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Originally Posted by Lotfw
wow yes never saw this episode..although probably never would have picked up her nipples showing through on my old B+W TV . What is your source of these? Rebroadcast/DVD?
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A couple I'd seen from the recent TV broadcast, but after noticing that a few episodes had clearly been cut or edited, I decided to look around on the net for any Benny Hill episodes, and found they have the entire series from ITV from 1969 to 1989 on the ok ru channel. It's there that I've been able to edit these videos from.
This one is from Series 8, and features the lovely Diana Darvey in a scanty costume performing a dance and routine, with Benny Hill and Jackie Wright trying to impress her. Not only is the costume a knockout (it even got mentions in popular magazine, pics of which I include here), but part of the joy is seeing Diana getting the giggles when it comes to a certain point near the end of the video. She was a regular on The Benny Hill Show in the mid 70's and her cheeky and happy features makes her a real joy whenever she appears on it.
Diana, it will be of no surprise to hear was the daughter of a former Windmill Girl (striptease club), and born in Bristol in 1945. Her early life mirrored that of Dilys Watling from the previous post, in that she lost her father when she was 2 and took on her stepfather's surname when she went into show business. After time as a Redcoat at Butlins and performing in revista theatre in Spain, she was spotted by Benny Hill during one show, who decided to cast her in his shows. She also appeared in the film Carry on Behind in 1975. After leaving The Benny Hill Show in 1977, she went back to cabaret, touring round the world. Married twice, she was another of Benny's co stars who died far too young, after a fall in 2000 aged just 54. At least seeing these shows we have some wonderful memories of her.