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** Creator/CandyDavis, who would later be best known for playing Miss Belfridge in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', was a Hill's Angel in "Holiday".

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** Creator/CandyDavis, who would later be best known for playing Miss Belfridge in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' (and later went on to have a career as a novelist under the name Mo Hayder, even winning an Edgar Award), was a Hill's Angel in "Holiday".
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* NeverLiveItDown: Many Americans still associate British humor primarily with Benny Hill (after Creator/MontyPython, of course). The Brits definitely do ''not''; his programmes were not re-run on terrestrial television since its cancellation in 1992, or on cable or satellite since 1999. However, that's not to say he's entirely despised:

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* NeverLiveItDown: Many Americans still associate British humor primarily with Benny Hill (after Creator/MontyPython, of course). The Brits definitely do ''not''; his programmes were not re-run on terrestrial television since its cancellation in 1992, or from 1992 (or on cable or satellite since 1999.from 1999) until 2022, when they quietly began to be aired again, albeit mostly on nostalgia channels a long way down the Freeview channel list. However, that's not to say he's entirely despised:

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Much to the puzzlement of the British (at least at first), many of whom regard Creator/BennyHill with a reaction somewhere between discomfort and disgust, ''The Benny Hill Show'' was (and, in some cases, still is) very popular in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Australia, France, Italy, Finland, and Romania, among other countries. The show has [[ValuesDissonance not aged well]] in its native Britain, but remains popular overseas. The show was so popular in France, Spain and Italy to the point that when Hill visited those countries for leisure, [[GroupieBrigade locals recognized him]] and wouldn't leave him in peace.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Much to the puzzlement of the British (at least at first), many of whom regard Creator/BennyHill with a reaction somewhere between discomfort and disgust, ''The Benny Hill Show'' was (and, in some cases, still is) very popular in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America (Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Argentina), Europe (France, Italy, and even Finland and Romania) and Australia, France, Italy, Finland, and Romania, among other countries. The Even today, the show has [[ValuesDissonance not aged well]] in its native Britain, but remains popular overseas. The show was so popular in France, Spain and Italy to the point that when Hill visited those countries for leisure, [[GroupieBrigade locals recognized him]] and wouldn't leave him in peace.



* NeverLiveItDown: Many Americans still associate British humor primarily with Benny Hill (after Creator/MontyPython, of course). The Brits definitely do ''not''; his programmes have not been re-run on terrestrial television since 1992, or on cable or satellite since 1999. However, that's not to say he's entirely despised:

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* NeverLiveItDown: Many Americans still associate British humor primarily with Benny Hill (after Creator/MontyPython, of course). The Brits definitely do ''not''; his programmes have were not been re-run on terrestrial television since its cancellation in 1992, or on cable or satellite since 1999. However, that's not to say he's entirely despised:



** Creator/JaneLeeves, future star of ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' and ''Series/HotInCleveland'' is one of Benny's "Hill's Angels".


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** Perhaps the most well-known member of the "Hill's Angels" is Creator/JaneLeeves, who would later star in ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' and ''Series/HotInCleveland''.
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**Creator/MoiraFoot, who would later be best known for playing Denise Laroque in ''Series/AlloAllo'', played various characters in two episodes between 1975 and 1976.
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** Creator/PamelaCundell, who would later be best known for playing Mrs. Fox in ''Series/DadsArmy'', appears in a 1968 episode.
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* HarsherInHindsight: In the "Opportunity's Knocking" sketch (where "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" was sung for the first time), the titular Ernie was "only 68" when he died. In a sad coincidence, this was the same age Benny Hill was when he died 22 years after the original sketch aired.
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** Creator/AnnaDawson, who would later be best known for playing Violet in ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'', appeared in 9 episodes between 1975 and 1989.

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** Creator/PennyIrving, who would later be best known for playing Miss Bakewell in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' appears as an extra in "Show 14".

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** Creator/PennyIrving, who would later be best known for playing Miss Bakewell in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', appears as an extra in "Show 14".14".
** Creator/RikkiHoward, who would later be best known for playing Betty Whistler in ''Series/HiDeHi'', appears as a blonde girl at the beach in "Show 3".

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** Creator/CandyDavis, who would later be best known for playing Miss Belfridge in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', was a Hill's Angel in "Holiday".
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** Creator/PennyIrving, who would later be best known for playing Miss Bakewell in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' appears as an extra in "Show 14".
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* HarsherInHindsight: In the "Opportunity's Knocking" sketch (where "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" was sung for the first time), the titular Ernie was "only 68" when he died. In a sad coincidence, this was the same age Benny Hill was when he died 22 years after the original sketch aired.
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** Creator/PaulaWilcox'', who would be best known for playing Chrissy Plummer in ''Series/ManAboutTheHouse'', appears in a 1972 episode.

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** Creator/PaulaWilcox'', Creator/PaulaWilcox, who would be best known for playing Chrissy Plummer in ''Series/ManAboutTheHouse'', appears in a 1972 episode.
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** Creator/PaulaWilcox'', who would be best known for playing Chrissy Plummer in ''Series/ManAboutTheHouse'', appears in a 1972 episode.
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** Creator/JaneLeeves, future star of ''{{Series/Frasier}}'' and 'Series/HotInCleveland'' is one of Benny's "Hill's Angels".

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** Creator/JaneLeeves, future star of ''{{Series/Frasier}}'' ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' and 'Series/HotInCleveland'' ''Series/HotInCleveland'' is one of Benny's "Hill's Angels".
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** Creator/JaneLeeves, future star of ''Series/Frasier'' and 'Series/HotInCleveland'' is one of Benny's "Hill's Angels".

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** Creator/JaneLeeves, future star of ''Series/Frasier'' ''{{Series/Frasier}}'' and 'Series/HotInCleveland'' is one of Benny's "Hill's Angels".
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** Creator/JaneLeeves, future star of ''Series/Frasier'' and 'Series/HotInCleveland'' is one of Benny's "Hill's Angels".
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**Creator/JuneWhitfield, who would later be best known for playing June Fletcher in ''Happy Ever After'', June Medford in ''Series/TerryAndJune'', and Mother in ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous'', appeared in four episodes throughout TheSixties.

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