This one-off special was the end result of a pledge by Thames Television to allow Benny Hill to direct such a program, as part of their successful bid to lure him away from the BBC. However, although well-received, relatively lackluster ratings coupled with behind-the-scenes problems with the technicians' union also made this Hill's directorial swan song, and he would confine himself to hour-long comedy-variety specials for the balance of his run with Thames.
Portions of this special were scattered among different episodes of the half-hour U.S. syndicated version of The Benny Hill Show (1969).
Jean Channon's debut.
This was special was joint 13th in the charts with an audience of 4.5 million homes under the JICTAR ratings system.
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