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

User Rating:

7.3/10   

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:

Buxom | Sketch Comedy | British | Eccentric | Actor Playing Multiple Roles

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:

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

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Company:

Thames Television

Trivia:

The first U.S. station to air the show in its initial half-hour syndicated form was Philadelphia, PA station WTAF-TV, in January 1979.

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 "30 Rock: Senor Macho Solo (#3.7)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Yakety Sax

A solid pillarstone of comedy

I've laughed and enjoyed the Benny Hill shows ever since i was very young, and still do. Benny Hill is one of the comedians who are really able to be funny, without contrived situations and one-liners. And he manages to throw in some more serious acting too. There is a certain feeling of quality, of true artistry to every moment of the show which most of his followers lack. Many of the jokes are seen as off-color today and would probably never be aired if the show was new, a sign that things are changing in the other direction. Catch it now before it is forever buried and condemned by the politically correct!