The Alpine Holiday
- Episode aired Apr 1, 1957
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Hancock flies to Switzerland for a skiing holiday.Hancock flies to Switzerland for a skiing holiday.Hancock flies to Switzerland for a skiing holiday.
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Peggy Ann Clifford
- Air Hostess
- (as Peggyann Clifford)
Liz Fraser
- Autograph Hunter
- (as Elizabeth Fraser)
Victor Bryant
- Swiss Gendarme
- (uncredited)
Patrick Milner
- Swiss Gendarme
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Duncan Wood(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe male passenger sitting behind Hancock,with dark hair is series creator and co-writer, Alan Simpson.
- GoofsHancock had stayed at the hotel in the previous year, despite never having been on an aeroplane before.
- ConnectionsReferences Decision Against Time (1957)
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The Alpine Holiday
Hancock goes off to a well deserved skiing holiday to the Swiss alps.
Only to cause trouble on the plane. He upsets the air hostess by mentioning her size. He also acts like a nervous passenger who seems to be on the plane for the first time. Even calling the pilot, a driver!
Once he arrives at the hotel, he claims to be a celebrity. Only the manager does not seem to have a booking. He does remember Hancock from the previous year as he left without paying his bill and took some hotel items with him as mementos.
Hancock does end up sharing his room but he will only pay half the price. At first there is a mix up with a female hotel guest Miss Dubois (June Whitfield.)
Later his room mate turns out to be an irritating young man, the Yodeller of Dulwich (Kenneth Williams.) The yodelling quickly becomes irritating to Hancock.
It is an episode with many familiar faces such as Liz White and Richard Wattis. Rather a lot of guest stars who would become Carry On stars.
It was a good episode, Hancock performs with gusto. I did wonder why Hancock acted like a first time plane passenger when he had been to Switzerland before.
Only to cause trouble on the plane. He upsets the air hostess by mentioning her size. He also acts like a nervous passenger who seems to be on the plane for the first time. Even calling the pilot, a driver!
Once he arrives at the hotel, he claims to be a celebrity. Only the manager does not seem to have a booking. He does remember Hancock from the previous year as he left without paying his bill and took some hotel items with him as mementos.
Hancock does end up sharing his room but he will only pay half the price. At first there is a mix up with a female hotel guest Miss Dubois (June Whitfield.)
Later his room mate turns out to be an irritating young man, the Yodeller of Dulwich (Kenneth Williams.) The yodelling quickly becomes irritating to Hancock.
It is an episode with many familiar faces such as Liz White and Richard Wattis. Rather a lot of guest stars who would become Carry On stars.
It was a good episode, Hancock performs with gusto. I did wonder why Hancock acted like a first time plane passenger when he had been to Switzerland before.
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- 1.33 : 1
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