R.I.P

[mercalia]

A minutes silence for the passing of Ray Galton who with Alan Simpson ( died 2017) brought us Steptoe & Son and Hancocks Half Hour.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45772088

[landsurfer]

+1 .. soft and gentle humour, with an acid kick ....

[mercalia]

The Guardian's Obituary

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/oct/07/ray-galton-obituary?utm_term=R3VhcmRpYW4gVG9kYXkgVUstMTgxMDA4&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&CMP=GTUK_email

[al_yrpal]

Along with Croft and Perry the end of an era of wonderful comedy that often included pathos as well as laughs. The best Hancock for me was the radio shows a lot of which got later TVd.

All there seems to be now is Upstart Crow but you have to know a bit about Shakespeare's plots and characters to get the best out of it. I love the Ricky character. Ben is a genius.

Al

[mercalia]

Along with Croft and Perry the end of an era of wonderful comedy that often included pathos as well as laughs. The best Hancock for me was the radio shows a lot of which got later TVd.

All there seems to be now is Upstart Crow but you have to know a bit about Shakespeare's plots and characters to get the best out of it. I love the Ricky character. Ben is a genius.

Al

I prefered the radio Hancock - those with Sid James and that Australian dimwit played by Bill Kerr. I have most if not all of them on minidisc.

I am just glad there hasnt been an attempt to redo them, a bad habit the yanks have eg The Bilko film should never have been made