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Dennis Kirkland

Dennis Kirkland

Actor, Director, Producer

Born December 2, 1942 in North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK

Died February 16, 2006

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Dennis Kirkland was one of Britain's top television comedy producers and directors and best-known for his long association with Benny Hill. He worked with Hill for more than 18 years, first as a floor manager, then as a director and producer. He was, finally, Hill's best friend and confidant and wrote a revealing memoir of the comedian. Born in North Shields, Northumberland, he originally wanted to become an actor but decided to go into television and worked initially as a props man at Tyne Tees Television. Later, he worked at the Royal Opera House and the Windmill Theatre in London, before joining ATV as a floor manager. He joined Thames TV as a floor manager in 1968 and quickly worked his way up from children's programmes to become a leading comedy director and producer. He took over the reins of the Benny Hill Show in the eighties when the comedian was at the height of his creative powers. Hill's saucy seaside humour and cleverly written sketches made the show an international hit. The series was screened in more than 100 countries and by 1985 not a single day passed without The Benny Hill Show being screened somewhere in America. In 1988, however, the Broadcasting Standards Council denounced the show as being "increasingly offensive" and the following year Hill was called into the office of Thames TV's new head of light entertainment, John Howard Davies, and sacked. Whatever the reason, the board of Thames TV was unaware of the decision and attempted to entice Hill back. Kirkland was furious and persuaded Hill to go to Central TV to make a new series of programmes. Sadly, this was never to materialise. During the Easter weekend of 1992, Hill died alone at his flat near Teddington Studios. He was found two days later by Kirkland. On the day that Hill died there was a contract in the post to him from Central TV. Kirkland remained bitter towards Thames TV, not least because the company went on to make a fortune through their archive sales of Hill's show. He continued working in television both in the UK and Ireland until ill health forced him to retire in 2005. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Patrick Newley

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Filmography

Actor

10

Type

Year

Greatest Ever Screen Chases Documentary2005Self

Living Famously Poster

Living Famously TV Series2002Self

The Showbiz Set Documentary2002Self

Who Got Benny's Millions? Documentary2002Self

The Unforgettable Benny Hill Documentary2001Self - Producer, The Benny Hill Show

Heroes of Comedy Poster

Heroes of Comedy TV Series1995Self

Benny Hill: Clown Imperial Poster

Benny Hill: Clown Imperial Documentary1991Self

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1987Self - Director

The Benny Hill Show Poster

The Benny Hill Show TV Series1969Self - Floor Director

Omnibus TV Series1967Self

Director

25

Type

Year

Benny Hill: The Hill's Angels Years Poster

Benny Hill: The Hill's Angels Years Video2006

Fear an Phoist TV Series2003

Benny Hill - Unseen. Part 1 Poster

Benny Hill - Unseen. Part 1 TV Movie1994

Benny Hill - Unseen. Part 2 TV Movie1994

Freddie Starr TV Series1993

Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! Poster

Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! TV Special1991

Benny Hill's Crazy World Poster

Benny Hill's Crazy World Video1988

Video Spotlight Poster

Video Spotlight Video1985

Benny Hill's V!deo S!deshow Video1982

Jim Davidson's Special Poster

Jim Davidson's Special TV Series1982

The Eric Sykes 1990 Show Poster

The Eric Sykes 1990 Show TV Movie1982

Benny Hill's Video Revue Poster

Benny Hill's Video Revue Video1981

The Ken Dodd Laughter Show Poster

The Ken Dodd Laughter Show TV Series1979

London Night Out TV Series1978

The Tommy Cooper Hour TV Special1978

Eric Sykes Shows a Few of Our Favourite Things TV Movie1977

Night Out at the London Casino TV Series1977

Wednesday at Eight TV Series1976

What's on Next? TV Series1976

Bill Dainty, Esq. TV Series1975

The Tomorrow People Poster

The Tomorrow People TV Series1973

Rainbow TV Series1972

Whodunnit? Poster

Whodunnit? TV Series1972

Looks Familiar Poster

Looks Familiar TV Series1970

The Benny Hill Show Poster

The Benny Hill Show TV Series1969

Producer

22

Type

Year

Benny Hill: The Hill's Angels Years Poster

Benny Hill: The Hill's Angels Years Video2006

Freddie Starr TV Series1993

Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! Poster

Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! TV Special1991

Benny Hill's Crazy World Poster

Benny Hill's Crazy World Video1988

Mr. H Is Late Poster

Mr. H Is Late TV Movie1988

Video Spotlight Poster

Video Spotlight Video1985

Benny Hill's V!deo S!deshow Video1982

It's Your Move Poster

It's Your Move TV Movie1982

Jim Davidson's Special Poster

Jim Davidson's Special TV Series1982

The Eric Sykes 1990 Show Poster

The Eric Sykes 1990 Show TV Movie1982

Benny Hill's Video Revue Poster

Benny Hill's Video Revue Video1981

The Ken Dodd Laughter Show Poster

The Ken Dodd Laughter Show TV Series1979

The Plank Poster

The Plank TV Movie1979

Cooper, Just Like That Poster

Cooper, Just Like That TV Series1978

London Night Out TV Series1978

The Tommy Cooper Hour TV Special1978

Eric Sykes Shows a Few of Our Favourite Things TV Movie1977

Night Out at the London Casino TV Series1977

Wednesday at Eight TV Series1976

Bill Dainty, Esq. TV Series1975

The Benny Hill Show Poster

The Benny Hill Show TV Series1969

It's Your Move Poster

It's Your Move Feature Film1968

Writer

1

Freddie Starr TV Series1993

Other Crew

1

The Benny Hill Show Poster

The Benny Hill Show TV Series1969

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