Hancock's Half Hour
Galton and Simpson's radio series moved to television, and the point at which British sitcom stopped being a variety turn.
Hancock's Half Hour opens with a main title sequence of 13 seconds.
At 13 seconds, it opens well under the 38-second median for comedy sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on BBC in 1956, when The Benny Hill Show was also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
13sBBC tv presents, and the caricature at the tuba. The BBC original rather than the later Australian series that had been answering every search.
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