The Benny Hill Show was a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill. There were various incarnations of the show between 15 January 1955 and 30 May 1991, and it aired in over 140 countries. The show is generally sketch-based with heavy use of slapstick, mime, parody and double-entendre. Thames Television cancelled production of the show in 1989, due to declining ratings and large production costs at £450,000 per show.
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