"Benson" Made in Hong Kong: Part 2 (TV Episode 1984) Poster

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(1984)

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Great Location Filming
cin_kong2 August 2023
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It is clear this was filmed during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

How rare it is for this show to be out on location. This was really a treat for the cast.

There was a lot more action in part 2. The chase in the building and on the rooftops. The local stuntmen were used obviously.

A recognizable landmark featured was the Victoria Peak. That is where one can see all of Hong Kong from.

The Shaw Brothers Studios exteriors were used,

Part 2 also featured scenes in a sampan.

I find it interesting that location filming can be done with no sound recording. This explains a lot in other productions.
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Benson in Hong Kong part 2
safenoe9 November 2021
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Benson was one of my favorite sitcoms of the 80s (I enjoyed Benson more than Soap, from which Benson was spun-off), and I especially liked the 2-part Benson in Hong Kong where the filming actually takes place in Hong Kong rather than some Hollywood backlot that's made to look like HK.

This was filmed at a time when the 1997 handover was in the distance yet was becoming more and more inevitable.
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