Jeffrey Holland
- 78 years old
- English
- Actor and comedian
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Dominic Cavendish Tristram Fane Saunders, Nicholas Kenyon, Mark Monahan and Alastair Sooke, The Telegraph, 25th July 2023Vinyl release of One Foot radio adaptations
The four BBC Radio 2 adaptations of One Foot In The Grave, aired in 1995, are to be released as a bright burgundy-coloured vinyl set this summer.
British Comedy Guide, 1st June 2023Jeffrey Holland reveals he is a megastar in Hungary
Telly viewers there are still obsessed with the show You Rang, M'Lord? almost 30 years after it finished. Jeffrey, 75, is also loved by Hungarians for playing comic Spike Dixon in the classic comedy Hi-de-Hi!.
Ed Gleave, Daily Star, 16th April 2022Golden oldies winning TV ratings war
Despite some episodes being more than 50 years old, classic Home Guard comedy Dad's Army repeated for the umpteenth time on BBC Two still attracts more than 1.1million viewers and, on a typical day, is the channel's most-watched programme.
Richard Webber, The Daily Express, 6th April 2021Hi-De-Hi! star Jeffrey Holland to pilot sitcom
Hi-De-Hi! star Jeffrey Holland appears in Simply Ken, a sitcom pilot set in 1980s Sheffield. The half hour pilot focuses on Ken Codd, a character played by Craig Shepherd who has lost everything.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd April 2021Hi-De-Hi! cast to reunite for online Q&A
The cast of hit 1980s holiday camp sitcom Hi-De-Hi! are to reunite online on Wednesday 25th November for a live Q&A.
British Comedy Guide, 13th November 2020Su Pollard and Jeffrey Holland on panto
Hi-de-Hi! stars Su Pollard and Jeffrey Holland talk ahead of Wolverhampton Grand panto.
The Express and Star, 6th December 2019Why Jeffrey Holland is so popular in Hungary
Many of us in the UK remember Jeffrey Holland best as Spike Dixon in Hi-de-Hi! In Budapest, however, other British exports like Shakespeare, The Beatles and a nice cup of tea come a poor second behind James Twelvetrees of You Rang, M'Lord? As Jeffrey reveals, Hungarians just loved the series - and his character in particular - to the extent that their adoration to this day makes him break down in tears!
Craig Campbell, The Sunday Post, 22nd November 2019Why do Hungarians love this dodgy old British sitcom?
The Upstairs Downstairs spoof has been forgotten in Britain. But in Hungary, kids still name their pets after the cast. Our writer travels to Budapest for the lavish 30th anniversary celebrations.
Claire Armitstead, The Guardian, 3rd October 2018The inside story of 80s sitcom Hi-de-Hi!
The antics of the employees of Maplins holiday camp entertained viewers for nearly a decade and made huge stars of the cast of Hi-de-Hi! Thirty years after the last episode was shown, on 30 January 1988, they have been sharing their memories with the BBC.
BBC, 30th January 2018