"Hi-De-Hi!" (1980) TV series 1980-1988

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

1 January 1980 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Comic goings on in this series set in an English holiday camp called Maplins. The title comes from the camp's greeting...

Plot Keywords:

Holiday Camp | Farce

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Paul Shane	...	Ted Bovis (58 episodes, 1980-1988)
Ruth Madoc	...	Gladys Pugh / ... (58 episodes, 1980-1988)
Jeffrey Holland	...	Spike Dixon (58 episodes, 1980-1988)
Felix Bowness	...	Fred Quilley (58 episodes, 1980-1988)
Su Pollard	...	Peggy Ollerenshaw (58 episodes, 1980-1988)
Diane Holland	...	Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves (58 episodes, 1980-1988)
Nikki Kelly	...	Sylvia Garnsey (58 episodes, 1980-1988)
David Webb	...	Stanley Matthews (57 episodes, 1980-1988)
Tony Webb	...	Bruce Matthews (57 episodes, 1980-1988)
Chris Andrews	...	Gary (50 episodes, 1981-1988)
Barry Howard	...	Barry Stuart-Hargreaves (46 episodes, 1980-1986)
Leslie Dwyer	...	Mr. Partridge (36 episodes, 1980-1984)
Simon Cadell	...	Jeffrey Fairbrother (33 episodes, 1980-1984)
Rikki Howard	...	Betty Whistler (33 episodes, 1980-1984)
David Griffin	...	Squadron Leader Clive Dempster DFC (24 episodes, 1984-1988)
Linda Regan	...	April (24 episodes, 1984-1988)
Laura Jackson	...	Dawn (24 episodes, 1984-1988)

Runtime:

30 min (53 episodes) | 40 min (1 episode) | 45 min (3 episodes) | 60 min (1 episode)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Warner's Holiday Camp, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Former Goon Harry Secombe was originally considered for the part of Ted Bovis.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Ted: You great clumsy berk.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Paul O'Grady Show: (#4.38)" (2006)

Wonderful.

I get really fed up with sitcoms; you feel you always know what is coming so it ceases to be funny. On the other hand, Hi De Hi, you rarely know what is coming and it's laugh out loud funny. I have just purchased the second set of the series, (series 3 -4)and I am surprised at just how much I am enjoying it all - again. I have nothing but praise for the writers or the actors (or the many unseen crew members) because the entertainment they provide is well worth the wait. The gems that have come from this series and the respect that the actors achieved through it speak for themselves. Croft and Perry created some pure gold some of which shines through Hi De Hi.