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Hancock had ideas of becoming the local village squire, and entertains all of the local dignitaries, the problem, is that he's been sold a house at the end of an airfield. The dubious Estate agent, if course, is Sid.

Made in 1957, almost sixty years old, and it's as funny now as it was back then. A mix of slapstick, physical comedy and wonderful one liners, this episode is an absolute winner.

I'm fairly new to Hancock, and I'm really enjoying the format, you have no idea what the situation will be, it's always a little quirky, but there seems to be one common factor, Sid always comes out on top.

Hancock does a great deal of ad-libbing throughout, all with a wry smile on his face, that look on his face when the house starts falling down is an absolute joy. Dick Emery delights also, how the pair managed to keep straight faces as long as they did is quite something.

Watch out for a young Anne Reid, who plays Sid's secretary.

Classic episode, 9/10.

Hancock has moved to his new abode in East Cheam, sold to him by estate agent Sid.

As he holds a musical recital in front of various dignitaries. A glaring problem emerges. The crafty estate agent Sidney James sold Hancock a house with an airfield at the bottom of his garden. The planes make a racket each time they take off or come to land.

Hancock went to see the house on a foggy day. The planes were grounded.

Now he decides to sell the house himself rather than take a miserly low offer from Sid.

Hancock nearly has success in selling the house to a young couple from Birmingham. Until the fog clears and the planes start to take off.

The house nearly gets destroyed when a surveyor (Dick Emery) comes for a viewing.

Will Sid come up trumps and eventually get Hancock his dream abode?

The show hits another dimension when Emery turns up. It really does bring the house down.