OK the standards dropped in the last few years he was on ITV, but from 1969 to 1984 the Benny Hill Show was generally hilarious. Audience figures of 21 million at times showed how much Benny was held in the viewers affections.
Basically his mixture of comedy songs, send ups of adverts and television shows, silent sketches, female dancers, and the chase scene at the end was innocent and good hearted fun. For all Mary Whitehouse might have moaned about the double entendres and sexy dancers, Benny never resorted to foul language and graphic references to sex like the alternative brigade that hated him. The show was fun for all age groups and as Benny only made a handful of shows a year, the standards were always high. A new show was always a highlight for me and repeats still make me laugh now.
Basically his mixture of comedy songs, send ups of adverts and television shows, silent sketches, female dancers, and the chase scene at the end was innocent and good hearted fun. For all Mary Whitehouse might have moaned about the double entendres and sexy dancers, Benny never resorted to foul language and graphic references to sex like the alternative brigade that hated him. The show was fun for all age groups and as Benny only made a handful of shows a year, the standards were always high. A new show was always a highlight for me and repeats still make me laugh now.