Bowmans, The

Synopsis

Sitcom starring Tony Hancock. Hancock, playing Old Joshua Merryweather, is very unpopular with the cast and is unceremoniously sacked from the radio serial ‘The Bowmans’ (a spoof of ‘The Archers’). His character is killed off and he is out of work, but wishing to cash in on his popular success as Joshua he applies for a stage audition. He begins Hamlet’s ‘to be or not to be’ speech in the West Country accent of Joshua.

Series

Hancock

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Notes

The episode was available as part of the video HANCOCK: THE VERY BEST OF TONY HANCOCK but was deleted in 1999.

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Auditions

Credits

Producer

Duncan Wood

Writer

Alan Simpson; Ray Galton

Cast

Hugh Lloyd
Patrick Cargill
Tony Hancock

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
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