He has his old friends from his army days come over for a party (spending a fortune on drink), only to find that they've all gone really really boring and they've all given up alcohol.

They strove to tell a story that would, crucially, be uninterrupted by any breaks for music hall variety, popular crooners or sketches - it was quite literally Hancock's half hour. If I'd been angry or something like that, I look at this and think, yes, that's very funny, unfortunately. The cast play the parts in the story of 'Iggins, a cook who becomes a well respected chef but subsequently fails and loses everything due to drink. She referred to Tony, alongside John, as the great love of her life, and remained committed to keeping both their memories alive until her death in July 2021, aged 90.They haven't gone, they're just 'resting between engagements' as we so delicately put it in show business. Off-screen Sid and Tony were great friends, but Tony found fans increasingly asked him on the street 'Where's Sid? The doctors were there to give him a pill if he was depressed to buck him up, or another pill if he was bucked up too far to bring him down. The character featured in most of the early TV episodes (many of which are unfortunately lost, although one, featuring Williams survives: 1957's The Alpine Holiday).

And even though they'll have a lot more competition up there than they ever did down here, if there is any organised entertainment, you can bet your bottom dollar they'll both be topping the bill. Featuring a star cast that includes Sid James, Bill Kerr, Warren Mitchell, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques and Fenella Fielding. Hancock had had a good deal of success with his own BBC radio series when the decision was made to create his own series for television.It's a great sequence, but for audiences expecting more of what they saw in The Blood Donor, the downbeat tone of The Punch And Judy Man left them confused. In a special treat for Hancock's Half Hour fans, Series 4 also premiered one episode - The Counterfeiter - that was never recorded by the original team.