The Bowmans The Bowmans "The Bowmans" is an episode of the BBC television situation comedy programme "Hancock", the final BBC series featuring Tony Hancock, first broadcast on 2 June 1961. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The title is a retronym; the episodes were not originally identified separately. Hancock plays an actor in a fictional radio serial called "The Bowmans", a parody of the real BBC radio programme "The Archers". The theme tune to "The Bowmans" is a close variation by series composer Wally Stott of the real "Archers" theme tune "Barwick Green". Hancock plays Joshua Merriweather, a character
The Kit Curran Radio Show first season was filmed in Bracknell, and the second season opening credits show Kit looking at a road sign pointing to Brentford and the West End of London, deciding which route to take.) There were two series, each of six episodes, as follows: Series 1: The Kit Curran Radio Show (2 April 1984 – 7 May 1984) Series 2: Kit Curran (21 July 1986 – 25 August 1986) The theme tune, "Ultra Fantastico", was composed by David Mackay with lyrics by Ian La Frenais. Sung by Denis Lawson, it was released as a single on EMI in 1984, though failed