LAUREL and HARDY - The British Tours - part 1BRITISH TOURS part 1 red book Extensively revised, reformatted, and expanded version of the 1993 First Edition hardback book. LAUREL and HARDY British Tours the book the film Stan & Ollie was based on. The story starts in 1925, just prior to Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel meeting up at the Hal Roach Studios, and relates how they went on to become an inseparable partnership. We then fast forward to the promotional tour of major cities in England and