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Is The Benny Hill Show coming back?

The Benny Hill Show (1955–1968) — comedy on BBC One

The answer: Concluded December 26, 1968.
The Benny Hill Show poster
Genre
Comedy
Network / streamer
BBC One
Premiered
January 15, 1955
Ended
December 26, 1968
Runtime
~30 min per episode
TVMaze rating
7.1 / 10
8seasons
32episodes
7.1/ 10

About The Benny Hill Show

The Benny Hill Show ended on December 26, 1968, on BBC One.

The Benny Hill Show was a British comedy television series that aired from January 15, 1955, to December 26, 1968. It featured Benny Hill performing in various short comedy sketches, often incorporating slapstick, burlesque, and double entendres. The show also included musical performances and employed techniques like mime, parody, and sight gags to create humorous visual effects. It was known for its fast-paced chase scenes, often involving Hill and a group of scantily-clad women, parodying classic chase scenes like those of the Keystone Kops. Hill also composed and performed humorous songs, frequently using high-speed double-entendre rhymes, and used creative camera work to produce comedic illusions.

The series was a mix of slapstick humor and parody, often satirizing popular culture and television tropes of the time. It was produced in various formats over the years and was broadcast in over 140 countries, making it a notable example of British comedy during its era.

The Benny Hill Show episode schedule

32 aired

Aired · 32

DateEp.Title
December 26, 1968 S8·E4 Show 32
December 11, 1968 S8·E3 Show 31
November 20, 1968 S8·E2 Show 30
April 20, 1968 S8·E1 Show 29
January 8, 1966 S7·E4 Show 28
December 18, 1965 S7·E3 Show 27
November 27, 1965 S7·E2 Show 26
November 6, 1965 S7·E1 Show 25
May 22, 1965 S6·E5 Show 24
May 8, 1965 S6·E4 Show 23
April 24, 1965 S6·E3 Show 22
April 10, 1965 S6·E2 Show 21
November 6, 1964 S6·E1 Show 20
December 16, 1961 S5·E3 Show 19
November 25, 1961 S5·E2 Show 18
November 4, 1961 S5·E1 Show 17
April 1, 1961 S4·E3 Show 16
March 4, 1961 S4·E2 Show 15
February 4, 1961 S4·E1 Show 14
April 26, 1958 S3·E4 Show 13
March 29, 1958 S3·E3 Show 12
March 1, 1958 S3·E2 Show 11
February 1, 1958 S3·E1 Show 10
June 1, 1957 S2·E6 Show 9
April 27, 1957 S2·E5 Show 8
March 30, 1957 S2·E4 Show 7
March 2, 1957 S2·E3 Show 6
February 2, 1957 S2·E2 Show 5
January 5, 1957 S2·E1 Show 4
March 12, 1955 S1·E3 Show 3
Show 2 earlier episodes
February 12, 1955 S1·E2 Show 2
January 15, 1955 S1·E1 Show 1

The Benny Hill Show cast

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