Why Saucy Benny Hill Was Kept Off Our Stamps
He famously ended his shows chasing after scantily-clad women. But that running gag has cost Benny Hill his place in history. Documents yesterday revealed how the comic was dumped from appearing on a set of stamps to commemorate 50 years of ITV because of concerns about his saucy style. Royal Mail deemed that his jokes were 'in direct opposition to the company's policies on harassment in the work place'. The editing was performed by a committee that meets a number of times every year to discuss what should and shouldn't be on the nation's stamps. Minutes show the experts had the Benny Hill Show, Spitting Image, the Kenny Everett Video Show and Rising Damp as possibles for the comedy show stamp and plumped for a picture of a front door to illustrate Rising Damp. The revelations about the rejection of Benny Hill angered Bettine Le Beuu, who appeared on his shows. March 9, 2010 Copyright © 2010 The Daily Mail
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