The Benny Hill Show

- Season 8

(1977)

Benny leads this edition with "Bianca Malone," then takes us to "The Sum Awards" with parodies of "The New Avengers," "Mastermind" and "I, Claudius," and impersonates Pam Ayres in a poem about pets. Also: musical guests Reflections perform "Higher and Higher"; Diana Darvey performs a Continental cabaret with Benny and Jackie as her accompanists; three escaped convicts get into a tussle with police; a nearsighted newsreader mangles the main stories on his first night on the air; and "The Bionic Baby."

Show leads off with Benny as a Mountie recounting the tale of Eskimo Nell; a look at the "Villain of the Year" awards, with officer Fred Scuttle giving his views about them; a bridegroom (Benny) has second thoughts about marrying a wealthy bride (Rita Webb); musical performances from Love Machine ("Think of the Boys") and Benny and the lads ("The Flash", wearing raincoats for the occasion); a spoof of the period drama "Victorian Scandals", with Benny as a hapless butler in the middle of an argument among a wealthy couple; and for the close, two Boy Scouts (Benny, ...

Highlights include: Benny as a tongue-tied continuity announcer mentioning upcoming programs and leading into a parody of "Starsky & Hutch", with Hill playing both parts and Jackie Wright as Huggy Bear; another look at the life of Casanova; Dilys Watling performs "Fever", with Benny as a drumless percussionist; a look at the way films are "panned and scanned"; a series of vignettes set to different songs including "Girls, Girls, Girls"; a "Granny Show Jumping" competition; Chow Mein offering a holiday package; and for the close, Benny performing "At the Streaker's ...