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- The Ant Hill Mob has to protect Penelope Pitstop from a murderous lawyer who is after her inheritance.
- True stories of crime investigations using forensic science.
- A collection of sketches and musical numbers from his long running comedy/variety series, culled from shows produced and originally aired between 1969 and 1972; this film's production is more along the lines of Ten from Your Show of Shows (1973) than of Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different (1971).
- Mr. Hill's last TV work, taped and aired before his death, with outdoor scenes taped in New York City. Highlights of this show include "A Streetcar Named Desirée" (a Tennessee Williams takeoff) and a spoof of "Ask Dr. Ruth" (where he impersonated Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Roseanne).
- The final installment of the "Hunting Trilogy" once again has Elmer out hunting, while Bugs and Daffy try to con him into shooting the other.
- A one-off special starring Benny Hill, filmed entirely in Australia. Among the highlights: "Hold Back the Wind," yet another of his Tennessee Williams parodies; "Archie's Angels," a takeoff on "Charlie's Angels"; a sketch of two men who tended to Lady Godiva's horse; and, in a concession to his filming location, the saga of Benny Kelly, son of outlaw Ned Kelly.
- A music agent, his necrophiliac nephew and a burnt-out roadie join forces to create a superstar from the body parts of legendary dead rockers. But things go bad when Jim Morrison's genitalia is mistakenly switched for Liberace's.
- Another collection of sketches and dance routines from Benny Hill's long-running comedy-variety series. Among the highlights: "Murder on the Oregon Express," in which he impersonates Hercule Poirot, Cannon, McCloud and Ironside; a look inside the Hotel Sordide; a court jester who winds up in deep trouble after insulting the King; a takeoff on "The South Bank Show"; his take on the Robin Hood legend; and "Butch Cafferty and the Fundance Kid," another of his many film parodies.
- A one-off special from Benny Hill, produced for ATV in 1967, featuring musical numbers from The Seekers (who sing "When Will the Good Apples Fall" and "Music of the World A'Turning") and Vince Hill (who performs a Cole Porter medley), and such compositions from "the lad himself" as "Colleen" and "Andalusian Gipsy." Dorita y Pepe also appear as musical guests, performing "Pequeno Amor."
- Ruddy Gayle, a first generation Jamaican American living in the Bronx borough of New York City, has aspirations of making it as a reggae singer, but is constantly being held back by something from the past of which he isn't fully aware. Until he confronts his past, he will not be able to realize his dream.
- Highlights of this special show with guest Juliet Prowse include: Harvey as a flamboyant actor battling the respiratory ailments of his co-star (Carol); "The Old Folks" go on a honeymoon voyage to England; and the Charwoman pantomimes a striptease.
- Highlights of this special produced for entry in the 1971 Golden Rose of Montreux Festival include selections mainly from the second series such as "Scott of the Sahara"; the Gas Cooker sketch; the semaphore version of "Wuthering Heights"; the "Ministry of Silly Walks"; plus some new material including an exploding version of the "Blue Danube".
- After listening to a radio news report indicating that left-handed people die earlier than right-handers, a tele-marketer decides to convert to left-handedness in order to shorten his life.
- Time's up for Benny, a compulsive gambler whose losing ways have finally caught up with him. With nowhere else to turn and a hit man about to pay him a visit, Benny decides to hide out behind a wall in his basement while planning his next move. Meanwhile, Goose, an unconventional hit man, arrives to an empty apartment and is ordered to move in by his boss and await Benny's return. With Goose living upstairs and Benny down below, these unlikely neighbors play cat-and-mouse as their lives become paralleled - one man's fate deciding the other's.
- Highlights include: Benny, late for the studio, hitching a ride on an old lady; Mervyn Thud announcing his plans for Radio Times should he take it over; a cheesy monster movie is shown (badly) edited for television; Hill plays a Radio 1 disc jockey with a massive hangover, struggling to get through his show after partying all night at a DJ convention; musical guest Tammy Jones performs "Summertime"; an interview with French film director, Claude Le Twit, leading into his new film "See Saw, Roundabout and Swing"; an actor in a theatrical play has major problems switching from one role to another; an old man is ill-served in a seedy barber shop; and for the close, Benny leads the Singers and Dancers of the Red Army.
- Benny starts the show with "Unlucky Luke," then he and Jenny Lee-Wright reprise their respective roles for a remake of "Learning All the Time"; Hill's Angels do a dance at a Little Dimpton street party; Hill as a schoolgirl reminiscing about a favorite teacher; a middle-aged man uses a video remote to control everything around him; and the famous "Mimed Striptease" with Benny as a clown who strips to a mere skeleton.
- For the opening, Benny leads off with an elaborate musical number, "Home for the Summer"; Fred Scuttle previews his new channel, "Scuttlevision," followed by a sketch about a drunk returning home after a night out; a look at the goings-on inside the "Club Bizarre" cabaret; bank robber "Fingers" McNee and his gang are relentlessly pursued by Inspector Dibbs; and for the finale Benny is pursued by a little girl in and around a beach.
- Benny begins the program by leading the 'League of Helping Hands' into song; a look into the life of a vagabond; Hill's Angels do a choreographed aerobics exercise at a gym, and later do battle with street punks; a spoof of "The Hot Shoe Show"; and for the close, the opening day at St. John Thomas Hospital.
- Show begins with an elaborate musical number taking place on board a cruise ship circa 1930s, with Benny as the captain. Also featured: the saga of a bucket as it passes through different hands; a meeting of Hollywood producers at the Cannes Film Festival hit on the idea of developing a Biblical soap opera; Hill's Angels dance and sing at the "Chez When," including Louise English's performance of "La Vie en Rose"; Benny does a monologue taking on his reputation for sexism, and then closes with a nearsighted handyman hired to do work at a school for girls.
- Show starts with Benny introducing girls from around the world at the 'Bijou Burlesque'; a series of street scenes set to the tune of "Funny Old World"; Hill explains the meanings of certain proverbs; a working-class husband and a sophisticated gent agree to swap their respective wives; two film editors discuss how to cut a sketch about a sign painter's misadventures; a parody of "Cagney & Lacey" with Benny playing both roles; and an evangelist and his dog walk on the grounds of a hospital.
- 'Bronco' Benny starts off the show with "Star Names"; a series of vignettes about joggers; two birds converse in front of a window; Hill's Angels perform at the "Club Chic a Go-Go," with the showcase act "Tanya and Her Performing Men"; and for the close a sign painter in a banana republic gets into a series of misadventures in advance of celebrations for the country's president.
- Benny leads this edition off with "Oh, Zandoona"; Fred Scuttle runs a "Keep Fit" health club, with a film showing some of the exercise routines; Hill reads a poem, "Fam and Fufan" by Folomon Faint Ftephen; French film director Pierre de Tierre discusses his technique, then leads into a sketch about a young man who strikes out with a girl of many moods; musical guest Sylvia McNeill performs "I Don't Know How to Love Him"; Percy Thrower interviews gardener Amos Thripp; more bloopers including a Wild West show where the demonstrations go all wrong and examples of actresses who can't say their lines right; Chow Mein gets into a tangle with customs and immigration agents at an airport; and Benny closes with a series of impersonations of various British entertainers of the day, including Shirley Bassey, Gilbert O'Sullivan and Nana Mouskouri.
- Highlights include: Benny as a tongue-tied continuity announcer mentioning upcoming programs and leading into a parody of "Starsky & Hutch", with Hill playing both parts and Jackie Wright as Huggy Bear; another look at the life of Casanova; Dilys Watling performs "Fever", with Benny as a drumless percussionist; a look at the way films are "panned and scanned"; a series of vignettes set to different songs including "Girls, Girls, Girls"; a "Granny Show Jumping" competition; Chow Mein offering a holiday package; and for the close, Benny performing "At the Streaker's Ball".
- Benny leads his cast and Angels in the opening number "Down on the Farm"; new versions of "A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade" and "Undercover Sanitary Inspector"; Hill plays a man obsessed with a girl who's seen on a billboard poster, and does a poem as a castaway stranded on a desert island; short vignettes from Hill's Angels set to the music of "Keep Young and Beautiful," "An Occasional Man" and "Ease On Down the Road"; and for the close, a young woman being harassed at a bus stop turns into a "She-Hulk."
- Highlights of this edition include Benny opening with a song about "The Lovely Girls from Crete"; The Georgian Dancers performing a dance; Gaston LeClerc bringing his sister Louise along to "Friends to Tea with Henry McGee"; the epic "Big Poppa"; a parody of "News at Ten" leads to a Hill's Angels dance number; and for the ending, Benny as a penniless commoner falls for a squire's daughter.
- Benny leads off with "Costa Coco"; two weather dolls come to life and then come together; a Scotsman continually strikes out in love; a new adaptation of "Carmen" with Benny adding new lyrics to Bizet's music; and for the close, Hill is dragged to a health farm by a little girl.
- Benny starts off the program with "The Egg Marketing Board Tango," then takes part in a "French for Starters" language lesson; a messenger in 17th-century England is sent on a dangerous mission; Mervyn Cruddy is interviewed on "The Grass Is Greener"; two people in a supermarket perform a ballet; The Ladybirds perform "(They Long To Be) Close to You"; a "Cinema: The Vintage Years" screening of an old movie, "Passengers of Love" starring Ray Hilland and Loretta Bung; Bettine Le Beau introduces a series of foreign TV bloopers from Spain, France and Germany; a puppet show with political figures of the day (Edward Heath, Harold Wilson and Enoch Powell); and Chow Mein serves an Indian in a Chinese restaurant.
- Benny starts off by reading from "The Good Book"; Fred Scuttle runs an escort service; "Match of the Week" presents its Goalkeeper of the Year award (with Benny as sportscaster Jimmy Hill and all the goalie nominees); a parody of the action-adventure series "Colditz" with Benny as a German POW; a look into "The Short Unhappy Romance of Ted Tingle"; Judith Durham performs "Strut Your Stuff" backed by The Hottest Band in Town; The Ladybirds (in their final on-camera appearance on the show) perform "Yesterday Once More"; and Benny and Diana Darvey perform a Mexican medley, with backing from flamenco guitarist Guillermo Basilisco.
- Highlights include Benny playing several students at the St. Solomon's School; a trespassing fisherman recites a poem about the fishing life; a hospital patient's 92nd birthday is celebrated with a special musical number, "Down Memory Lane"; another series of bloopers including a "Balmolive" ad and a licentious TV cameraman; Fred Scuttle as head of a proposed fourth TV channel, previewing a "poetry and jazz" recital; Chow Mein and his wife (Zienia Merton) are interviewed; and Benny performing new renditions of old mainstays "Wild Women", "The Harvest of Love", and "Those Days" (with Ladybird Marian Davies).
- Benny starts the show off by reading a poem, "Faith" by E.M. Barrister, then introduces Diana Darvey and accompanies her in the guise of percussionist 'El Sidney'; spy catcher Mervyn Cruddy is on the trail for a snuff box; musical guests Design perform "Second Love"; film director Sam Speiler reminisces about his career with Lesley Goldie, with parodies of W.C. Fields and Mae West, and a revival of his "Baby Boy" sketch; a minstrel boy in the Middle Ages is groomed for the big time by a hotshot manager; and a look at the 'Mr. TV Times' contest.
- This edition starts off with Benny and his dancers performing "Coconut Milk"; Fred Scuttle picks a man off the street in a match of "Man vs. Machine"; a "Grand Wheelchair Rally" goes off on a series of misadventures; an exchange operator works the phone lines in Victorian-era England; tips on holidays to Dimton-on-Sea and Costa Patatas (with Henry McGee and Jenny Lee-Wright sampling the food at the Hotel Toulouse-Waldorf); musical guest Felicity Buirski performs "The Clock"; Benny as Bob Dylan performs "Go 'Round Again"; and a henpecked husband has a secret life as a disco dancer in "Friday Night Fever".
- Benny starts off with "The Beach at San Tropez," then shows more examples of things that go wrong on television; a 17th century Pilgrim (Bob Todd) in the stocks for thinking wicked thoughts is relentlessly tormented by a fellow townsman (Hill); hijinks on board a cruise ship; a parody of cooking-show hosts Fanny and Johnny Cradock; and Mervyn Cruddy's film career is examined in an interview given to Andree Melly on "The Movie Shakers," which includes the famous "Home Is The Hero" about a returning Confederate veteran. Also: The Ladybirds perform "River Deep, Mountain High."
- Show opens with a host of all-time favorites, followed by Benny performing "The Beach at Waikiki" with Diana Darvey performing a striptease; a look at the life and times of music composer Gavin Blod; Lee Gibson performs "The Moment of Truth"; a Tennessee Williams takeoff, "Long Dry Summer"; and for the close, a spoof of "New Faces" with Benny as the host, the leader of a family act, and all the panelists.
- Benny starts off with another "Host of All-Time Favourites".
- Benny leads off with a musical number, "The Gay Caballero"; a parody of the TV travel series "Holiday" with Benny as host Cliff Michelmore; Rev. John McFudpucker (Benny) reads poems by Angus MacSpreading on "Sit Up & Listen"; a look at the Wild, Wild West with Hill's Angels; a clown wreaks havoc at a clothes shop; and a schoolboy frequents a strip joint with disastrous results.
- Highlights of this edition include "The Scarlet Pimple"; "Hollywood Grates" looks at the career of Chubby Dodds; Hill's Angels on the beach and at the disco in a 'Grand Gala'; and the first day of broadcasting of 'Women's Lib Television' with distaff parodies of "Sale of the Century" and "World of Sport," ending with "Charlene's Angels."
- Highlights of this edition include: "Holiday Sport Spectacular"; "The Short Happy Life of Maurice Dribble"; a series of bloopers including a parody of "The Golden Shot"; musical numbers from The Ladybirds ("Can't Take My Eyes Off of You") and Eira Heath ("Wedding Cake"); and a takeoff of "This Is Your Life" with Benny playing all the people reminiscing about the subject's (Robertson Hare) life and times.
- Show leads off with another "host of favorite stars", with impersonations of Kreskin, Liza Minnelli and Charles Aznavour, and Moira Anderson, followed by Benny as W.C. Fields singing "Lovely Lulubelle" which in turn leads to a parody of cinema advertisements; Fred Scuttle appears as a mind reader on "Is There Anything In It?"; examples of how the tale of the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill" would be worked into various TV shows, with parodies of "Crossroads", "That's Life" and "Kojak"; Dilys Watling performs "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady"; and for the finish, a filmed rendition of the tale of "El Paso".
- Highlights of this show include: Fred Scuttle as a security guard; a programme planner on the phone with a certain William Shakespeare; another series of bloopers including Benny impersonating singer Billy Eckstine and critic Clive James; Henry McGee interviewing Minister Chu En-Gumm (Bob Todd) and his interpretor Chow Mein at home; and Jackie Wright on a "budget" holiday trip that turns into a nightmare. Also: The Orange Blossom Sound perform "What Am I Doin' Hangin' 'Round?", and for the finale Benny and Pat Ashton perform "Lover, Come Back to Me."
- Benny leads off with "Benny's Place," then gives us a look into the National Health Service, the opening night of "Leprechaun Television," the famous "Hot Gossamer" parody (with Henry McGee impersonating Kenny Everett), and "Wondergran Meets Dracula"; plus musical guest Geraldine performs "Casablanca."
- Benny opens with a monologue and a dance from a native girl; a handyman gets involved in various misadventures on the job; Captain Fred Scuttle prepares to take a trip to the moon; Henry McGee gets cooking tips from Fanee and Johnee Claddock; the epic "Murder on the Oregon Express"; and the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade singers lead into a sketch about Robin Hood.
- Benny starts off with an operetta-style opening musical number; Fred Scuttle previews his new Dimpton-on-Sea Arts Center, and presents some international TV (including a hobo dancing with a girl in a wine ad); Women's Lib Television presents "The Kitty Everett Show"; a spoof of "Name That Tune" where host Benny tries to aid a pretty contestant (Louise English) at the expense of another (Jackie Wright); Hill's Angels dance to night scenes of New York; and a retelling of "The 3 Musketeers" story.
- Highlights include: Benny leading off with a spirited rendition of "Gypsy Rock"; dialogue director/drama coach Fred Scuttle introducing a new male model, 'Chunky'; a poem devoted to the exploits of the Dimpton Drinking Club; The Ladybirds performing "I Say a Little Prayer"; a parody of "News at Ten" with Hill impersonating co-anchors Reginald Bosanquet and Andrew Gardner; a commoner is kidnapped to impersonate a king to thwart an assassination plot; and more examples from around the world of things that can go wrong on TV.
- Benny leads off with "Broken-Hearted Lovers' Stew," then gives more examples of "Look #7"; travel agent Fred Scuttle offers new holiday package tours; the Lower Tidmarsh volunteer fire brigade is called to put out a fire; and a parody of "Opportunity Knocks" with Benny as host Hughie Green and all the contestants, featuring an early rendition of "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)." Also: Trisha Noble performs "Leaving on a Jet Plane," and Hill as a tall tale-telling country bumpkin sings "Rachel."
- Benny starts things off with "So Many Girls"; then continuity announcer Humphrey Bumphrey introduces parodies of "Movin' On," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", "This Is Your Life" and "Sale of the Century"; a German professor lectures about British life and customs in "Getting to Know You"; Eddie Buchanan and Love Machine perform "Dancing in the Nude"; palmist/phrenologist Emily Grimley demonstrates examples of her handiwork in "Is There Anything In It?"; Benny impersonates nature show host David Bellamy; and a parody of the rock-music show "Supersonic."
- Highlights of this show include the classic "Spot Black" sketch; Benny as a German clothier on the phone with a British customer, and a man miming to scenes from a movie in a theatre; a series of assorted quickies including the famous "Sunbright" ad parody; Ludovic Kennedy (Henry McGee) has Minister of Food Humphrey Bumphrey (Benny) on his "Phone-In" show; musical numbers from Berry Cornish ("Questions") and Los Zafiros ("Y Viva España"); and an outdoor band concert in a park with choreographed goings-on.
- Benny opens with a musical number as an Australian lifeguard; a man creates mischief with his shadow; Mr. Chow Mein presents a performance by his opera company; a group of TV censors have a meeting; Hill's Angels perform on a cruise liner; and a bumbling school teacher turns into "Superteech".
- Show begins with performances by "Lance 'Juggler' Vane & Cherri" and "Lana & Her Performing Men"; jack-of-all-trades Clyde Jarrow reads a poem about a dirty old man, then introduces "That Family"; Eddie Buchanan performs "Going Nowhere," followed by a series of vignettes set up to the tune of "Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like"; a young man is kidnapped by an older woman in "The Stamp Collector"; and a look into the life and career of pop idol Tex Cymbal.
- Show begins with a monologue from 'Professor' Benny about the "missing link" in history, which leads to a filmed segment of the evolution of civilization from the age of the caveman to modern times. A shop clerk at a pharmacy incorporates brand names of certain products into the conversation. Hill's Angels perform a "can-can" at Benito's nightclub. For the finish, Benny plays both 'Hannibal' and 'Mr. T' in a parody of "The A-Team".
- Benny leads this edition with "Bianca Malone," then takes us to "The Sum Awards" with parodies of "The New Avengers," "Mastermind" and "I, Claudius," and impersonates Pam Ayres in a poem about pets. Also: musical guests Reflections perform "Higher and Higher"; Diana Darvey performs a Continental cabaret with Benny and Jackie as her accompanists; three escaped convicts get into a tussle with police; a nearsighted newsreader mangles the main stories on his first night on the air; and "The Bionic Baby."