The European Song Contest

ProductionEdit

Episode: 1
Date: November 19, 1969
Time: 52:20
Musical Director:
Vocals: The Ladybirds
Choreography:
Producer: John Robins
Director: John Robins
Writer: Benny Hill

EpisodeEdit

• Quickie - Ye Olde Wishing Well
• Ballad - Anna Marie
• Bloopers - 7
• Video Delay with Edith Packet
• The Lady Birds - Your Secret Love (I Think I'm Going Out Of My Head)
• The Russian Zone
• The Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Hospital
• Mrs. Fripp - TV's Most Loyal Viewer
• The European Song Contest
• Tag: The Lady Catcher

HighlightsEdit

• Ye Olde Wishing Well
• The Russian Zone
• The Lower Tidmarsh Hospital Service

CastEdit

• Benny Hill
• Eira Heath
• David Battley
• Ken Parry
• The Ladybirds
• Miguel Lopez Cortezo
• John Wright
• Michael Sharvell-Martin
• Jan Butlin
• Connie Georges
• Verne Morgan
• Barbara Lindley
• Margaret Dupre (uncredited)
• Pamela Beckman (uncredited)
• Walter Goodman (uncredited)
• Anne Irving (uncredited)
• Yvonne Paul (uncredited)
• Freddie Wiles (uncredited)
• Ken Sedd (uncredited)
• David Prowse (uncredited) - as body-builder at the well

QuotesEdit

• Coming up

TriviaEdit

• Michael Sharvell-Martin is better known as one of the sketch performers on "Dave Allen at Large."
• BLOOPER - In the "Ben Voy" commercial parody, Benny is supposed to be emerging from the phone booth naked, but part of his flesh-colored shorts appear in the shot.
• David Battley, the terse Russian Commander in "The Russian Zone" sketch, also played Charlie Bucket's school teacher in "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." Julie Dawn-Cole, who played Veruca Salt in the movie, was once erroneously believed have become a cast member on "The Benny Hill Show."
• This episode has a rare appearance with Benny smoking a cigarette.
• David Prowse went on to play Darth Vader in the "Star Wars" franchise.
• Several clips from this episode made it into the The Best of Benny Hill.

SequenceEdit

• Last Episode:
• Next Episode: Is This Your Life