The South Blank Show (30 May 1978)

Benny starts off with a song about "Married Life," then he and Jackie Wright play Irish brothers who are barely understood on an interview show; an installment of "Digger Blue, Private Eye"... See full summary »

Director:

Keith Beckett

Writer:

Benny Hill

Stars:

Benny Hill, Henry McGee, Jackie Wright

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Benny Hill	...	Himself - Host / Various
Henry McGee	...	Himself / Announcer / Various Roles
Jackie Wright	...	Himself / Various Roles
Charles Stapley
Dee Dee Darlington
Lee Gibson	...	Herself / Various Roles
Eunice Black
Denise Brownlow
Jillianne Foot	...	(as Jilliane Foot)
Donna Scarf	...	(as Donna Scarff)
Jennifer Westbrook	...	Various Roles (as Jenny Westbrook)
Penny Chisholm
Ken Sedd	...	Various Roles (as Kenneth Sedd)
The Ladybirds	...	Themselves / Vocal Backing
Frank Coda

Storyline

Benny starts off with a song about "Married Life," then he and Jackie Wright play Irish brothers who are barely understood on an interview show; an installment of "Digger Blue, Private Eye"; another look inside the Hotel Sordide; Thames TV crew member Fred Scuttle recounts all the programmes he's worked on, then introduces The Cotton Mill Boys who perform "Orange Blossom Special"; two gentlemen fight over a pretty widow; and a takeoff of "The South Bank Show" featuring Hill impersonations of host Melvyn Bragg, Dave Allen and W.C. Fields.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to w.c. fields

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Release Date:

30 May 1978 (UK)

Company Credits

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Connections

Spoofs Dave Allen at Large (1971)

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Soundtracks

"Spinning Wheel"
Written and Performed by Benny Hill

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