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Hancock and Joan is a 2008 British biographical television film based on the affair between the comedian Tony Hancock and Joan Le Mesurier, the third wife of actor John Le Mesurier. It was first transmitted on BBC Four on 26 March 2008 as part of the Curse of Comedy season.
- Biographical Drama
Mar 26, 2008 · Hancock & Joan: Directed by Richard Laxton. With Ken Stott, Maxine Peake, Alex Jennings, Don Gallagher. In the mid-1960s, Joan, not long married to comic actor John Le Mesurier, meets and is mutually attracted to comedian Tony Hancock, married to the long-suffering Freddie.
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- Biography, Drama
- Richard Laxton
- 2008-03-26
Aug 6, 2019 · This is a brilliant dramatization of the affair between Tony Hancock and Joan Le Mesurier, the preparations for Hancock's Royal Festival Hall show, and his tragic last days, culminating in...
- 87 min
- 36.4K
- Paul Johnson
Nov 5, 2010 · tVw3C. 534 subscribers. 93. 40K views 12 years ago. Starring Ken Stott as troubled comic genius Tony Hancock and Maxine Peake as Joan, Hancock and Joan charts the final year of his life. ...more.
- 15 min
- 40.7K
- tVw3C
Hancock & Joan (TV Movie 2008) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Maxine Peake appears as Joan, wife of Hancock's best friend, fellow performer John Le Mesurier, who had an affair with Hancock and attempted to rid him of the destructive aalcoholism that was to ultimately prove his downfall.
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Hancock and Joan is a 2008 British biographical television film based on the affair between the comedian Tony Hancock and Joan Le Mesurier, the third wife of actor John Le Mesurier. It was first transmitted on BBC Four on 26 March 2008 as part of the Curse of Comedy season.