The Best of Benny Hill
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The Best of Benny Hill is a 1974
film spinoff from the television comedy series The Benny Hill Show
. This movie features sketches from the early Thames Television
years from 1969-1973. All of the sketches in the film are from the episodes produced and directed by John Robins
.
Some Sketches include:
The version of "Yakety Sax" as heard during the ending chase sequence was used on 12/27/73.
This movie is similar to the 1971 film And Now For Something Completely Different
which was a film spinoff from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus
featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons. The difference in both films are that the Pythons recreated all the sketches while Benny Hill
used clips from the Thames years and edited them together to make the film.
The movie was produced and released in 1974 by Thames Television Ltd. via its feature-film subsidiary Euston Films
and originally distributed by EMI Films
. Current Worldwide Distribution by Canal + Image UK LTD.
(studio interiors) and 16 mm film
(location footage). For theatrical release the videotaped material was transferred to 35 mm film
as a telerecording, and the 16 mm footage was blown up to 35 mm.
1974 in film
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.*August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...
film spinoff from the television comedy series The Benny Hill Show
The Benny Hill Show
The Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill.There were various incarnations of the show between 1951 and 1991, and it aired in over 140 countries. The show is generally sketch-based with heavy use of slapstick, mime, parody and double-entendre...
. This movie features sketches from the early Thames Television
Thames Television
Thames Television was a licensee of the British ITV television network, covering London and parts of the surrounding counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
years from 1969-1973. All of the sketches in the film are from the episodes produced and directed by John Robins
John Robins
John Robins , was an international rugby union player who attained 11 caps for Wales between 1950 and 1953. A prop, he toured New Zealand and Australia with the British and Irish Lions in 1950 and became the first Lions coach, on the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand.Robins was...
.
Some Sketches include:
- Ye Olde Wishing Well (oad 11/19/69)
- Lower Tidmarsh Hospital Service (oad 11/19/69)
- Spuddo Blooper (oad 11/19/69)
- "Throw Open" Blooper (oad 11/19/69)
- The Life of Maurice Dribble (oad 12/25/69)
- Tommy Tupper in Tupper-Time (oad 2/4/70)
- Song: "My Garden Of Love" (oad 3/11/70)
- The Party Blooper (oad 3/11/70)
- "After Dinner with Charlotte Fudge" Blooper (oad 3/11/70)
- Boutique Mask Dance (oad 10/28/70)
- Love Will Find A Way (oad 1/27/71) (from one of the three Black and White episodes)
- The Grass Is Greener (oad 3/24/71)
- Fred Scuttle's Health Farm and Keep Fit Brigade (oad 2/23/72)
- Pierre De Tierre: Avant-Garde French Film Director (oad 2/23/72)
- Chow-Mein at Customs and Immigration (oad 2/23/72)
- Benny's All-Star Finale (oad 2/23/72)
- Escaped Convict Chase Sequence (oad 3/22/72)
The version of "Yakety Sax" as heard during the ending chase sequence was used on 12/27/73.
This movie is similar to the 1971 film And Now For Something Completely Different
And Now For Something Completely Different
And Now for Something Completely Different is a film spin-off from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring favorite sketches from the first two seasons. The title was used as a catchphrase in the television show....
which was a film spinoff from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines...
featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons. The difference in both films are that the Pythons recreated all the sketches while Benny Hill
Benny Hill
Benny Hill was an English comedian and actor, notable for his long-running television programme The Benny Hill Show.-Early life:...
used clips from the Thames years and edited them together to make the film.
The movie was produced and released in 1974 by Thames Television Ltd. via its feature-film subsidiary Euston Films
Euston Films
Euston Films was a British film and television production company. It was a subsidiary company of Thames Television, and operated from the 1970s to the 1990s, producing various series for Thames, which were screened nationally on the ITV network...
and originally distributed by EMI Films
EMI Films
EMI Films was a British film and television production company and distributor. The company was formed after the takeover of Associated British Picture Corporation in 1968 by EMI....
. Current Worldwide Distribution by Canal + Image UK LTD.
Technical note
The original programmes were shot on videotapeVideotape
A videotape is a recording of images and sounds on to magnetic tape as opposed to film stock or random access digital media. Videotapes are also used for storing scientific or medical data, such as the data produced by an electrocardiogram...
(studio interiors) and 16 mm film
16 mm film
16 mm film refers to a popular, economical gauge of film used for motion pictures and non-theatrical film making. 16 mm refers to the width of the film...
(location footage). For theatrical release the videotaped material was transferred to 35 mm film
35 mm film
35 mm film is the film gauge most commonly used for chemical still photography and motion pictures. The name of the gauge refers to the width of the photographic film, which consists of strips 35 millimeters in width...
as a telerecording, and the 16 mm footage was blown up to 35 mm.