Benny Hill Show, The [28/10/1970]

Synopsis
Comedy/variety show starring Benny Hill. Includes a sketch in which Hill plays Romeo to Rona Newton-John’s Juliet. In Elizabethan dress Hill recites some made-up Elizabethan verse ending ‘but soft, she speaks’. Then berates Juliet for forgetting her lines.
Series
Benny Hill Show, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
28 Oct 1970 at 20:00 (Channel: ITV)
Duration
55 mins

Credits

Director
John Robins
Producer
John Robins
Writer
Benny Hill
Production Design
Tony Borer
Cast
Benny HillRomeo
Rona Newton-JohnJuliet

Additional Details

Production type
Sitcoms/Variety
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The BFI National Archive holds a 2" tape only (6/2007).
History
Season 2, episode 1

Production Company

Name

Thames Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

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Shakespeare, "Benny Hill Show, The [28/10/1970]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68460 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)