Many of the early episodes of this series (including the entire first season) no longer exist and are presumed lost.
Sidney James later said in an interview that Tony Hancock was right to end their partnership in 1960 as it had become too much of a double act, which was not what Hancock wanted. He also claimed he had only intended to do one more season with Hancock in any case.
By 1959 Tony Hancock wanted to move on from the series. He began to increasingly despair at the dialogue written for him by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
The final season in 1961 was re-titled "Hancock" as the episodes only lasted for 25 minutes.
Before the end of this series, Tony Hancock became increasingly unhappy with the notion that he and co-star Sid James were a comedy double act. As a result, it was decided to make the series "Hancock" (1961) without James.
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