Changes: Hill's Angels

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Bio

The Hill's Angels were a song and dance troupe comprised of beautiful girls briefly preceded by Love Machine and Pan's People on "The Benny Hill Show." They accompanied Benny Hill as back-up singers in opening songs, as dancers in longer comedy sketches, such as in the Little Dimpton Dance Party and as extra characters in the series comedy sketches. Comprised of experienced dancers, their routines ranged from the simple dance acts to the sultry and erotic routines of later episodes, such as the Invisible Striptease from the February 10, 1982 episode as well as playing background characters in comedy sketches. Most episodes had a retinue of around seven to eight members per episode with a high-turnover in girls. The most popular members were Sue Upton and Louise English, who appeared often as sketch performers in the series, and actress Jane Leeves, who appeared as a Hill's Angel between 1983 and 1985 and later became a well-known American actress.

A full list of their routines can be found on this page.

A list of their appearances on the show can be found on this page.

More photos will be added as they become available.

Members

Not Pictured (Need images of): Victoria Rees, Alison Deegan, Lindsay Cole, Miki Harvey, Debra Hemmings, Tee Jay, Katie Randall and Vivienne Warman.

Episode(s)

Gallery

during rehearsals
during rehearsals
Jo Thomas, Cheryl Mortimer, Benny, Lesley Young, Allison Bell
Angels Collage

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 ==Bio==
-The '''Hill's Angels''' was a song and dance troupe comprised of beautiful girls briefly preceded by [[Love Machine]] on "The Benny Hill Show." They accompanied [[Benny Hill]] in song and dance routines and as dancers in longer comedy sketches, such as in the [[Little Dimpton|Little Dimpton Dance Party]]. Comprised of experienced dancers, their routines ranged from the simple dance acts to the sultry and erotic routines, such as the Invisible Striptease from the [[Talking Point|February 10, 1982 episode]], as well as playing background characters in comedy sketches. The most popular members were [[Sue Upton]] and [[Louise English]], who had several solo appearances in the series, and actress [[Jane Leeves]], who appeared as a Hill's Angel between 1983 and 1985.
+The '''Hill's Angels''' were a song and dance troupe comprised of beautiful girls briefly preceded by [[Love Machine]] and [[Pan's People]] on "The Benny Hill Show." They accompanied [[Benny Hill]] as back-up singers in opening songs, as dancers in longer comedy sketches, such as in the [[Little Dimpton|Little Dimpton Dance Party]] and as extra characters in the series comedy sketches. Comprised of experienced dancers, their routines ranged from the simple dance acts to the sultry and erotic routines of later episodes, such as the Invisible Striptease from the [[Talking Point|February 10, 1982 episode]] as well as playing background characters in comedy sketches. Most episodes had a retinue of around seven to eight members per episode with a high-turnover in girls. The most popular members were [[Sue Upton]] and [[Louise English]], who appeared often as sketch performers in the series, and actress [[Jane Leeves]], who appeared as a Hill's Angel between 1983 and 1985 and later became a well-known American actress.
+A full list of their routines can be found on [[Hill's Angels (routines)|this page]].
+A list of their appearances on the show can be found on [[Hill's Angels Appearances|this page]].
 More photos will be added as they become available.
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-Not Pictured (Need images of): [[Fiona Baker]], [[Lindsay Cole]], [[Nikki Critcher]], [[Claire Fairgood]], [[Denise Gyngell]], [[Miki Harvey]], [[Sharon Haywoode]], [[Debra Hemmings]], [[Lisa Jackman]], [[Tee Jay]], [[Beverly Kaye]], [[Faye Mertens]], [[Lisa Mulidore]], [[Jane Paris]], [[Lisa Price]], [[Katie Randall]], [[Debbie Scamp]], [[Jo Thomas]] and [[Vivienne Warman]].
+Not Pictured (Need images of): [[Victoria Rees]], [[Alison Deegan]], [[Lindsay Cole]], [[Miki Harvey]], [[Debra Hemmings]], [[Tee Jay]], [[Katie Randall]] and [[Vivienne Warman]].
 ==Episode(s)==
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