Update: November 11, 2006
Network DVD Competition has ended!
Grand Prize:
The 12-Disc Collection The Benny Hill Annuals: 1970 - 1979 goes to Quentin Dodd!
DVD Competitions
Update: November 11, 2006
Runners-Up
Jonathan Shaw & Mervyn Wall have each won a copy of the The Benny Hill Annual: 1978 & The Benny Hill Annual: 1979. The winning names and their addresses have been passed onto Robert Mair of Network DVD. The Question was: What was the name of the famous theme song from the Benny Hill Show and who originally recorded it? The Answer: "Yakety Sax" and it was originally recorded by Boots Randolph. Congratulations to our three winners and thanks to everyone who entered!
Update: November 10, 2006
Network Video Competiton Closing Soon!
Time is running out! The competition closes on Friday, November 10th at 11:59PM Atlantic Standard Time! The three (3) Lucky Winners names will be announced here and on the Home Page, as well as on the Site Map page sometime on Saturday, November the 11th. The winning names with their addresses will be passed onto Robert Mair of Network Video. Network DVD Competition Clue: Having trouble finding the answer to the trivia question? What was the name of the famous theme song from the Benny Hill Show and who originally recorded it? You may wish to Google "Benny Hill Theme Song" and you just might find the answer! Don't forget to inlcude your postal address!
Update: October 27, 2006
Network DVD Competition extended!
The Network DVD Competition will now close on November 10, 2006 at 11:59 PM Atlantic Standard Time.
Update: September 24, 2006
Benny's Place is having its first DVD Competiton! The DVD's are Region 2 Releases and the competition is open only to UK Residents. UK Residents can take part by answering a simple skill testing question. The Competition begins on October 13, 2006. Answers submitted before then will not be used. Include Network DVD Competition in the subject line of your email. Do not forget to include your mailing address. You cannot enter more than once. The Competition will close on November 10, 2006 at 11:59 PM Atlantic Standard Time.
Skill Testing Question: Who originally recorded the famous theme song to the Benny Hill Show and what was it called?
Network DVD Competition Clue
Having trouble finding the answer to the trivia question? What was the name of the famous theme song from the Benny Hill Show and who originally recorded it? You may wish to Google "Benny Hill Theme Song" and you just might find the answer!
The three winners will be announced on this page when the contest closes.
Three (3) names will be picked in all, including a First Prize Winner and two Runner-ups. First Prize is One (1) Copy of The Benny Hill Annuals: 1970 - 1979. Each Runner Up will receive One (1) Copy of The Benny Hill Annual: 1978 and One (1) Copy of The Benny Hill Annual: 1979. Names will be placed in a hat and drawn. We will need your complete mailing address and this will be passed along to Robert Mair of Network DVD. All prizes are final and will not be substituted. Good Luck to all who enter!
There are Three (3) prizes to be won in all:
First Prize
• One (1) copy of the The Benny Hill Annuals: 1970 - 1979 Complete Box Set. The 12 DVD Collection includes Eddie in August, a one-off production from 1970 starring Benny Hill and the two Benny Hill Annuals produced in 1969 and all of the ITV Specials from the 1970's.
First Runner Up:
• One (1) Copy of The Benny Hill Annual: 1978 and One (1) Copy of The Benny Hill Annual: 1979
Second Runner Up:
• One (1) Copy of The Benny Hill Annual: 1978 and One (1) Copy of The Benny Hill Annual: 1979
The Benny Hill Annuals: 1970 - 1979
The Benny Hill Annuals: 1970 - 1979
Studio: Network DVD
This box set is a 12 disc collection which includes shows 1 through 35 as well as the film "Eddie in August".
Release Date: 16th October 2006
RRP: £129.99
Total Running Time: 1,575 minutes (approximately)
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1
The Benny Hill Annual: 1978
The Benny Hill Annual: 1978 (1 disc)
Studio: Network DVD
Episode #32 - May 30, 1978 (53:10)
Episode #33 - December 26, 1978 (51:32)
The Benny Hill Annual: 1979
The Benny Hill Annual: 1979 (1 disc)
Studio: Network DVD
Episode #34 - March 14, 1979 (51:12)
Episode #35 - April 25, 1979 (50:12)
Its the lad himself! Network to release The Benny Hill Annuals 1970-1979 Complete Boxset (12)
The lad is back, and this time he spans a decade! Seaside humour, beautiful ladies and a fond place in the hearts of the British public can only mean BENNY HILL! Featuring all of his ITV specials from the 1970s, THE BENNY HILL ANNUALS 1970 -1979 Complete Boxset contains over twenty-six hours of classic comedy spread over twelve discs, and makes the perfect Christmas gift for fans of the loveable rogue.
Ably assisted by the comedic talents of his "Three Stooges", Henry McGee (Revenge of the Pink Panther, Carry on Emmannuelle), Jack Wright (The Dick Emery Show, The Jim Davidson Show) and Bob Todd (Digby, the biggest dog in the World, Football Crazy), and a bevy of beautiful "Hills Angels", mirth and merriment are never far away from the lad with a roving eye for the ladies.
Special features on The Benny Hill Annuals 1970-1979 Complete Boxset are Eddie in August, a one-off production from 1970 starring Benny Hill and the two Benny Hill Annuals produced in 1969.
Featuring some of his most famous characters including Fred Scuttle, Fannee and Jonnee Claddock and Chow Mein, this boxset is a must for all fans or risqué British humour and fans of classic comedy sketch-shows. Network will also be releasing THE BENNY HILL ANNUAL 1978 and THE BENNY HILL ANNUAL 1979 on 16th October 2006.