Overview
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorBasil Dearden
WriterT. E. B. Clarke
Cast
Benny Hill
Hugo Dill
Belinda Lee
Frankie Mayne
David Kossoff
Zacco
Garry Marsh
Det. Inp. Hancock
George Margo
Barakov
Ernest Thesiger
Sir Walter
Denis Shaw
Professor Stumpf
Frederick Schiller
Gruber
Jeremy Hawk
Himself
Thorley Walters
Raymond Courtney
Philip Stainton
Frankie's Agent
Warwick Ashton
PC Roberts
Stratford Johns
PC Coleman
Nicholas Phipps
Scientist
Peter Bull
Scientist
Gibb McLaughlin
Scientist
Ernest Jay
Scientist
Harold Scott
Scientist
Norah Blaney
The Actress
Charles Hawtrey
Disc Jockey
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Keywords
detectiveprivate detectivebenny hill
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026