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Hancock's Half Hour 1956-12-23 Hancocks Happy Christmas
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Toyota Thon. Toyota Thon. Toyota Thon is on. Oh, what fun it is to drive a new Toyota today. Hey, Jan from Toyota here reminding you Toyotathon is on. Make your holiday wishes come true with a new Camry RAV4 Tacoma and more. All right, let's sing it together this time. Toyota Thon, Toyota Thon. Toyota Thon is dealer. Inventory may vary. Toyota Thon ends January 5th. See your participating dealer for details. Toyota. Let's go places. We present tony hancock, sydney james, bill kerr, hattie jakes and kenneth williams in hancock's al. For the last time, we are not having any decorations. Oh, but Todd, you can't have Christmas without any decorations. This lad can. I don't hold with them stupid custom. I'm not having bits of colored paper hanging from my ceiling, matey. I spent 30 bobber in this room done out and I'm not having it. I'm not having pinholes all over it. Well, at least we can have a tree. We are not having a tree. Horrible messy things. Only have to knock them and you've got showers of green needles all over the place. I've only got to come running down in me rope sandals one morning. I'll have feet like pin cushions. No, thank you. Well, that's a fine thing, sitting down a Christmas dinner with no decorations and no tree. What Christmas dinner? Well, surely we're going to have Christmas dinner. No. Turkey, five dollar pound pork chew, Bobachotta puddings. And with tannins in, I may add, mince pies, nuts, tangerines, ruinous. We're not having any egg and chips, a mug of cocoa and straight up to bed, that's me. Oh, but chubby, hasn't I heard it spoken? Do you mind? Christmas is gonna be just like any other day in this house. Dead miserable. So put that in your pudding and stir it. You're a mean old skin flint. Doesn't Christmas mean anything to you? Bah, humbug. I hate Christmas. Have you no heart? This is the time of the year when one should open one's heart to one's fellow beings. The time to forgive one's enemies. Peace on earth and goodwill to all men. The time. That's it. Go on, girl, have a go. Look at her. The spirit of Christmas. Shove a wand in her hand. Half a yard of tinsel around us, you'll be well away. Just the right size for that tree in Trafalgar Square. Pop, I have lived with you off you for many years, but I didn't think that even you could Be so heartless at Christmas time. You are my friend no longer. I shall collect all my belongings and leave these cheap rooms. All your belongings? A picture of Sydney Harbour Bridge and a boomerang. Go on then. Go on, leave. Go on. Go on. Go down the workhouse for a few weeks. You'll get some pudding down there. Christmas, Christmas. What a lot of rubbish. It's a racket. All the prices go up. You can spend pounds if you're not careful. Well, I'm not going to. Not an extra penny is leaving my purse. I certainly can't afford any Christmas jollification. Oh, listen. Carol singers. Hello. More expense. Quick, put the lights out. Hide behind the curtain. Where are they, Grizzly? Over there. See them? Oh, three little boys. And with a little phantom. Oh, they. Sweet God. Dear, oh, dear. Look at them. Straight out of a Giles cartoon. Quick, quick. Get back. Get back. They're coming up the path. Not bad. Next door to Bob. That's £18 tonight. I told you it was a better racket than paper rounds. I think we'll make this the last one. All right. We do Good King Wenceslas in C sharp. Softly and with feeling. Now remember, no gabbling. It's a Christmas carol. So put warmth and sincerity into every word as though he really meant it. Yes. One, two, three. Good King Wencesl. That's enough. Knock on the door. There's no one coming. Let's chuck a brick through the window. You dear. What do you want? Oh, swipe me. What do we want? We've been standing out here in the freezing bitter doing our jolly old nuts. And you fatty here says, what do we want? Some maters do get lumbered with them, don't they? We want some money. Well, you're not getting any from me, hobbit. Oh, it's Christmas. Go on, give us a bob. We've entertained you with our carol Bob for three words. Clear off. Give us some money, you old fat rotter. Who's a fat rotter? You are. How dare you. Get off my land before I have one of my turns. I say, little boys, here you are. Here's two shillings for you and a merry Christmas. Merry Christmas to one and all. All except him. Oh, go on, clear off. I'll set the dogs on you. Ah, fearing no fat legs, four eyes, wooden face, spotty neck. Oh, come in, grown man shouting down the street of little children. Well, did you hear what they were calling me? Whole fat legs, pudding face and beery nose. My worst enemy. Couldn't say I was a beery nose. I Didn't get this nose from Beer. They'd said carrot conch. They would have been nearer the mark. It's not good enough. I got me home back, though. That little one didn't like it when I called him Spotty Neck. That struck home. Soft spot with him, I shouldn't wonder. Those other two will put it around. That'll be his name for life. Now Beer he knows. You ought to be ashamed of yourself, treating small children like that. Well, I hate kids. Horrible things. All skinny legs and big boots. You were a kid yourself once. I was not. Well, not like them anyway. I was a little picture. Me velvet. Me velvet suit. Me curlier. I didn't have a cut till I was 14. Me little. Please, please, please. Me little button up shoes and a hoop and a stick. Small smash. And I was clever. A child prodigy. You know, I was writing poetry at nine. So was I. Well, you still do. I mean, there's been complaints in the local paper about it. I'm sorry. I just can't bring myself to get on with kids. They don't like me and I don't like them. A permanent state of war exists between me and anybody under the age of 15. I hate kids and I hate Christmas. So leave me alone and let me wallow misery. Hello, more of them. Sling a bucket of water out the window. Toyota Thon. Toyota Thon. Toyota Thon is on. Oh, what fun it is to drive a new Toyota today. Hey, Jan from Toyota here reminding you Toyotathon is on. Make your holiday wishes come true with a new Camry, RAV4 Tacoma and more. All right, let's sing it together this time. Toyota Thon, Toyota Thon. Toyota Thon is dealer. Inventory may vary. Toyota Thon ends January 5th. See your participating dealer for details. Toyota, let's go places. This podcast is supported by the RealReal. Meet Christine. She loves shopping. And this is the sound of fashion overload. Too many fabulous things, not enough space. So Christine started selling with the RealReal. I've always loved collecting designer pieces. Gucci bags, Prada heels. But my style keeps evolving. Selling with the RealReal. Game changer. I earn more. And they do everything. Seriously. Just drop off your items or schedule a pickup. We handle the photos, descriptions, pricing, even shipping. You just sit back and watch your items sell fast to our 38 million members. And I get peace of mind knowing I earn more selling with the RealReal than anywhere else. Exactly this. That's the sound of your closet working for you. The RealReal earn more, save time, sell fast. And right now, you can get an extra $100 site credit when you sell for the first time. Go to therealreal.com to get your extra hundred dollars. Therealreal.com that's therealreal.com. now wait a minute. I recognize that voice. It's Sidney. It can't be. He's standing out there in short trousers and school cap. That's him. He's on the FID gathering winter fuel money for the carol singer. Sir. Come off. It said the short trousers aren't fooling anybody. I'd recognize those legs anywhere. Great hairy things with bumps on them. What's the big idea? No harm. I'm just trying to find a few coppers for Christmas. I'll find a few with helmets on if you don't clear off. You wouldn't want to see me wandering the streets at Christmas time. Of course not. Sydney, you can come and spend Christmas here with us. He cannot. For the last time, we are not celebrating Christmas. Well, at least you can see I got a roof over me head and a bite to eat. Yes, that's the least you can do. All right then, 12 and 6 for your lodgings and 3 and 6 for your Christmas dinner. Well, all right. Where do I sleep and what do I eat? In the dog kennel. Two polish eggs and half a spud. All right then. Well, I'll tell you what. I'll come in and put up the decorations. All the balloons and paper chains and tinsel. That's going to look a bit silly in the dog kennel, isn't it? Well, it's certainly not going up in this house. Ah, blimey. Who ever heard of Christmas without decorations? Look, if I hear one more word about kids, decorations and Christmas, I'm kicking you all out in the street. Then you can hang your balloons and bells on a telegraph pole and have the time of your lives. And I hope it rains. I'm going to bed. And read me copy of Bleak House. More carol singers. Where's me shotgun? I'll spray em with buckshot. What do you want? Good evening, brethren. Oh. Oh, hello, vicar. I word you nearly had an overcoat full of Tintex. Then. What brings you here on a night like this? You. You haven't got your box with you? Oh, no, I'm not connecting tonight. Well, come in then and have a warm round the candle. I come round on behalf of the needy orphans of the parish. Yes, I. I was wondering if you got my letter. I've been on my own for many years now, being a proud man. I don't like to rely on charity, but I must have admitter a few quid and a couple of food parcels would help tide me over the festive season. I don't think you understand. I come around to thank you for your very generous offer. Generous offer? Not me. No, no, I think you got the wrong Hancock. There's a lot of us about, you know. There's a couple of them playing football. There's no need to be modest, my son. You're a man. 23 railway cutting stream we really do appreciate what you're doing. What am I doing? It's not everyone who so kindly opened their home and their hearts at Christmas time to two 12 year old orphans. Who? Me? Kids? In this house? No, I don't think so. You've made a mistake. Kids are allergic to me. Every time they come within a few yards of me, they. They come out in bruises. You know, it's a strange thing. Oh no, there's no mistake. You sent a letter in answer to our appeal. I didn't see any appeal and I certainly didn't send any letter. But you did. I have your letter here. Look on your headed notepaper, Tony. Hasn't it turned out nice again? Handcuffed. That's my note paper. All right, show me. Dear Vicar, we should be only too pleased at taking two orphans for Christmas. Rest assured, we look after them and feed them and give them the best Christmas they've ever had. Signed on behalf of Tony Hancock. Griselda Pugh, secretary. Excuse me a minute. Ow. Don't worry. She'll be all right when the swelling goes down. As I was saying, it's been a terrible mistake. I'm not having any kids here, much as I love them, of course. But I. I won't be here. No, I. I'll be off the high seas tomorrow. I'm off, yes. Might be away for years. We're going whaling, you know. Down the streets of Magellan, round the old spice aisles. We're after the white one. I think many of thought they couldn't go without me. I'm the one who throws the darts. Look, naturally we wouldn't send the children to you empty handed. Couldn't possibly cancel it. Now it's all settled. We leave on the morning tide. Each of them will bring a pudding, a tacky and five pounds pocket money. Will you bring them round or shall I send the car? Come along, boys. Hurry up with those decorations. The children will be here soon. I'm doing this under protest. You realize that, don't you? Don't think you've got the better of me. The minute those kids have gone down, they come. Ah, shall happen. Well, listen. More like it, innit? A few decorations make all the difference, eh? Nice of you to put them up, Hancock. Nice of you to provide them. Yeah, run a paint roller over a sheet of newspaper, cut it into strips. It's amazing what you can do. Well, you didn't expect me to buy shop made ones, did you? Threatens a packet and provides your own. Lick. Those paper bells. Two and six each was ridiculous. What's wrong with these? Little ingenuity, that's all. Plant pots with crepe paper stuck around them. And very effective too. You don't need to pay these fancy prices. Just use your noddle. I reckon this old room's been decorated for ninepence. Half of that was for the tree. Yeah, don't it look like it? Six bits of privet nailed to the broom handle. It was either that or paint one on the wall. So keep quiet. What about some presents for the kids to hang on a Christmas? You can wrap up my shaving kit and me spare pipe for a boy and a girl, age 12. Oh, with a bit of luck they'll give them back to me. Have you finished yet? They're due here any minute. Oh, this will do. Sprinkle a few nuts around. Mix up the cob nuts with the conkers. Put them on the sideboards. Here you are. Here's a tanner bar of chocolate. Now break it up and put it in the bowl. That's it. Keep them going for three or four days, that will. I've never had it so good. Oh, that'll be the children. I'll go. Mr. Ancock. Yes? We're the orphans. Merry Christmas. Where's the pudding? Give them a chance to get in. Come in, children. Make yourselves at home. Yes, make yourselves at home. Have you brought the turkeys with you? Well, let's get our coats off. Leave them on. There'll be no fires in this house, matey. Come on, hand the grub over. All right. There you are. I'll take the food. Where are you taking it? To the kitchen. I'm going to cook it. I can't wait that long. I'm having it as it is. Oh, don't be soppy. It's got to be cooked. I don't know what you're worrying about. You're not having any. It's our food. We brought it. We'll tell the vicar. There's no need to tell the vicar. It's. It sits for your own good. Highly Seasoned food like turkeys and puddings is not for young stomachs like yours. We've got some. Some young chickens for you. Very young chickens. Oh, good. They're Polish with shells around them. Very novel. Very novel. Novel indeed they are. Now, you got anything else on you? Yes, we've got five pounds spending money each, which we're holding on to. Why? Because they're not going the same way as the turkeys and puddings. I don't like the inference, but you better come in. This is the living room. Cool. What a damp. Even the orphanage was better than this. Now listen, Titch. I think you and I better have a little talk. I don't like the way things are shaping. Let's start now as we mean to go on. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. You be nice to me and I'll be nice to you. You cause trouble for me, I cause trouble for you. Right? Right. What about the five quid? You're not having it. I do hate suspicious kids. Now go on, get in the living room and sit down. Where's the telly? We haven't got one. Michael. I'll get the coach, you get the food and we'll get the bus back to the orphanage. You stay where you are. Why did I have to get a couple of kids like you two? Because all the kids in the home tossed up and we lost. Very funny. Wait till you see your room. Come on. You might as well meet the rest of the household just to see what you're up against. This here, this is your Uncle William. Hello, kids. I'm very pleased to meet you. How about giving your uncle a nice big kiss, kiddo? He fancies himself, doesn't he, kiddo? I don't trust him. Did you hear that accent? He's a foreigner. I'm not. I'm Australian. Where's your pouch? I haven't got it. Pouch? You're getting me mixed up with a kangaroo. Oh, you mean those funny looking animals with tiny heads and big feet? Yeah, that's them. Where's your pouch? Yes. They're not so bad when you get to know them, are they? Now this, this here is your uncle sidney. Hello, children. Mr. Ancock? Yes. Here's our spending money. I think you had better look after it for us. What do you mean? What are you implying? They know. They know. They know. Mugs can't fool kids. They're like dogs. They can see straight through you. Certainly. I'll keep the money for you. Can we have a receipt? All right, all right, all Right. Well, that's it. That's the lot. You've met them all. Now, who is the well built lady? Well built? She has the kindest thing anybody's ever said about her. That's Ms. Pugh, my secretary and my girlfriend. So watch it. I think we all ought to watch it. She's been long enough putting that food away. I forgot about that spirit. You've got a point there, Ms. Pew. Coming. Well, I've put all the food away. And we all know how you can put it away, don't you? What have you done with it? I put it in the larder. What's that brown stain around your lips? That's Christmas pudding, I'll be bound. Oh, I only had a little taste to see if there were enough currants in it. I bet they've all gone now. Well, if you people don't mind, we'd like to. Of course, dear. Now, the little boy is in Mr. Hancock's room. He is not. He is on the piano stool. He's in your room. I moved all your stuff out. Well, you can move it all back again. I'm not stupid. On the landing. I know you're not. You're in the bath. I am not. I refuse. That tap drips, I'll give me boots wet. Well, don't sleep in your boots. I always sleep in my boots. Might be a fire. Well, you got to be ready for these things. I'm not being carried down a ladder in bare feet with the whole neighborhood looking at me old plates exposed. There. Good reason. After all, we Hancocks have our pride. Where am I going to sleep? You can have William's room, dear. Oh, no. Where am I going? You're out in the dog kennel with Sydney. Oh, blimey, the dog snores bad enough, but him. Well, come on everybody. It's getting late. Bedtime. We don't want to be up late on Christmas morning. Where do we hang our stockings? On the clothesline with the rest of the washers. Who? Father Christmas. Know they're there. Father? Oh, Father Christmas. Well, yes. Come over here. I've heard on the grapevine that Father Christmas is having it a bit rough this year. So he's Actually, he's having to make a small charge for his presence. Yes, it's tragic, isn't it? Very sad, really. If I were you, I'd leave the fiber in your stocking as a sort of nominal payment, like the free health service. You know, I wouldn't be at all surprised if he threw in a little wooden fire. Engine or something. That's not much for £5, is it? Well, I'll see what other junk I got in the cupboard. I mean, I'll. I'll make a personal representation to him. He knows me. We're old friends, you know. Oh. Many of the time me and his reindeer have gone to stag parties together. Brain Stagby. And just think, he makes a living out of it. Not so much of the old lip. Now. Get your stocking and put the money in it. Right. Right. Good night. Good night. Good night. What a nasty man I am. Come on, everybody. Dinner's ready. Toyota thon. Toyota Thon. Toyota Thon is on. Oh, what fun it is to drive a new Toyota today. Hey, Jan from Toyota here reminding you Toyotathon is on. Make your holiday wishes come true with a new Camry, RAV4 Tacoma and more. All right, let's sing it together this time. Toyota Thon. Toyota Thon. Toyota Thon is dealer. Inventory may vary. Toyota Thon ends January 5th. See your participating dealer for details. Toyota, let's go places. This podcast is supported by the RealReal. Meet Christine. She loves shopping. And this is the sound of fashion overload. Too many fabulous things, not enough space. So Christine started selling with the RealReal. I've always loved collecting designer pieces, Gucci bags, Prada heels. But my style keeps evolving. Selling with the RealReal. Game changer. I earn more. And they do everything. Seriously. Just drop off your items or schedule a pickup. We handle the photos, descriptions, pricing, even shipping. You just sit back and watch your items sell fast to our 38 million members. And I get peace of mind knowing I earn more selling with the RealReal than anywhere else. Exactly this. That's the sound of your closet working for you. The RealReal. Earn more, save time, sell fast. And right now, you can get an extra $100 site credit when you sell for the first time. Go to therealreal.com to get your extra hundred dollars. Therealreal.com that's therealreal.com. come and get your Christmas dinner. No, we've gone on strike. Why? What's wrong? We put our money in our stockings, and when we woke up this morning. Morning it had gone. And there were no presents in them either. Oh, hard luck. Never mind. I expect old Father Christmas has given them to children who haven't got anything. Well, we haven't got anything. Well, you're not as badly off as some kids. I mean, you're having a good time, aren't you? No. And unless we get some presents or our money back we're going to tell the vicar. Now, you don't want to do that now. Perhaps Father Christmas is late this year. He. He's been held up. It's shocking trouble he has these days, you know. I mean, all these modern flats with central heating and no chimneys wriggling in and out. Those radiator pipes. It's no joke. He's never been late any other year. No. We're going to tell the vicar. No, no, no. He may have. He may have been. He may have. He may have left the toys somewhere. I. I'll bet he's left them in that old cupboard under the stairs. Well, well, well, so he has. Look. A nice fort and some soldiers. Put em back. They're mine. Shut up. It's all in a good cause. I don't want em things. A right misery, this one. What's wrong with them? They're cardboard. They're not much good. Not much good? They amuse Bill for hours, they do. Never mind, children. We'll think of something. Come and have your dinner. Yes, come and have your dinner. Ungrateful little perishers. Well, we're all set. Bring on the turkey. Sydney, bring the turkey in. Here it is. Where? On the plate. You see her behind that spot? That was an 18 pound turkey when it started. Ms. Pugh, what have you been doing? You said you could cook. It's frizzled up, that's all. It wasn't my fault. While I was cooking it, I had to keep taking it out of the oven. Why? Its feathers kept catching a lie. Well, what's done is done. Let's get on with the carving. You ever go? Oh, don't bother. Varnish it and stick it on the roof. I've always wanted a weathercock. 12 egg and chips, I think. Gentlemen, we want our turkey. You'll get a taste of my curly toad slipper in a minute. It couldn't taste any worse than this lot. Hey, look. What about the Christmas pudding? Let's start on that. Well, I was going to tell you. What has happened to the Christmas pudding? I don't know. I put it in the pressure cooker, turned the gas up and the last time I saw it was heading towards Brixton. What a fiasco. I told you Christmas was a waste of time. Well, let's open a tin of fruit. She couldn't allow that up. I have, you know, I sat on it. We want our turkey and our Christmas pudding. And our money. I'm gonna tell the vicar. I'm going to bed. Wait a minute. Wait A minute. What's that noise coming from the chimney? Oh, it's. It's Father Christmas. Oh, shut up. It is. We've got to cheer them up somehow. So I sent £2 to the store in the high street and hired their Father Christmas. I told him to make his entrance down the chimney. Oh, good girl. If they tell the vicar how they've been treated, we've had it. We'll be put inside for Dylan orphans. He'll be drummed out of the village. It'll be all right now. Father Christmas and a few toys will make him happy. We're going back to the orphanage. I'm gonna tell the vicar. No, don't go. Don't go. Father Christmas is here. That's what you said last night. He is. He's coming down the chimney. Where is he? I think he's stuck up the chimney. Well, give us that broom. I'll get him down. He's our last chance. Anything to keep him. Keep him here, away from the vicar. Come down, sir. Move yourself. Wriggle a bit. Look out, look out, Here he comes. Good evening. Oh, sling the turkey at him. No, don't be like that. Greetings, one and all. I bring you all good cheer on this Christmas Day. What do you want from Santa Claus, Sonny Jim? Not me, you idiot. The children. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Hello, children. I am Santa Claus. Oh, no, you're not. You're too skinny. I'm not skinny. I'm victorious, fat man. Oh, dear. I left me pillow up the chimney. I'll go back and get it. No, don't bother. Just give him the toys and hobbits. Oh, yes. All right. Little boys and little girls all gather around Santa for all the wondrous things he's got for you. Where's me sack? Well, I don't know. I did a minute ago. We must find it. I got me sandwiches in it. Oh, there it is. Look. Hanging down the chimney. Oh, yes. Little boys and little girls all gather around Santa for all the wondrous things. What about a drink, as it's Christmas? No, I'm gone. Just little one to wet me whiskers. No. Get on with the toys, you. And half rotten. I'm a little boy come up and whispering scent of the year. What do you want? A bit of a boy, aren't you? Don't be ashamed of yourself. What do you want? I want a train set, an aeroplane, a bicycle, a rocket ship, an air pistol, a wristwatch, a football, a fountain pen, a cricket bat and a rowing bow. Oh, now, stop. Missing a bell. I tell you what, how about a nice plastic cone? Oh, come on, Don. I'm gonna tell her. Vicar. No, no, no. Come here. Come here. Give him a toy. Keep him quiet. All right. You are a nice big model yacht. Oh, thanks. It's smashing. Now, you little girl. What do you want? I want to go back to the orphanage. Oh, come now, my dear. Have a nice doll or something. I don't want one. Have one. She's shy. Dear little creature. Give her a doll. I don't want a doll. Well, you've got to have something. It cost me a couple of quid to get him here. Come over here a minute, sis. Hello. This boat's dodgy. Well, we've had a talk and we've decided what we want. What? We want all the stuff you've got in your sack. No, you can't have all that. That's about £80 worth of stuff in there. Of course you can't have it. It's out of the question. Have a nice doll. Listen, fatty, if you don't let us have all the stuff in that sack. Don't tell me we're going to tell the vicar. Yes, it would appear you two have got me. How can I word it? Up the creek. Well put. All right, Mike, pick up the sack and let's go back to the orphanage. Coming. Now, the £80, please, Mr. Anot. Oh, no. Oh, Mr. Anot. Yes? Merry christmas. Well, that's Christmas over for another year. Yeah. Where's Hancock? He's up in his bedroom trying to work out how he can sleep on half a mattress. Yes, you're right. Those kids have got the right idea. I might be able to use them myself when they grow up. Altidio. Hi, Mol. Where are you going? This Christmas has cost me a fortune. I'm broke. All me savings are gone. Me mattress is as flat as a pancake. So where are you going? To see if the home for destitute children will take me in. I'll get the vicar to find somebody to hook me up. Next Christmas. Goodbye. This has been Hancock's half hour. Starring Tony Hancock with Sydney James, Bill Kerr, Heddy Tiggs, Kenneth and young Michael Anderson and Dorothy Vice. Theme and incidental music composed and conducted by Wally Stott show written by Alan Simpson and Ray Galton. The program which was recorded was produced by Dennis Bain Wilson. Toyota Thon. Toyota thon. 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