Hi-de-Hi!
Rating: 7 · 1980 · Comedy · United Kingdom · 9 sns
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1980
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Seasons
- 9
- TMDB
- 7
- IMDb
- 7
Director
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
- Chris Andrews — Gary
- David Webb — Stanley Matthews
- Tony Webb — Bruce Matthews
- Barry Howard — Barry Stuart-Hargreaves
- Leslie Dwyer — Mr. Partridge
- Simon Cadell — Jeffrey Fairbrother
- David Griffin — Clive Dempster
- Linda Regan — April
- Kenneth Connor — Sammy
- Ben Aris — Julian Dalrymple-Sykes
- Penny Irving — Mary
- Rikki Howard — Betty Whistler
- Ken Barrie — Singing Narrator (uncredited)