Hi-de-Hi! (1980)

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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.

Released: 1980-01-01
Genres: Comedy
Seasons: 9, 58 episodes
Episode length: 30m
Network: BBC One
Status: Ended
TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 20 votes

Created by Jimmy Perry, David Croft.

Top cast

Ruth Madoc as Gladys Pugh
Paul Shane as Ted Bovis
Su Pollard as Peggy Ollerenshaw
Jeffrey Holland as Spike Dixon
Felix Bowness as Fred Quilley
Nikki Kelly as Sylvia Garnsey
Diane Holland as Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves
David Griffin as Clive Dempster
Ben Aris as Julian Dalrymple-Sykes
Chris Andrews as Gary

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Where to watch Hi-de-Hi!

United States: stream on BritBox Amazon Channel
United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go, ITVX Premium; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada: stream on BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV channel

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