Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988)

Comic goings on in this series set in an English holiday camp called Maplins. The title comes from the camp's greeting, which the staff are meant to say with enthusiasm but all too often ... See full summary »

Creators:

David Croft, Jimmy Perry

Stars:

Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
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 (55 episodes, 1981-1988)
Tony Webb	...	Bruce Matthews (55 episodes, 1981-1988)
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)

Storyline

Comic goings on in this series set in an English holiday camp called Maplins. The title comes from the camp's greeting, which the staff are meant to say with enthusiasm but all too often the camp guests are the last thing on their minds. Ted's the camp comic but is always on the lookout for a way to make money. Gladys has her eye on the boss, and Peggy wants to swap her mop and cleaner's outfit for a "yellow coat".

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Plot Keywords:

holiday camp | farce

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 1980 (UK)

Also Known As:

Tjena mors!

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

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

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Peggy Ollerenshaw: Don't tell Miss Cathcart!

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Connections

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

User Reviews

very good series

I throught Simon Cadell was very good as Jeffrey Fairbrother much better actor then the bloke who replace him he was not very good my favourites in it were Gladys Pugh and Jeffrey Fairbrother and Peggy

and ted I throught the writing was very good as well