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.
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Hi-De-Hi- Sirens.
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Seasons
1.Hey Diddle Diddle (Pilot)
6.501-01-198040mIt is 1959. Tired of academia, Cambridge University archaeology professor Jeffrey Fairbrother goes to Maplin's Holiday Camp as the new Entertainments Manager, a job he looks forwar...
- Ep 2
2.Desire in the Mickey Mouse Grotto
26-02-198130mJeffrey is implicated when Ted is spotted entering a chalet with a girl camper.
- Ep 3
3.The Beauty Queen Affair
05-03-198130mJeffrey is called upon to judge the Holiday Princess Competition. Meanwhile, Ted teaches Spike how to make the most of the campers' generosity.
- Ep 4
4.The Partridge Season
12-03-198130mMr. Partridge's drinking is getting worse, and Jeffrey's untimely decision to give him an advance on his wages doesn't help matters.
- Ep 5
5.The Day of Reckoning
19-03-198130mFred's past comes back to haunt him, causing the staff - Peggy and Spike in particular - several difficulties.
- Ep 6
6.Charity Begins at Home
26-03-198130mJoe Maplin ordains that each Thursday should be Sunshine Smile Day, encouraging Ted to indulge in a money-making scheme.
- Ep 7
7.No Dogs Allowed
02-04-198130mJeffrey's marital problems start to interfere with his work, and scandalous rumours are soon circulating around the camp.
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