Hi-de-Hi! ( 1980 - 1988 )

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Ruth Madoc

Gladys Pugh

Paul Shane

Ted Bovis

Su Pollard

Peggy Ollerenshaw

Jeffrey Holland

Spike Dixon

Felix Bowness

Fred Quilley

Nikki Kelly

Sylvia Garnsey

Diane Holland

Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves

David Griffin

Clive Dempster

Ben Aris

Julian Dalrymple-Sykes

Chris Andrews

Gary

Linda Regan

April

David Webb

Stanley Matthews

Tony Webb

Bruce Matthews

Kenneth Connor

Sammy

Ken Barrie

Singing Narrator (uncredited)