
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

