Hancock's Half Hour (TV Series) The Photographer (1960) User Reviews

Classic episode.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 8/10 · 5 July 2023]

The marvellous old camera that Hancock inherited from his grandfather had given up the ghost, so it's time to invest in some new equipment, £1000 worth of it, Sid spots an opportunity to make a few quid.

Very funny, a very fine later episode, it's a plot that actually seems a little more relevant now. Hancock wandering around the restaurant snapping all and sundry, it felt like everyone with their camera phones today. Willing to do anything for the big money shot.....

Classic scenes, Hancock battling the man in the restaurant with his tripod, the lady customer fainting, classic. I loved that he had his hat on even when he was up on the roof, so funny.

How much was that camera!!! Even by today's standards that seemed a bit steep, thank goodness for I-Phones.

8/10.

The Photographer

[Prismark10 · 7/10 · 12 July 2023]

Hancock has always fancied himself as an ace photographer. Unfortunately his camera was handed down the generations.

His great grandfather had purchased it and it became obsolete before the first world war.

Sid persuades Hancock to get a new camera. Only Hancock comes from the shop with almost £1000 worth of cameras and camera equipment purchased on credit.

Only Hancock is a rubbish photographer. Causes chaos in a restaurant where he takes snaps of the diners.

When he and Sid manipulate events to create a dangerous situation in order to take a photograph that Fleet Street would pay money for. The emergency services are called out.

Another very good episode of Hancock. He and Sid make a great team, with Sid only slightly more useless than Hancock.