As we head toward the 15th anniversary of Alf ‘Benny’ Hill’s passing on April 20, here’s a little sketch from his show, with the whole regular cast of Benny Hill, Jackie Wright, Bob Todd and Henry McGee, sadly all deceased. At least they are all reunited, doing the same sketches in Heaven.
By today’s standards, most of these sketches are tame and not politically incorrect—though sadly, Hill remains less loved in his home country than, say, in the United States.
The bed-bath scene in the above video is a classic. My own favourite was his Australian-filmed Ned Kelly sketch, albeit without his usual supporting cast. The Dave Allen spoof below is rather good, too.