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Hi-de-Hi!
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.
Where to watch Hi-de-Hi!
Hi-de-Hi! is streaming in the US on BritBox.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 7 episodes (January 1, 1980)
- Season 2 — 6 episodes (November 29, 1981)
- Season 3 — 6 episodes (October 31, 1982)
- Season 4 — 7 episodes (December 12, 1982)
- Season 5 — 7 episodes (November 27, 1983)
- Season 6 — 6 episodes (November 3, 1984)
- Season 7 — 7 episodes (December 25, 1985)
- Season 8 — 6 episodes (November 8, 1986)
- Season 9 — 6 episodes (December 26, 1987)
Cast
- Ruth Madoc as Gladys Pugh
- Paul Shane as Ted Bovis
- Su Pollard as Peggy Ollerenshaw
- Jeffrey Holland as Spike Dixon
- Felix Bowness as Fred Quilley
- Nikki Kelly as Sylvia Garnsey
- Diane Holland as Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves
- David Griffin as Clive Dempster
- Ben Aris as Julian Dalrymple-Sykes
- Chris Andrews as Gary
- Linda Regan as April
- David Webb as Stanley Matthews
Details
- Created by
- Jimmy Perry and David Croft
- First aired
- January 1, 1980
- Episodes
- 58
- Genres
- Comedy
- Network
- BBC One
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 7.0 / 10 from 20 votes
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