More than 90% of the material, both musical and scripted, was written by Benny Hill himself. He also frequently directed the show.
In early 1970, ITV's colour technicians went on strike, causing all ITV shows made during this period (including this one) to be videotaped in black-and-white. The strike wasn't resolved until spring of 1971, causing three episodes to be made in this fashion. These episodes have not been shown in England since the 1970s and have never been shown in America. They have resurfaced in Australian syndication, however.
The saxophone on the end title theme 'Yakety Sax' was performed by Rochdale-born session musician, Peter Hughes. It was recorded new for every episode.
Though ratings were still good, the show was axed by Thames in 1989 due to a backlash against the show and its ribald content. In May 1991, America's USA Channel debuted a TV special titled "Benny Hill's World Tour: New York!", which was to be the pilot to a new series Hill had been putting together, which would feature scenes in a different city on each show (however, Hill had decided to put that project on hold after the pilot, hoping to land a contract with a British-based network). In April 1992 Britain's ITV Central channel sent a contract to Benny's home to begin a new series with them; unfortunately, after basically being in limbo for three years - eating and drinking unchecked (and declining a doctor's advice to receive by-pass surgery), letting himself go" (noticeable on USA's 1991 special), Hill succumbed to a fatal coronary thrombosis the day ITV's contract arrived for him to sign.
The piece of music frequently used for the show's ending sequence is "Yakety Sax". It typically accompanied otherwise silent, rapidly paced comedy sequences often involving a chase scene. "Yakety Sax" was written by Boots Randolph and James Rich and released as a 45 RPM single by Randolph in 1963. The composition includes pieces of assorted fiddle tunes such as "Chicken Reel", and was written for a performance at a venue called The Armory in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. There are also two bars of "Entrance of the Gladiators" worked into it. The combination of "Yakety Sax" and chase scenes have been parodied in many other TV shows and movies ever since.