TV series
The Benny Hill Show
Overview
The Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show that starred Benny Hill and aired in various incarnations between 15 January 1955 and 30 May 1991 in over 140 countries. The show focused on sketches that were full of slapstick, mime, parody, and double-entendre. Thames Television cancelled production of the show in 1989 due to declining ratings and large production costs at £450,000 per show.
Details
- First air date
- 1969-11-19
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 19 seasons
- Episodes
- 58 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Network
- ITV1, BBC One, Associated Television
- Production
- Thames Television, BBC
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Benny Hill
- Henry McGee
- Bob Todd
- Nicholas Parsons
- Jackie Wright
- Helen Horton
- Bella Emberg
- Patricia Hayes
- Anna Dawson
- Felicity Buirski
- Nola Haynes as Hill's Angel
- Helli Louise
Creators and crew
- Benny Hill - Creator
- Philip Jones - Executive Producer
- David Bell - Producer
- Mark Stuart - Producer
- Peter Frazer-Jones - Producer
- Keith Beckett - Producer
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