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Hi-de-Hi!

Hi-de-Hi!

Feb 19, 1981 30m GB
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16 votes
  • Comedy

Synopsis

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.

Title Hi-de-Hi!
First Air Date Feb 19, 1981
Last Air Date Jan 30, 1988
Episodes 58
Seasons 9
Companies
Keywords workplace, staff, holiday camp, sitcom, 1950s, workplace comedy, period sitcom
Ruth Madoc

Ruth Madoc

Gladys Pugh
Paul Shane

Paul Shane

Ted Bovis
Su Pollard

Su Pollard

Peggy Ollerenshaw
Felix Bowness

Felix Bowness

Fred Quilley
Nikki Kelly

Nikki Kelly

Sylvia Garnsey
Diane Holland

Diane Holland

Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves
David Griffin

David Griffin

Clive Dempster
Ben Aris

Ben Aris

Julian Dalrymple-Sykes
David Webb

David Webb

Stanley Matthews
Tony Webb

Tony Webb

Bruce Matthews
Ken Barrie

Ken Barrie

Singing Narrator (uncredited)