- He attended Alderlea Boys School, Shard End, Birmingham with Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame.
- He was personally recommended for the role of 'Lennie Godber' in "Porridge" by Ronnie Barker but the BBC went with Richard Beckinsale instead.
- When the Falklands War occurred and just after, British troops in the Falklands referred to the Islanders as "Bennies", after Paul Henry's character in Crossroads, who was often to be seen wearing a bobble cap like the islanders. Benny was a bit of a stupid character, so this was not taken too kindly by the islanders themselves.
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