It's That Man Again and Mysteries at the Office of Twerps; the Mayor of seedy seaside resort Foaming at the Mouth; and Governor of the South Sea island Tomtopia. Other performers in the show included Jack Train, a master of voices; Clarence Wright, who played the commercial traveller; the man from the ministry, Deryck Guyler; and Joan Harben (sister of Philip Harben) as Mona Lott. Hattie Jacques, who played Sophie Tuckshop (the earliest of Jacques' roles dependent upon her physical size) joined the cast towards the end of the run. The programme featured dozens of other characters, such as Mrs Mopp and Colonel Chinstrap.
Hattie Jacques on stage, radio, screen and record debut at the Players' Theatre in the revue "Late Joys", a performance that she repeated on television in 1946. From there she became a regular stage performer, appearing in variety shows and Victorian-style pantomimes. After her appearances on radio as Sophie Tuckshop alongside Tommy Handley in the final two series of his signature show "It's That Man Again", Jacques came to national prominence. She later appeared on "Educating Archie" as Agatha Dinglebody, where she worked with Tony Hancock; in 1956 she joined Hancock in the cast of the BBC radio show "Hancock's Half Hour", playing Griselda Pugh, Hancock's secretary. She