Episode list

The Benny Hill Show

Show 29

Tue, Jan 25, 1977
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."
7.4 /10
Show 30

Tue, Feb 22, 1977
Show leads off with Benny as a Mountie recounting the tale of Eskimo Nell; a look at the "Villain of the Year" awards, with officer Fred Scuttle giving his views about them; a bridegroom (Benny) has second thoughts about marrying a wealthy bride (Rita Webb); musical performances from Love Machine ("Think of the Boys") and Benny and the lads ("The Flash", wearing raincoats for the occasion); a spoof of the period drama "Victorian Scandals", with Benny as a hapless butler in the middle of an argument among a wealthy couple; and for the close, two Boy Scouts (Benny, Jackie Wright) get into various misadventures at a Scouts and Guides Annual Fete.
7.2 /10
Show 31

Tue, Mar 22, 1977
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".
6.8 /10
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