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Benny Hill on VHS
by William Brown

This is a guide to the VHS compilations from HBO Home Video. Running times are approximate. In most cases, the descriptions match those on A&E's DVD sets, and original air dates of pertinent sketches are listed. As the descriptions of each sketch are in the reviews for the original shows, it's not necessary to list them again.

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Benny Hill's Video Revue
Benny Hill's Video Sideshow
Benny Hill's Crazy World!
Benny Hill's Golden Chortles
Benny Hill's Golden Grins
Benny Hill's Golden Titters
Benny Hill's Golden Grins

Benny Hill's Video Revue [1981]

Benny Hill's Video Revue VHS

(originally released as The Best of The Benny Hill Show - Vol. 1 Color [1:58:11]
Cast: Benny Hill with Henry McGee, Bob Todd, Jack Wright, Helen Horton, Jenny Lee Wright, Rita Webb, Sue Upton, Roger Finch, Ken Sedd, Cyril Cross, Pat Ashton & Andee Cromarty, Susan Daly, Anne Easton, Louise English, Debi Gaye, Sharon Haywoode, Julie Kirk, Erica Lynley, Leigh Miles, Clare Smalley, Samantha Spencer Lane, Vivienne Warman, Penny Wells as Hill's Angels. Vocal backing by The Ladybirds. (Also appearing, uncredited: Brenda Arnau, Eddie Buchanan, Jenny Westbrook, Monica Ringwald, Leanne Robinson, Charles Stapley, Dee Dee Darlington, Lee Gibson, Eunice Black, Denise Brownlow, Jillianne Foot, Donna Scarff, Penny Chisholm, Frank Coda & The Cotton Mill Boys.)

Produced & Directed by: Dennis Kirkland (and, uncredited, Mark Stuart and Keith Beckett)

Benny Hill's Video Revue (1981)

  1. A Host of Your Favorite Stars (from 03/05/80)
  2. Benny's Ballad: Johnnie Boy (from 03/05/80)
  3. Art Gallery Munchies (from 03/05/80)
  4. The Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade Glee Singers (from 03/24/76)
  5. The Misadventures of Robin Hood (from 03/24/76)
  6. Murder On The Oregon Express (from 03/24/76; opening title sequence cut out)
  7. More Guest Stars (from 03/24/76)
  8. Benny & Brenda Arnau: Native Song of Luana (from 03/24/76)
  9. The Handyman (from 03/24/76)
  10. Captain Fred Scuttle Space Ace (from 03/24/76)
  11. Benny's Ballad: Married Life (from 05/30/78)
  12. First Impressions (from 05/30/78)
  13. Digger Blue: Private Eye (from 05/30/78)
  14. Hotel Sordide (from 05/30/78)
  15. Chow Mein's Industrial Tribunal (from 03/05/80)
  16. Hill's Angels in Madame Louise Summer Collection (from 03/05/80)
  17. The Medieval Jester (from 03/05/80)
  18. The South Blank Show (from 05/30/78; Jillianne Foot's interview with Benny as Marvin Lubtisch not included; ends with Jenny Westbrook handing Benny a bus stop sign)
  19. Snuffo Box (close from 03/24/76; cuts out before chase and closing credits)
  20. The Fudpuckers (from 03/05/80)
  21. Butch Cafferty & The Fundance Kid (from 03/05/80)
  22. Hill's Angels Climax (from 03/05/80; original end credits and Thames endcap included)

Benny Hill's Video Sideshow [1982]

Benny Hill's Video Sideshow VHS

(Originally released as The Best of The Benny Hill Show - Vol.3) Color [1:54:41]
Cast: Benny Hill with Henry McGee, Bob Todd, Jack Wright, Sue Upton, Roger Finch, Bella Emberg, Ken Sedd, Camilla Blair, Alison Bell, Lee Gibson, Barry Otto, Victoria Quilter, Ron Shand, Max Phipps, Lorna Lesley, Rita Webb, Jenny Lee Wright, Eddie Buchanan, Diana Darvey, Suzy Mandel, Johnny Vyvyan, John Quayle, Cyril Cross, Eddie Connor, Len Keyes, Sharon Bond, Tina Bond, Erica Ludlow (Lynley), Stephanie Lawrence, Mandy Perryment, Victoria Shellard & Louise English, Abigail Higgins, Beverley Kay, Penny Kendall, Claire Smalley as Hill's Angels. Vocal backing by The Ladybirds. (All except Hill uncredited.)

Producers: Dennis Kirkland, Mark Stuart, Ronald Fouracre, Dennis Spencer

Directors (uncredited): Dennis Kirkland, Mark Stuart, Ronald Fouracre, Richard McCarthy, Rod Kinnear

Benny Hill's Video Sideshow (1982)

  1. Opening Titles (on original Vol. 3 issue; montage and "Yakkety Sax" from The Best of Benny Hill)
  2. Benny's Ballad: Les Girls (from Benny Hill Down Under, 04/12/78)
  3. Hold Back The Wind (from Benny Hill Down Under, 04/12/78)
  4. Benny's Ballad: Down On The Farm (from 02/11/81)
  5. A Tribute To The Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade (from 02/11/81)
  6. Grand Wheelchair Rally (from 12/26/78)
  7. Telephone Exchange (from 12/26/78)
  8. Holiday Time (from 12/26/78; Note: Costa Patatas segment not included)
  9. The True Story of Benny Kelly, Outlaw (from Benny Hill Down Under, 04/12/78)
  10. Benny's Monologue: Castaway (from 02/11/81)
  11. The Poster Girl (from 02/11/81)
  12. Hill's Angels: Keep Young and Beautiful (edit from "Down The Road With Hill's Angels" segment, 02/11/81)
  13. On The Beach: Closing Chase (from Benny Hill Down Under, 04/12/78; cuts off before Benny says his good nights and closing credits)
  14. Vagabond (from Benny Hill Down Under, 04/12/78)
  15. Mastermind (edit from "The Sum Awards," 01/26/77)
  16. I, Claudius (edit from "The Sum Awards," 01/26/77)
  17. "Nor Iron Bars a Cage...!" (from 01/26/77)
  18. Benny's Commercial Bloopers (Chimpy Dog Food; from 01/26/77)
  19. Continental Cabaret with Diana Darvey (from 01/26/77)
  20. Peter Seymour: New Political Correspondent (from 01/26/77)
  21. Bionic Baby (from 01/26/77)
  22. Benny Quickie: Fire! (from 12/26/78)
  23. More Benny Quickies (Separate Checks, Apartment 6, "Fly in My Soup", "Something's Bothering You", "My Wife Doesn't Understand Me...", Benwich Building Society, Easy Clean vacuum) (from 12/26/78)
  24. Friday Night Fever (from 12/26/78)
  25. Bus Stop She-Hulk and Chase (from 02/11/81; same as original show but w/o original cast & crew credits over chase)

Benny Hill's Crazy World! (1988)

Benny Hill's Crazy World VHS

Color [55:01]
Cast: Benny Hill with Henry McGee, Bob Todd, Anna Dawson, Jon Jon Keefe, Louise English, Jenny Lee-Wright, Sue Upton, Jerold Wells, Alison & Rebecca Marsh, Lorraine Doyle, Jade Westbrook and Hill's Angels (Also appearing, uncredited: Len Keyes, Sydney Arnold, Helen Horton, Kathy Staff, Christine Pilgrim, Alison Thomas) Produced & Directed by: Dennis Kirkland

Benny Hill's Crazy World! (1988)

  1. Benny giving directions ("How far is it to Bath?") (from 04/16/86)
  2. Dr.'s Office: "Sex Drive" (from 04/16/86)
  3. Tattoo Parlor (from 03/12/86)
  4. Musical number: Captain Benny on cruise ship (from 03/12/86)
  5. Film Editors (from 04/16/86)
  6. Sexual Harassment (from 03/31/86)
  7. Bra over Blouse (from 04/16/86)
  8. Passion Flower Hotel (from 03/31/86)
  9. Hill's Angels at Chez When (from 03/12/86)
  10. The Herd (from 03/31/86)
  11. Close: Rembrandt's Cottage (from 03/31/86)

For comparison, here's the Crazy World as on broadcast TV:

  1. Segue 1: Fred Scuttle puts on glasses, introduces Crazy World; opening titles*
  2. Benny giving directions ("How far is it to Bath?") (from 04/16/86)
  3. Dr.'s Office: "Sex Drive" (from 04/16/86)
  4. Tattoo Parlor (from 03/12/86)
  5. Musical number: Captain Benny on cruise ship (from 03/12/86)
  6. Segue 2: Benny, Angels introduce . . . *
  7. Film Editors (from 04/16/86)
  8. Sexual Harassment (from 03/31/86)
  9. Segue 3: Benny, Angels introduce . . . *
  10. Passion Flower Hotel (from 03/31/86)
  11. Segue 4: Benny, Angels introduce . . . *
  12. Hill's Angels at Chez When (from 03/12/86)
  13. Segue 5: Fred Scuttle introduces . . . *
  14. The Herd (from 03/31/86)
  15. Segue 6: Benny, Angels introduce . . . *
  16. Wife Swappers (from 04/16/86)*
  17. The Bucket (from 03/12/86)*
  18. Segue 7: Benny, Angels introduce . . . *
  19. Bijou Burlesque opening (from 04/16/86)*
  20. Restaurant: "I left my wallet at home" *
  21. Public Address: Russia and Great Britain (Sneeze) (from 04/16/86)*
  22. War and Peace (from 04/16/86)*
  23. Segue 8: Benny, Angels introduce . . . *
  24. Hott Sexe, Free Loofa und Lust Orgie (from 03/31/86)*
  25. Close: Rembrandt's Cottage (from 03/31/86, w/ original closing credits)

Golden Chortles (1998) #48

(Jan. 2, 1985)

Color [51:08]

Benny Hill's Golden Chortles VHS

  1. Benny Quickie: Two Saxophones!
  2. Benny Quickies: Telly Antics
  3. School Teacher: Homework Howlers and a History Lesson
  4. Brand Names
  5. Benny Quickies: Cheeky Girls
  6. Sauce at Benito's
  7. The B-Team
  8. B-Team Chase (not in the menu)

Golden Grins (1998) #49

(April 8, 1985)

Color [51:17]

Benny Hill's Golden Grins VHS

  1. Benny Quickie: Just Married
  2. Benny's Ballad: What a World
  3. Bill Posters
  4. Benny Quickies: A Big Hand!/Flowers/Sleeping Pills
  5. For Ever Love
  6. School Mistress: Female for Male
  7. Hill's Angels: Oddball's Club Cabaret
  8. Fred Scuttle: In Dependent Cinema
  9. Hullo Sailor
  10. Close: Rocket Launch (not in the menu)

Golden Titters (1998) #54

Benny Hill's Golden Titters VHS

Repackaging of 01/13/88 edition


Golden Giggles (1997) #57

Benny Hill's Golden Giggles VHS

Repackaging of 04/05/89 edition


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