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In the s, as the climate of political correctness continued to grow, Eddington and Wilcox refused to allow the respective editions in which they appeared to ever be shown on British television again. With few exceptions, most of the musical numbers did not make it to the U.

This introduced the show to American audiences and was immediately popular; subsequent screenings involved a series of re-edited half-hour programmes culled from the ITV specials. Due to heavy editing, the U. Selected sketches from the first four years — of the Thames run were also edited into a feature film, The Best of Benny Hill In , Hill produced a special in Australia see below whose contents found their way into scattered episodes of the U.

Telecinco in its first guise, depended heavily on old programming from across the globe, and The Benny Hill Show would usually air for 60—90 minutes every night before the news programme. Having just returned from a triumphant Cannes TV festival Hill assumed that they were to discuss details of a new series.

Instead, John Howard Davies sacked Hill. In an episode about Hill transmitted as part of the documentary series Living Famously , Davies stated there were three reasons why he did so: " At its peak in , In , the last Thames episode attracted 9.

The Benny Hill Show aired in one-hour portions not corresponding to the original hour-long format , twice nightly on BBC America from October to April , restoring much of the mature content not seen in previous American airings as such, most airings had a rating of TV-MA but also excising most of the musical segments.

Half-hour edits also appeared on ITV. As of July , the show is being broadcast on Australia 's 7Two. Antenna TV , a network created for digital subchannels in the United States , started showing the show Friday and Saturday nights in three hour blocks on New Year's Day, 1 January This version, while generally following the half-hour syndicated format, included many of the musical numbers.

Each set represents multiple years of the show in order of original airings, with Benny Hill Trivia Challenges, a booklet and extras. Episodes Browse episodes. Top Top-rated. Trailer The Benny Hill Show.

Photos Top cast Edit. Benny Hill Various as Various …. Henry McGee Self as Self …. Jackie Wright Self as Self …. Bob Todd Self as Self ….

Jon Jon Keefe Self as Self …. Louise English Self as Self …. Nicholas Parsons Announcer as Announcer …. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. A sketch-comedy series in which Hill would often play multiple characters and satirize popular British and American performers and stars. Common themes in the show were the husband-beating wife, buxom women, and silent, high-speed chase scenes between Hill and the other characters. Did you know Edit. He also frequently directed the show.

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