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Who is the hottest Hill's Angel?

posted 14 years ago by warren_houghton
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You're telling me in 3 and a half pages with threads going back 6 years there's no "Who was your favorite Hill's Angel" thread? That's so weird I wonder if it got deleted by admin or something, but other shows have similar threads....

OK, I'm viewing it as my duty to start one then. I really don't mean to limit it to official "Hill's Angels" ladies; I mean any female appearing on The Benny Hill Show. I'm not going to list tons of them though, cause that dilutes the value of picking just one or two favorites. On the other hand if all I do is say "Sam" of the classic British looks and classic British name (Samantha Spencer-Lane), then no one will respond since she's the OBVIOUS choice for all time hottest. (That'll get 'em posting...)

Yeah, OK Louise English is quite nice too.

Lorraine Doyle is quite hot in her early appearances (Feb. 23, 1977 particularly) but goes a bit zaftig and frizzie haired for my taste later on.

But for the Love Machine era I prefer Libby Roberts with her short frequently feathered blonde hair. I thought she was particularly attractive when she portrayed the dancer in the Tex Cymbal "Lonely Boy" number.

I feel compelled to include Corinne Russell if for no other reason than to thank her for giving us some of the most revealing shots of a Hill's Angel we ever saw (March 16, 1983, Holiday sketch).

There are a couple of others I am tempted to include, but since I said I would limit myself, I'll just wait for someone else to name them, then jump on their bandwagons, so to speak.

There are also some no doubt glaring omissions that I will be derided for. Just keep in mind I have no doubt you could show me Sue Upton or Cheryl Gilham on a good day that I would much prefer over one of my picks on a bad day. Since the series ran so long and so many actresses came and went through the years with different hairstyles, costumes, ages, (ahem) weights... I just tried to set out a few initial markers.

Let's hope I'm not the only one crass enough to be grateful for Benny Hill's contribution to the world's appreciation of the beauty of British women.

[–] W.B. 14 years ago

Well, Louise English went on to become a major star of the British theatre . . . and there was some other uncredited Angel who was on the Hill show in 1983, and then starting a decade later turned up as a major co-star on a U.S. sitcom that ran some 10 or so years, that was a spin-off of another long-running U.S. sitcom.

[–] mitzibishi (1968) a day ago

Cheers for the heads up

[–] larsen525 14 years ago

I'll admit she had a lot of competition, but in my [*ahem*] humble, unbiased, and completely neutral opinion, the hottest Hill's Angel is none other than Sue Upton.

- Erik
Webmaster, www.sueupton.net

[–] warren_houghton 14 years ago

Well I'm sure if I'd gotten the chance to have lunch with what sounds like an extremely nice and down to earth Sue Upton, my opinion would probably be different....

[–] larsen525 14 years ago

Other than Sue, my favorite Angels were Clare Smalley and Corinne Russell. A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead...who could ask for anything more?

- Erik

[–] bmovies 14 years ago

Lorraine Doyle (I like her look in the later years)

Louise English

[–] blakgard 14 years ago

Always been partial to Ms. English, myself.

Diana Darvey (technically not an Angel) was quite special too.

[–] warren_houghton 14 years ago

I certainly watch the screen more attentively when Louise English is on it myself. Except that sketch/musical number where she's doing impressions of (presumably) well known men of the British Isles. Brave, but a bit embarrassing. Of course I don't know any of the men she was doing impersonations of, so....

Didn't go for Diana Darvey too much but she had some of the best dresses in the show. Hmm... That doesn't sound quite right.

I'm not a big dress fancier; I usually prefer women in jeans and T-shirts to dresses, but some women do look way better in some dresses. Put it that way. The "...you are a pair of twits..." (Continental Cabaret) sketch/song dress and the one in "Nice to go Trav'lin'" song are most memorable.

EDIT: I see the two dresses I was thinking of are essentially identical with one white and the other silver. But there were several in the Trav'lin' song, most almost as good. The two episodes are from March 12, 1975 and January 26, 1977.

[–] imbluzclooby 13 years ago

Dyllis Watling had a perfect body. She wasn't a Hill's Angel, but she definitely deserves praise for eye candy.

[–] warren_houghton 13 years ago

Yeah, she's up there.... Hated her terrible attempt at a Texas accent (and her outfit) in that widescreen movie sketch. Loved her look in the song ("Fever?") where BH does the vocal percussion section thing. Saw a few things she looked good in.... Oh yes, the sketch where she has to watch her figure (in a bikini) until she gets married.

As for not being an official Hill's Angel... I never got the focus on the group name thing. I guess the Hill's Angels ERA was memorable because they all seemed to wear revealing costumes, but I just enjoyed the females whether they were just occasional actors, solo performers, earlier groups like Love Machine (although I can definitely do without the Ladybirds) or whatever. They're all just there to keep it from being just a show of repetitive jokes.

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[–] warren_houghton 13 years ago

I have become an old person; I'm so unhip to current movies and celebs I had to google image Monica Bellucci. I just prefer old TV and movies that remind me of my youth. Plus lots of new stuff is just made for a different generation.

Anyway, I'm a bit Italian-beauty-appreciation challenged. I was going to say the only Italian actress I remembered as being beautiful was Barbara Bouchet, but I see she was born in Czechoslovakia, moved to San Francisco, (yay) then eventually to Italy. (So why on earth couldn't she speak unaccented English better?)

Whatever. Being Italian seems to subconsciously deduct several points from my hotness score for a female, certainly if she LOOKS Italian anyway, which Monica Bellucci does.

On the other hand, if the female looks British (I know, that's pretty hard to define) she gets a several point bonus. If she opens her mouth and speaks with a British accent, she gets a bunch more. Good thing I never heard Sam talk on BH or I might have moved to England.

I consider Sam one of the most gorgeous British females I've ever seen, (no telling what she looks like THESE days, of course...) so your original question, while obviously entirely a matter of personal preference, is practically meaningless in my case. Might as well ask me if I think Sam is better looking than Benny Hill himself.... In or out of a swimsuit.

[–] ordinary_decent_dags 12 years ago

My favourites are Clare Smalley and Julie Kirk, especially in the TV Workout routine from one of the 1981 shows.

[–] Shaolin_Apu 12 years ago

Sue Upton for me, but apparently because she looks like my friend.

Nostalgy should be called nausealgy.

[–] Karmy2112 11 years ago

Jenny Lee-Wright. Benny called her the "sexiest stooge" for good reason.

[–] jescci 11 years ago

Jane Leeves. The dark eyes, the full lips, the statuesque figure.

[–] scadeetin 11 years ago

I've always had a thing for Louise English and more recently developed a thing for Sue Upton. Jane Leaves was also nice to look at.

[–] seeyouat_themovies 10 years ago

Wanda the Wicked West Whickam Whip Woman aka Alison Bell. The closest to a live action She-Hulk as we'll ever get.

[–] mulanhana 8 years ago

COR!!! at CORrine Russel had the full bush and whoppers delights hana

[–] haynese_98 8 years ago

I have to say Louise English. She had the hair, the figure, the beautiful smile and a load of energy.

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