This gentle comedy features Tony Hancock as Wally Pinner, the eponymous entertainer, with Hugh Lloyd helping him run the show. His wife (Sylvia Syms) dreams of social advancement among her 'betters' who Pinner can't stand. Naturally, with Hancock involved, it all goes wrong. There are several of those British actors who were in everything but never starred such as Mario Fabrizi, Norman Bird, Michael Ripper and Eddie Byrne (the ice cream man in the brilliant 'Piltdown Glory' sketch) plus John Le Mesurier (and a brief appearance from his wife at the time, Hattie Jacques). It is paired on the DVD with The Rebel, Hancock's better-known film performance. The Punch & Judy Man is not quite up to the same standard but nevertheless is a very pleasant and nostalgic way to spend an hour and a half.
Review of The Punch and Judy Man
