Hi-de-Hi!
19/02/1981
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.
TV Show Information
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
Tony Webb
as Bruce Matthews
Kenneth Connor
as Sammy
Ken Barrie
as Singing Narrator (uncredited)
