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Hancock's half-life WHEN THE WIND CHANGED: The Life and Death of Tony Hancock by Cliff Goodwin (Century, GBP 17.99)
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IN 1957, Tony Hancock, along with the rest of us, had never had it
so good. He was voted Comedian of the Year and, as rationing was
over, could get all the tinned salmon he wanted. The BBC cleared the
airwaves of noxious expressions like "gor-blimey" and "ruddy"; its
first TV game show, Take Pot Luck, kept greed within decent bounds,
offering as top prize an electric iron and consoling the runner-up
with a bunch of coat-hangers. Happy days.
Various afflictions had combined to make Hanc...
