comedy. all of the audience were absolutely laughing right through the broadcast. does it match anything like his famous blood donor? i think this is particula

in 2016, the tony hancock appreciation society spotted some reel to reel tapes on ebay. they looked interesting and the sleeves of the tapes have the italian made on one and the horror serial, which is another lost hancock's half—hour on the other. we contacted the seller and we discovered the last episode of the italian made and also the horror serial. they have been recorded by geoff elliott who was a locksmith in birmingham and recorded in the 1950s on first broadcast. did it start at ten o'clock this morning? yes, we have an event in birmingham which includes missing, presumed wiped episodes of not only hancock but a broad range of television. what has the reaction been like? fantastic. it is absolutely classic comedy and all of the audience were absolutely nothing right through the broadcast. does it match anything like his famous, the blood donor? yes, this is interesting because he didn't normally have guest stars appearing on the show. usually there was a small group of players who supported hancock, but for this particular episode, the italian actressjoined th

laughter earlier i spoke to martin gibbons, the archivist with the tony hancock appreciation society. i asked him whether the latest missing episode to materialise is pretty funny. whether the latest missing episode to materialise is pretty funnym is, it is classic, and as a recording from the 19505, so clear. an amazing find. how did you come across an? back in 2016 the tony hancock appreciation society spotted some real takes on ebay, and they looked very interesting. this leaves of the reel to reel tapes, italian maid, and the other one, they had been recorded by geoff elliott, ford locksmith in birmingham, recorded backin locksmith in birmingham, recorded back in the 19505 on the first broadcast. did it start at ten o'clock this morning, is that right? yes, we have an event in birmingham which includes a number of missing presumed white episodes of not only hancock but of a broad range of television. what was the reaction be liked that? the reaction has been fantastic. as you said at the beginning, it is absolutely classic comedy, and all of the audience were absolutely laughing r