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Ye Olde Wishing Well

The Benny Hill Show
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The setup

A husband discovers a wishing well that grants more than he bargained for.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

An elderly couple stop beside a wishing well. The husband uses its magic to exchange his wife for a young woman, who promptly makes a wish of her own. A muscular newcomer changes the balance of affection, sending the husband back to the well for a reversal.

The funny people

Meet the cast. 4

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

The opening quickie from the first Thames programme, originally broadcast on 19 November 1969. It later appeared in The Best of Benny Hill compilation.

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