Usage examples
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The phrase is often said by cockney Del Boy, played by David Jason, in the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses . [5] It was often heard in other cockney sitcoms too, such as Steptoe and Son and Till Death Us Do Part .
It was also used in the 1970s sitcom Please Sir! [6] [7]
"Gordon Bennett" is said frequently by Terry McCann in Minder and Gerry Standing in New Tricks , both played by Dennis Waterman.
It is said by the main character Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman, in series 3 episode 8 ("Rue Morgue"), and series 5, episode 6 ("Ice-cold murder") of Death in Paradise .
"Gordon Bennett!" is a catchphrase often used by Holly, the ship's computer in the 1988 British science fiction comedy television series Red Dwarf . [8]
Richard Hammond said it in series 5, episode 3 of The Grand Tour : "Sand Job".
The character Ace said it in season 25, episode 5 of Doctor Who .
Mrs Swinburne says it in episode 3 of The Beiderbecke Affair (1985), after she discovers the dead cat her class has put in her desk.
Main character in Pie in the Sky Season 1 Episode 10.
Used by the character Alfred in Series 1, Episode 4 of the 2019 series Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler.
In the BBC Radio 4 panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue , Gordon Bennett is a running joke in the "Late Arrivals" round, where humorously named guests are announced as they arrive at a profession's ball. For example, at the Fisherman's Ball, a panellist announced "Mr and Mrs Bennettlookatthesizeofthatcrab, and their son, Gordon"
