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The Benny Hill Show

“The Benny Hill Show” – 1969


Benny Hill was the seaside saucy humour that made him a huge TV star worldwide. He would chase sexy women, he would slap old men, and he was pure written and performance comedy. He was the Thames TV crown jewels for so many year. But the it all changed. Just as quick as a flash he went out of fashion with the TV networks and was dropped. At the time he was dropped The Benny Hill Show as still a global success, but Thames TV wanted to get away from the slapstick sexy humour. All the girls that Benny chased never complained, and Benny died alone in his apartment a few years later.

Writer
Benny Hill

Cast
Benny Hill – Host
Henry McGee – Himself/Announcer/Various Roles (1969-1970, 1971-1989)
Bob Todd – Himself/Various Roles (1970-1976, 1980-1989)
Jackie Wright – Himself/Various Roles (1969-1985)
Nicholas Parsons – Himself/Announcer/Various Roles (1969-1974)

The Ladybirds – Themselves (1969-1974)/Vocal Backing (1978-1989)
Pat Ashton – Various Roles (1972-1973, 1980)
Alison Bell – Hill’s Angel/Various Roles (1979, 1981-1985)
Sue Bond – Various Roles (1970-1973)
Eddie Buchanan – Himself/Various Roles (1975-1977)
Geraldine Burnett – Various Roles (1972)
Jan Butlin – Various Roles (1969-1970)
Jane Margaret Colthworphe – Herself (Love Machine Dancer/Various) (1976-1977)
Andee Cromarty – Hill’s Angel/Various Roles (1973, 1980)
Cyril Cross – Various Roles (1978-1982)
Pamela Cundell – Various Roles (1972)

Diana Darvey – Herself/Various Roles (1974-1975, 1977)
Anna Dawson – Various Roles (1975, 1986-1989)
Yvonne Dearman – Various Roles (1975)
Lorraine Doyle – Hill’s Angel/Various Roles (1977, 1985-1989)
Bella Emberg – Various Roles (1971-1982)
Louise English – Herself/Hill’s Angel/Various Roles (1978-1986)

 

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What an amazing piece of kit our telly was. Can you imagine having to change channel by turning a knob to tune in BBC2 and forever getting up to realign the aerial and contrast, and the only way to stop the picture from rolling was to give the set a good thump? Do you remember that we only have three channels to watch? Thinking about it, the conversation was better at school next day as everyone seemed to be watching the same thing unlike nowadays where we have too much choice. Aye, the quality of programmes seem to have dwindled when you think back to what we had in our days.

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