The Counterfeiter

The Lad is fed up with Bill spending all day in bed, so he decides to find him a job.

But when Sid gets involved, things get complicated...

Galton and Simpson's script for ‘The Counterfeiter’ was shelved in the 1950s.

Seven decades later, it was finally recorded by the cast and crew of ‘The Missing Hancocks’.

The Lad Himself …. Kevin McNally
Bill Kerr …. Kevin Eldon
Sid James …. Simon Greenall
Kenneth Williams …. Robin Sebastian
Andree Melly …. Susy Kane

The first modern sitcom, Hancock's Half Hour made stars of Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams, and launched writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson as one of the most successful comedy-writing partnerships in history.

Original scores re-recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Levon Parikian.

Producers: Neil Pearson and Hayley Sterling

First recorded and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2020.