Perry Benson (born 9 April 1961) is a British character actor, having had regular roles in British television sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993), Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1995–1997) and Operation Good Guys (1997–2000). Other credits include Scum (1979), Love, Honour and Obey (2000), Alien Autopsy (2006), This Is England (2006), Mum & Dad (2008), Vinyl (2012), Get Santa (2014), Benidorm (2014-2015), Accident Man (2018), and Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022).

Perry Benson
Born (1961-04-09) 9 April 1961 (age 63)
London, England
OccupationActor

Film career

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Benson has appeared in the British films Quadrophenia (1979), Scum (1979),[1] Love, Honour and Obey (2000),[1] Alien Autopsy (2006), This Is England (2006),[1] Somers Town (2008),[1] and Mum & Dad (2008).[1] He had a lead role in Stars of the Roller State Disco, a 1984 made-for-TV play by Alan Clarke.[2]

Benson also appeared as Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook in the 1986 biopic Sid And Nancy.[1] In 1987, he played Trevor in the Hi-de-Hi! episode "Tell It to the Marines".[3]

Benson appears as a policeman in the video for Goldie Looking Chain's single "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do". Benson also appeared alongside Pauline Quirke, Robert Lindsay and Daniela Denby-Ashe, as a bank robber in the 2008 episode "Let's Not Be Heisty" of the BBC sitcom My Family.[1] He is best known for his regular roles in British television sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–1993), Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1995–1997) and Operation Good Guys (1997–2000).[4]

Benson appeared alongside Jimmy Nail in the BBC TV show Parents of the Band, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.[4] He also starred in the vampire film Dead Cert, directed by Steven Lawson.[5]

In 2012 (released 2013 in the UK), he played an ageing rock star alongside Phil Daniels and Keith Allen in Sara Sugarman's film Vinyl.[6]

In 2014, he starred as Clive Dyke in the ITV sitcom Benidorm, alongside Hannah Waddingham who played his wife Tonya.[7] He left the show in 2015, after appearing in 14 episodes.[7]

Television roles

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Year Title Role
1978 Grange Hill Boy on Stairs
1980 Going Out Sammy Lee
1983 Blackadder Pigeon Vendor
1984 Dream Stuffing Keith
The Young Ones Spaz
1987 Filthy, Rich and Catflap Freddy Gorgeous
Hi-de-Hi! (episode titled "Tell It to the Marines") Trevor
1988 to 1993 You Rang, M'Lord? Henry Livingstone
1989 The Bill Harry Thompson
1991 to 1992 The Real McCoy Various roles
1995 to 1997 Oh, Doctor Beeching! Ralph
1997 to 2000 Operation Good Guys Bones
1999 15 Storeys High Man with a horse in his flat
2000 15 Storeys High Ping Pong obsessed twin
2001 AllStarz StarStreet Mr Benson
2004 Top Buzzer Boring Dave
2008 My Family Gary
2009 Misfits Beverly Morgan
2010 Doctor Who "The Eleventh Hour" Ice Cream Man
This is England '86 Meggy
Excluded (BBC Drama) Steve Heston
2013 Man Down Mr. Harringey
2014–2015 Benidorm Clive Dyke
2015 This Is England '90 Meggy
2016 Morgana Robinson's The Agency Natalie Cassidy's father
2018 Sick of It Delivery Man (Series 1 Episode 1)
2019 Don't Forget the Driver Videoblogging Passenger

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 The Class of Miss MacMichael Timmy
1979 Scum Formby
1979 Quadrophenia
1982 The Island of Adventure Jack Trent
1986 Sid And Nancy Paul
1998 Final Cut Tony
2000 Love, Honour and Obey Perry 'Fat Alan'
2001 Last Resort Immigration Officer
2006 Alien Autopsy Trading Standards Officer
2006 This is England Meggy
2008 Somers Town Graham Cutler
2008 Mum & Dad Dad
2011 Outside Bet Sefton Wallace
2011 Anuvahood Brian
2012 Vinyl Robbie
2014 Get Santa Jimbo
2018 Accident Man Finicky Fred
2021 Me, Myself and Di Martin
2022 Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday Finicky Fred

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Perry Benson Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Broadcast - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 4 December 1984.
  3. ^ "Perry Benson". www.aveleyman.com.
  4. ^ a b "EyeForFilm.co.uk". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  5. ^ "More cast, new poster for vampire film DEAD CERT". Archived from the original on 12 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Vinyl (2013) - Sara Sugarman | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  7. ^ a b "Perry Benson has left Benidorm". femalefirst.co.uk. 27 July 2017.
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