"The Benny Hill Show" (1969)TV series 1969-1989

Director:

John Robins

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19

Release Date:

January 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A skit based show with Benny Hill, often containing smutty humour.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Eccentric | Cult TV | British | Pretty Girl

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Benny Hill	...	Host / ... (59 episodes, 1969-1989)
Henry McGee	...	Himself / ... (46 episodes, 1969-1989)
Jackie Wright	...	Himself / ... (44 episodes, 1969-1985)
Bob Todd	...	Himself / ... (42 episodes, 1970-1989)
The Ladybirds	...	Vocal Backing / ... (42 episodes, 1969-1989)
Sue Upton	...	Various Roles / ... (28 episodes, 1977-1989)

Runtime:

France:35 min (edited version) (dubbed version) | 60 min (58 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1970-1971) (3 episodes) | Color (1969-1970 and 1971-1989)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | UK:12 (some epiosodes) | UK:PG | Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Thames Television

Trivia:

The 24 September 1975 edition was originally scheduled to air on 26 May 1975, but a week-long technicians' strike which knocked the ITV (Independent Television) network off the air at the time, led to the episode's being postponed to the later date.

Quotes:

Henry McGee: [referring to Scuttle's fellow astronaut] How old is he?
Captain Fred Scuttle: Fifty-eight. He's a late developer.
Henry McGee: He looks older.
Captain Fred Scuttle: Well, he worries a lot.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Goodies: Radio 2 (#5.3)" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Yakety Sax

Benny Hill - the funniest man ever

Ladies and Gentlemen - The Benny Hill Show. You don't need much to be funny - just some jokes that are funny. Benny Hill is just like that. He makes it all look so easy, but is impossible to imitate because he's simply be the funniest man ever to have lived on Earth. Basically Benny has only few jokes that he repeats and makes it all again with little variation. That doesn't mean that he repeats himself, because he rather guarantees a good laugh when the audience exactly knows what is going to happen. And when it happens, they laugh.

The archetype jokes are a mistake, accidental insult and the chase. In a mistake Benny thinks something is something that really isn't it. For example something is heavier than it appears or Benny takes man for a woman. Accidental insult happens when Benny does something that causes harm for someone. For example he touches woman's breast when he's looking for some similar object. The chase is a cliché, but you'll always wait for it. You'll know the chase will soon be on, when the funny 'chase tune' starts to play.

The Show is however much more fun than my diagnosis of it. Go and see it!