Person: Tony Hancock

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world

Alf Garnett back as lost BBC classic sitcoms recreated

Alf Garnett has lost his signature moustache but kept his round glasses and waistcoat for the BBC revival of Till Death Us Do Part.

soccer

TERRACE TALK: Man United - Season we landed straight in a cow pat

general

Shape I’m In: Alan Shatter, TD

general

Rik Mayall joins long list of comedians who died before their time

celebrity

Carr: Westlife tricked me into getting drunk

general

'Appropriate Adult' wins big at TV awards

Ross lands Bafta nomination

Jonathan Ross was today nominated for a Bafta television award for his controversial chat show.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2009

Classic Hancock series a lesson for contemporaries

Tony Hancock was one of Britain’s best comedians and some of his best work can be seen on Hancock’s Half Hour: Volume 3 (BBC, €19.99), featuring all 10 episodes from the TV fifth series.

Fri, 28 Apr, 2006

Doherty dedicates track to dead comic hero

Pete Doherty has recorded a track in dedication to his comic idol Tony Hancock for a BBC2 documentary to be screened on Boxing Day.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2005

Christie's pop classic may be charity UK chart topper

Cult 70s hit Is This The Way To Amarillo? Is released today, threatening to carry the almost-forgotten singer Tony Christie to number one in the charts, and raising more money for Comic Relief in the UK.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2005

Bowie stocks up on TV classics

Music legend David Bowie may now live in New York but he showed you cannot beat British TV as he stocked up on classic shows during a shopping spree today.

Mon, 09 Sep, 2002