S3 E1 - Very Nearly an Armful - 12 Angry Men

Very Nearly an Armful - A Tony Hancock Podcast

Very Nearly an Armful returns for a third series; after a well-earned break, the intrepid four start the series by looking at the brilliant TV episode Twelve Angry Men. The episode is a pastiche of the film of the same name and James, Tim, Jon and Martin compare the episode to the film and consider how all the supporting cast really add dramatic depth to the episode. The episode contains one of the most famous lines in all of the Hancock’s Half Hours – one to rival the line that inspired the name of this podcast – and inevitably the team discusses Magna Carta and whether she really did die in vain. The podcast includes rarely heard extracts from interviews with Ray Galton, Alan Simpson and producer Duncan Wood and consider the episode in the context of the rest of the fifth series. The team get side tracked by discovering connections between Dr. Who and Hancock, briefly consider the Galton & Simpson Comedy Playhouse episode, Impasse, look at the recent DVD Release of Hancock’s 1956 Series, The Tony Hancock Show and all try to become experts in the helical scanning system! Don’t forget to rate us and subscribe to the podcast. And, if you haven’t done so already, why not join the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society - full details of how to join are at Tonyhancock.org.uk. We’ll be back in two weeks when we will be looking at the radio episode Hancock in the Police - Hope to see you then!