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). Benson is the brother of the actress Kim Benson.
Film career Benson has appeared in the British films Quadrophenia (1979), Scum (1979), Love, Honour and Obey (2000), Alien Autopsy (2006), This Is England (2006), Somers Town (2008), and Mum & Dad (2008). He had a lead role in Stars of the Roller State Disco, a 1984 made-for-TV play by Alan Clarke.
Benson also appeared as Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook in the 1986 biopic Sid And Nancy. In 1987, he played Trevor in the Hi-de-Hi! episode "Tell It to the Marines".
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. 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).
Benson appeared alongside Jimmy Nail in the BBC TV show Parents of the Band, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. He also starred in the vampire film Dead Cert, directed by Steven Lawson.
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.
In 2014, he starred as Clive Dyke in the ITV sitcom Benidorm, alongside Hannah Waddingham who played his wife Tonya. He left the show in 2015, after appearing in 14 episodes.
Television roles Year Title Role1978 Grange Hill Boy on Stairs1980 Going Out Sammy Lee1983 Blackadder Pigeon Vendor 1984 Dream Stuffing KeithThe Young Ones Spaz 1987 Filthy, Rich and Catflap Freddy Gorgeous Hi-de-Hi! (episode titled "Tell It to the Marines") Trevor1988–1993 You Rang, M'Lord? Henry Livingstone1989 The Bill Harry Thompson1991–1992 The Real McCoy Various roles1995–1997 Oh, Doctor Beeching! Ralph1997–2000 Operation Good Guys Bones1999 15 Storeys High Man with a horse in his flat2000 15 Storeys High Ping Pong obsessed twin2001 Starstreet Mr Benson2004 Top Buzzer Boring Dave 2008 My Family Gary 2009 Misfits Beverly Morgan Casualty Robbie 2010 Doctor Who "The Eleventh Hour" Ice Cream ManThis is England '86 MeggyExcluded (BBC Drama) Steve Heston2013 Man Down Mr. Harringey2014–2015 Benidorm Clive Dyke2015 This Is England '90 Meggy 2016 Holby City Danny Morrison Morgana Robinson's The Agency Nat's Dad 2018 Lee and Dean TerrySick of It Delivery Man2019 Don't Forget the Driver Nigel2023 Casualty Garry Towlen
Filmography +YearTitleRoleNotes1974Where's Johnny?Maurice1974 What Next?Ted1978The Class of Miss MacMichaelTimmy1979ScumFormby1979QuadropheniaEric1982The Island of AdventureJack Trent1986Sid And NancyPaul1995Annie: A Royal Adventure!Mean Murphy Knuckles1998Final CutTony1999The Last Seduction IISamuel Burgess2000Love, Honour and ObeyPerry 'Fat Alan'2001Last Resort Immigration Officer2001Mr In-BetweenNelson2001Redemption RoadBarman2003CheekyGeorge2003Capital PunishmentSteve2006Alien AutopsyTrading Standards Officer2006This is EnglandMeggy2008Somers Town Graham Cutler2008Mum & Dad Dad2010Dead CertMagoo2011Outside BetSefton Wallace2011AnuvahoodBrian2012I, AnnaMorris2012VinylRobbie2012Borrowed TimeTed2014Get SantaJimbo2018Suggs: My Life StoryTaxi Driver2018Accident ManFinicky Fred2019Break ClauseDanny2020To Be SomeoneKen2021Creation StoriesMickey2021Me, Myself and DiMartin2021The Last HeistMick2022Accident Man: Hitman's HolidayFinicky Fred2024A Gangster's KissMarmite2024Members ClubNeil2026Jackie the StripperLevi
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