Who's Who Of
The Benny Hill Show

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(Darlington - Design)

A Special Thanks must go to contributing editor William Brown for submitting these photos and information on each of these actors / actresses. Many of them were regulars and some were actually guest stars. I have added links to the Internet Movie Database where I could find them. Hope you can find many of those stars you've been wondering about and maybe a few you hadn't thought of. If you don't find what you are looking for, fear not. This section will continue to expand. Thanks again to William Brown, who wrote all of the information. I have also taken this section and put all of the entries in alphabetical order. If you are looking for someone specific, simply place your cursor on the links on the right hand side of the page. A caption will pop up letting you know which names that link will take you to. Enjoy!

Dee Dee Darlington

IMDB Entry

From the same 1978 show, Dee Dee Darlington, yet another one-shot, seen here in "The Widow" sketch. According to a 1978 TV Times article, her first name was Diana(!)

Karan David

IMDB Entry

A still of Karan David from the April 25, 1984 "St. John Thomas Hospital" ending sketch. She was not credited on the actual episode, but she was listed amongst the supporting cast in TV Times listings for the program at the time of original airing. Her credits include Crossroads (as "Meena Chaudri"), the 1977 movie version of Are You Being Served? (as "Conchita"), and a run in 1983 as hostess of the game show 3-2-1. Her name is sometimes spelled as Karen David.

Candy Davis (b. Jan. 2, 1962)

IMDB Entry

A still of Candy Davis from the March 16, 1983 "Holiday" sketch. The daughter of a NASA physicist, this onetime glamour model is probably most famous as "Miss Belfridge" from towards the tail end of the long run of Are You Being Served?; also appeared as a stripper in a 1982 episode of Minder, with other TV appearances including The Two Ronnies and The Comic Strip Presents; was in one movie, Underworld (1985). Was once married to actor Gary Olsen of 2point4 Children fame. According to one web page, she is now retired from the business.

Anna Dawson (b.1937)

IMDB Entry

Another fixture of the last years was Anna Dawson. She made her first appearance as a guest on the March 12, 1975 show, then rejoined as a regular in 1986. Seen here from a 1988 show. There is now a page for her at www.musical-theatre.net. It only briefly mentions her stint with The Benny Hill Show.

Terry Day

IMDB Entry

Terry Day, as seen at the end of the March 11, 1970 "Cotillion Dancing" segment. Also appeared in the opening of the March 4, 1961 (BBC) edition.

Derek Deadman

IMDB Entry

Comic actor Derek Deadman, seen here in his first TBHS on Jan. 13, 1988. He and Jerold Wells were in the movie Time Bandits, which co-starred ex-Python John Cleese and directed by Python animator Terry Gilliam. Was in the last two TBHS series, plus the New York special.

Yvonne Dearman

IMDB Entry

From The "Midnight In Soho" sketch, here is Yvonne Dearman, a charter Sam's Set member. She later became a choreographer herself. Not to be confused with Yvonne Paul.

Carmen Dene

IMDB Entry

Here's Carmen Dene who played the native girl in "The Underworld Water Of Jacques Custard". This was her only appearance on the show.

Design

IMDB Entry

1. The vocal sextet Design, during their "Second Love" number on their only appearance on Feb. 7, 1974. They were a group formed along the lines of The New Seekers. Their stand-out moments on that show were their vocal interludes in "The Minstrel Boy" sketch; and the "Mr. TV Times" sketch where the female members appeared alongside Cherri Gilham and Diana Darvey as judges, and the male members were fellow contestants along with the likes of Benny, Henry McGee, Bob Todd and Jim Tyson. Top Photo: Clockwise from bottom: John Mulcahy-Morgan, Barry Alexander, Kathy Manuell, Geoffrey Ramseyer, Jeff Matthews and Gabrielle Field. Subsequent to their lone TBHS appearance, they represented Great Britain in the Yugoslavian Song Contest. If anyone has updated information on the other members of the group, please E-mail us. You can learn more about lead singer Kathy Manuell at www.davegoodman.co.uk.

2. Kathy Manuell - IMDB Entry

3. Gabrielle Field

4. John Mulcahy-Morgan
Mr. Mulcahy-Morgan today is a real estate broker, based in New York City; you can go to his page at www.brokersnyc.com.

5. Barry Alexander

6. Jeff Matthews

7. Geoffrey Ramseyer