Hi-de-Hi!
Comedy
Hi-de-Hi! is a British sitcom set in Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, during 1959 and 1960, and was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, who also wrote Dad's Army and It Ain't Half Hot Mum amongst others. It aired on the BBC from 1980 to 1988. The series revolved around the lives of the camp's management and entertainers, most of them struggling actors or has-beens. The inspiration was the experience of writers Perry and Croft: after being demobilised from the army, Perry was a Redcoat at Butlin's, Pwllheli during the holiday season. The series gained large audiences and won a BAFTA as Best Comedy Series in 1984. In 2004, it came 40th in Britain's Best Sitcom and in a 2008 poll on Channel 4, 'Hi-de-Hi!" was voted the 35th most popular comedy catchphrase.
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Seasons & episodes
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1Hey Diddle Diddle (Pilot)1 Jan 1980 · 40m · ★ 6.8It is 1959. Tired of academia, Cambridge University archaeology professor Jeffrey Fairbrother goes to Maplin's Holiday Camp as the new Entertainments Manager, a job he looks forward to with idealised optimism. Camp host, Ted Bovis, instructs his new recruit, camp comic Spike Dixon, in how to succeed at Maplin's.
The pilot would subsequently be shown consecutively with the first series, although repeated broadcasts on television were edited to reduce the runtime down to a more standard half-hour format.- 2Desire in the Mickey Mouse Grotto26 Feb 1981 · 30m · ★ 7.0Jeffrey is implicated when Ted is spotted entering a chalet with a girl camper.
- 3The Beauty Queen Affair5 Mar 1981 · 30m · ★ 7.0Jeffrey is called upon to judge the Holiday Princess Competition. Meanwhile, Ted teaches Spike how to make the most of the campers' generosity.
- 4The Partridge Season12 Mar 1981 · 30m · ★ 10.0Mr. Partridge's drinking is getting worse, and Jeffrey's untimely decision to give him an advance on his wages doesn't help matters.
- 5The Day of Reckoning19 Mar 1981 · 30m · ★ 10.0Fred's past comes back to haunt him, causing the staff - Peggy and Spike in particular - several difficulties.
- 6Charity Begins at Home26 Mar 1981 · 30m · ★ 6.0Joe Maplin ordains that each Thursday should be Sunshine Smile Day, encouraging Ted to indulge in a money-making scheme.
- 7No Dogs Allowed2 Apr 1981 · 30m · ★ 7.0Jeffrey's marital problems start to interfere with his work, and scandalous rumours are soon circulating around the camp.
Details
- Created by
- Jimmy Perry, David Croft
- First aired
- 1 Jan 1980
- Last aired
- 30 Jan 1988
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 58
- Votes
- 20 on TMDB
Cast
Ruth MadocGladys Pugh
Paul ShaneTed Bovis
Su PollardPeggy Ollerenshaw
Jeffrey HollandSpike Dixon
Felix BownessFred Quilley
Nikki KellySylvia Garnsey
Diane HollandYvonne Stuart-Hargreaves
David GriffinClive Dempster- BBen ArisJulian Dalrymple-Sykes
- CChris AndrewsGary
Linda ReganApril- DDavid WebbStanley Matthews
- TTony WebbBruce Matthews
Kenneth ConnorSammy
