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Oasis members Noel and Liam Gallagher smoked Benson and Hedges during the 1990s, with Noel naming his two cats "Benson" and "Hedges". Oasis released a collection of their singles up until their second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. The singles were sold in a special box shaped and coloured like Benson & Hedges cigarette packets.
British indie band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine referenced the brand in the song "England", from their 1992 album 1992 – The Love Album, with the lyrics: "I've been GBH'd and ABH'd for a packet of B&H."
In the film Mike Bassett: England Manager, Bassett (played by Ricky Tomlinson) writes down his squad for a match against Belgium on a packet of Benson and Hedges; his PA unwittingly includes two players with the surnames Benson and Hedges to the squad.
A major character in David Foster Wallace's novel Infinite Jest, Avril Incandeza, smokes Benson and Hedges
Twins in New Zealand were named "Benson" and "Hedges" after the brand and were cited by a New Zealand judge amongst a list of inappropriate children's names, alongside names like "Fish and Chips", and "Black child" or "nigger".
"Benson Hedges" is the second track on the album Aim and Ignite from the New York power pop band Fun.
Benson Hedges is the name of the wedding planner played by Peter Dinklage in the Michael Showalter film The Baxter.
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