There is a Hancock episode called The Blackboard Jungle (Nov 1955) which is a parody of the film of the same name. Never having seen the film, I assumed that it was in turn an adaptation of the novel To Sir, With Love in which a black teacher wins the respect of London hooligans by making them speak politely to one another.
But I discover that the film can't be an adaptation of the novel. The film is from 1955 and the novel was published in 1959. Additionally, the former has an American setting whereas the latter takes place in London. I was misled by the fact that the Hancock episode is also set in a British school. I didn't allow for the fact that Hancock almost always takes place in Britain.
Yes, I know West has an American accent, but Bill Kerr does the same voice when he's playing a Teddy Boy in the previous extant episode, The Bequest. I assumed that was how British kids talked in 1955 when they wanted to sound cool.
