News Articles

"Alarmed Sue got a silly soaking"

A brief article, with a nice picture of Sue, from the Sun of October 22, 1988. Sue describes a mishap which occurred while filming an episode of The Benny Hill Show.

"The Angel Who Fell"

A very short article, from the Daily Mirror of August 29, 1983. Benny's visit with Sue in the hospital while pregnant with one of her children, and mention of an upcoming comic role for Sue.

From the TV Times, April 22 - 29, 1988. Sue and fellow Angels Zoe Bryant, Liz Jobling, and Miki Harvey model clingy, brightly-colored late-80s fashions, and talk about their taste in clothes. Benny appears with them as well. (Photos from this article can be found on the Photo Scans page.)

"Another Fine Sketch You've Got Me Into, Benny!"

From the TV Times of April 1, 1989. Sue talks about Benny's friendship with her and her family, and the forthcoming (at the time) "Laurel and Hardy" sketch. Click here for a scan of this article.

"A Hill Of A Guy!"

This long article, from the Sunof July 13, 1989, is a charming description of Benny's visits to Sue's home and his relationship with her family. Much of the article is in Sue's own words.

"The Hill's angel"

A small excerpt from what seems to be a much larger article (from the Weekend section of the Daily Mail, July 15, 2000) about The Lipstick Years, a BBC mini-series about women in television. Sue discusses her background and audition with Benny, Benny as a person and their relationship, and the effect of his death on the Angels' careers.

"We Were Hill's Angels"

From the Daily Mail, February 19, 1998. Sue; dancer and Angels' choreographer Libby Roberts; and early-seventies performer Yvonne Paul talk to mid-seventies Benny Hill Show performer, Cherri Gilham.

Cherri herself has sent me scans of the original two-page article. Click here for the first page; click here for the second page. My thanks to her for the scans.