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| The Tony Hancock statue in his native Birmingham, England. |
Tony Hancock came to prominence on his BBC Radio show 'Hancock's Half Hour' (1954 - 1959) and a TV show also called 'Hancock's Half Hour' (1956 - 1961) written by Ray Galton & Alan Simpson, the stars of the radio show included future 'Carry On...' stars Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Williams and Sidney James. James also featured as Hancock's co-star in the TV version. In 1962 he broke with the BBC and Galton & Simpson, who went on to make the hugely popular 'Steptoe & Son' with Harry H Corbett and Wilfred Brambell, and Hancock moved over to ATV where his career sadly slipped into the doldrums.
