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Page 6 (1979 - 1980)

Benny Hill Show

One of Benny's greatest talents was his ability to portray so many characters and create so many expressions. I'm sure you will recognize many of these famous faces he used over the years. This page has a lot of small images so it may take a moment to load. Place your mouse cursor over each image for a description. If you have a favorite Benny Hill character you'd like to see here, just contact me and I can add it. Enjoy!


Benny as Angela O'Rippon in Leprechaun TV

Benny as Angela O'Rippon in "Leprechaun T.V."

Broadcast: March 14, 1979

Benny as Angela O'Rippon in "Leprechaun T.V."


Benny as Count Dracula in Wondergran Meets Dracula

Benny as Count Dracula in "Wondergran Meets Dracula"

Broadcast: March 14, 1979

Benny as Count Dracula in "Wondergran Meets Dracula"


Benny as Cleo Laine in the Musical Favorites Opening

Benny as Cleo Laine in the "Musical Favorites" Opening

Broadcast: April 25, 1979

Benny as Cleo Laine in the "Musical Favorites" Opening


Benny as Liberace in the Musical Favorites Opening

Benny as Liberace in the "Musical Favorites" Opening

Broadcast: April 25, 1979

Benny as Liberace in the "Musical Favorites" Opening


Benny as O'Jack in Leprechaun Television

Benny as O'Jack in "Leprechaun Television"

Broadcast: April 25, 1979

Benny as O'Jack in "Leprechaun Television"


Benny is Helen Horton's Husband Henry in Yeild To The Dawn

Benny is Helen Horton's Husband Henry in "Yeild To The Dawn"

Broadcast: April 25, 1979

Benny is Helen Horton's Husband Henry in "Yeild To The Dawn".


Benny is Helen Horton's Husband  in Lean On My Crutch from 'Yield To The Dawn'

Benny is Helen Horton's Husband in "Lean On My Crutch" from "Yield To The Dawn"

Broadcast: April 25, 1979

Benny is Helen Horton's Husband in "Lean On My Crutch" from "Yeild To The Dawn".


Benny as Barry Normal in Hollywood Grates: Chubby Dodds

Benny as Barry Normal in "Hollywood Grates: Chubby Dodds"

Broadcast: February 6, 1980

Benny as Barry Normal in "Hollywood Grates: Chubby Dodds"


Benny as Anthony Newley in A Host of Your Favourite Stars

Benny as Anthony Newley in "A Host of Your Favourite Stars"

Broadcast: March 5, 1980

Benny as Anthony Newley, performing "Poor Old Prunella" in the opening "A Host of Your Favourite Stars" segment. The real-life Mr. Newley (1931-1999) had worked with some Hill-related performers over the years, namely Susie Baker (qv) and her twin sister Jennifer in the original stage production of his Stop the World - I Want to Get Off, and the likes of Patricia Hayes in his infamous 1969 flop film Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?


Benny as Miriam Makeba in A Host of Your Favourite Stars

Benny as Miriam Makeba in "A Host of Your Favourite Stars"

Broadcast: March 5, 1980

Benny as Miriam Makeba, doing a variation of the "Click" routine he did frequently over the years. His impersonation of Ms. Makeba officially closed the curtain on the "Host of Your Favourite Stars" segments that aired at the start of each show on and off since 1975.


Benny as the Clown in Benny's International Television

Benny as the Clown in "Benny's International Television"

Broadcast: April 16, 1980

Benny as the Clown in "Benny's International Television". It's also known as "TV Romania Te Rose"


Benny as  Tom O'Tarbuck in Name That Tune?

Benny as Tom O'Tarbuck in "Name That Tune?"

Broadcast: April 16, 1980

The name of Benny's character in this parody was an amalgam of the names of two popular British game-show hosts of the time, Tom O'Connor (the host of the actual Name That Tune then) and Jimmy Tarbuck.


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