The Benny Hill Show Off Air TV Super 8mm reel !

[LanceM]

Hello All,

I had mentioned this on another thread. And wanted a second opinion on something rare I found.

I have just received a 8mm reel of footage taken off a TV. This is footage from The Benny Hill Show. The footage is in color, and looks to be in excellent condition. I received this item from a private collector of 8mm and 16mm films. The (6) 8mm reels I mentioned earlier were on very small Yellow Kodak brand reels ( tape stock is Kodak as well ), the Benny Hill TV footage reel is on a larger standard looking red plastic 8mm reel. As instances of 8mm recording off the TV are rare, might the chances this is from a missing edition be either good or bad do you think ?

This item was said by the collector to be wrongly placed in a Benny Hill Walton case, but upon viewing the reel was discovered to of been taken off a TV by what appears to be a wealthy Benny Hill fan. He also stated he did not have any other footage like this, unfortunately.

I was currious if you guys thought this material may be from a missing edition or not ? As I would appreciate a second opinion.

Cheers, Lance.

[hartley967]

Be careful when you buy this stuff Lance,
some people will take you for a ride .
I say this because Walton actually released 'The best of Benny Hill' on home 8mm sometime in the 1970s. This comprised of clips from his Thames Tv shows made between 1969-1973.

All his Thames Tv shows exist from 1969 onwards.

There is a slight possibility it could have come from from his ATV
1967 show as this was color also .
but 'Benny Hill at ATV' is being released this summer by Network, but whether or not they have a color edition or not is another matter?

but I would say 90% this is the Walton home movie version.
At the end If it has 'The end' with a big W then it surely is.


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[LanceM]

From the markings, this reel looks to be a genuine home film shot off a TV. I will be getting it examined soon, stay tuned.

Lance.