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Benny Hill: The Lost Years

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What great stuff. There are 3 approx. 1 hr sets of skits, taken from the original BBC Benny Hill show which ran from 1955-1968. All eps are in B&W, with some VERY noticeable noise and a sqiggle or 2. Does it take away from the enjoyment of the DVD? HELL NO! Remember people, this was a tv variety show from the 50's to mid-late60's. Not too many studios kept up their libraries of past shows, especially with the BBC, since Benny left them at the height of his popularity to join Thames tv. Buy this. It's nostalgic, funny and a rollicking good time.

I have always been a big fan of Benny Hill. Sheesh nonsense, but there are time when you need to laugh at silly stuff. These are the very early Hill work, most Yanks have never seen, culled from the Benny Hill Show which ran on Brit telly from 1955-1968.
The quality reflects this, but hey, all shows of this period will. In a way, it add that "time capsule" feel.

The jokes are corny, the skits sublime. For anyone who is a BH fan this is a must!

This DVD contains exerpts from Benny Hill's show which ran on the BBC from the mid fities until he switched to Thames Television in 1969. The quality of the shows in black and white is much cruder than the post 1969 shows. More importantly, many of the skits have been redone in the Thames years, often better too as Benny polished the scripts.

If you have already purchased the expensive Thames DVD sets, don't bother with this. If not, then the much cheaper cost of this DVD makes it worthwhile.

This has really old clips and it is fun to see him so young.

I have the complete Thames Mega-set, and wasn't going to get this.. but for 10 bucks I figured.. why not.
I love it!! YES.. many of the skits are done later on on Thames, but it is just really cool to see him so young, I mean 1958!!

The quality is pretty good considering, they are better then the "Lost Honeymooners" and I am very happy I bought it.

Jim

What is there to say? If you love Benny hill you will love this . Its the collection of the lost years- very funny

BENNY HILL: THE LOST YEARS collects material from Benny Hill's very first show on BBC. You'll get to see Benny perfect his craft and create his most memorable routines and gags. The cast here includes Jeremy Hawk and Patricia Hayes. Also, in "Brandyball," a James Bond spoof, look for Susan Clark, about 18 years before WEBSTER! The DVD includes an extra 34 minutes of material from BBC! A must for fans of The Lad Himself!

This is a great companion disc if you own the Thames set. It contains excerpts from the BBC years. Varying AV quality due to condition of stock film/tape. It is interesting to see the early forms of some of the later Thames sketches.

I want to see early Benny Hill because so much of his early work is probably gone for good. Before he had his own show, he perfected his craft starting in the late 1950's.

This is from Bennys early days when I was living in England, it brought back many happy memories. It is a good compilation of his early humor.