Benny Hill Down Under
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A one-off special starring Benny Hill, filmed entirely in Australia. Includes a sketch about "Benny Kelly," son of infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly; "Hold Back the Wind" (a Tennessee Williams parody); "Archie's Angels" (a spoof of Charlie's Angels); and "Lady Godiva." Also: a vagabond dreams of moving up to the high life; an interview with Chow Mein; a dance routine set to the themes from The Avengers, M*A*S*H and Hawaii Five-O; and closing hijinks around the beach.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1977-10-11
Runtime: 60 mins
Director: Rod Kinnear, Richard McCarthy
Writer: Benny Hill
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy
Original title: Benny Hill Down Under
Production Companies: Network Ten
Production Countries: Australia
Cast
Benny Hill
Ron Shand
Barry Otto
Victoria Quilter
Max Phipps
Lorna Lesley
Jim Clifford
Christina Danielle
Maurice Murphy
Marilyn Natty
Nat Nixon
Marie T. Ploski
Amber Rodgers
Stuart Wagstaff
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