Hi-De-Hi!
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1980 - 1988
- 58 episodes (8 series)
Fun and frolics at a branch of Maplin's Holiday Camp where the guests are the last thing on the mind of the staff. Stars Simon Cadell, Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland, Su Pollard and more.
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The 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 2018Whatever happened to the Hi-de-Hi! cast?
We look back, 30 years after the sitcom ended.
Chortle, 30th January 2018A last interview with the man who made Dad's Army
When Jimmy Perry died in October this year, British comedy lost one of its true greats. He was the man behind It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Hi-De-Hi! and of course Dad's Army, which almost 50 years on from its television debut, retains a special place in many of our hearts.
Neil Clark, The Telegraph, 25th December 2016Preview: Hi-de-Hi!
Yesterday we learned of another comedy great to join the ever increasing list of people to have died this year: comedy writer Jimmy Perry.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 24th October 2016Jimmy Perry dies aged 93
Jimmy Perry, the comedy writer who created Dad's Army and Hi-De-Hi!, amongst others, has died at the age of 93.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd October 2016Hi-De-Hi! star Barry Howard dies
Barry Howard, who was best known for playing ballroom dancing instructor Barry Stuart-Hargreaves in the BBC sitcom Hi-De-Hi!, has died aged 78.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2016Paul Shane left £92,000 but no will
Hi-De-Hi! star Paul Shane left £92,000 after his death last May at the age of 72.
Paul Sims, The Sun, 8th September 2013Hi-de-Hi! Ho-de-Ho! Hi-de-Hi! Ho-de ... yes well that's enough of that for now. The holiday camp where TV sitcom Hi-de-Hi! was filmed has been saved from closure. Even better news for fans of the show is that the new owners of the Hampshire resort plan to run theme weekends for fans of the BBC series, reports the Sun. Staff will wear yellow coats and be woken with the famous phrase "Hi-de-Hi!" No word on whether it will also feature a sozzled, foul-mouthed puppeteer. We're guessing probably not.
Monkey, The Guardian, 25th October 2011Hi-de-Hi actor Bowness dies at 87
Comic performer Felix Bowness, who played ex-jockey Fred Quilly in sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died at the age of 87, his family has confirmed.
BBC, 14th September 2009Jimmy Perry and David Croft interview
The creative forces behind Dad's Army and You Rang M'Lord are octogenarians Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Manchester Evening News, 10th December 2007