Mr Benn is the ordinary, bowler-hatted office worker who lives in the ordinary suburban street of Festive Road. However, when he tries on a costume in a mysterious costume shop, he steps ...
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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a cook costume, leading him to preparing a feast for a queen.
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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a cowboy costume, subsequently taking him to the Wild West, taking part in a game of hide and seek with Cowboys and Indians.
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Mr Benn visits a mysterious costume shop and tries on a Red Knight costume, subsequently taking him to a fantastical medieval land.
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Mr Benn is the ordinary, bowler-hatted office worker who lives in the ordinary suburban street of Festive Road. However, when he tries on a costume in a mysterious costume shop, he steps out of the changing room into a different time and place, appropriate to his apparel. His adventures include him being an astronaut, a pirate and a Native American. Written by D.Giddings <darren.giddings@newcastle.ac.uk>
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25 February 1971 (UK) See more »Company Credits
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Another resident of the street was musician Duncan Lamont, who McKee asked to contribute the score (Lamont hit upon the main theme immediately). All the tunes for the entire series were subsequently recorded in one session. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Along with "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" one of the most poignant depictions of the life of an english, suburban businessman in the 1970s. Look out for the links between Mr Benn's adventures and earlier events in Festive Road. The resemblance to Harvey Keitel in Taxi Driver when Mr Benn changes costume is uncanny. Taxi Driver was released in 1976!