"Hi-de-Hi! Hi-de-Hi! is a BBC television sitcom shown on BBC1 from 1 January 1980 to 30 January 1988. Set between 1959 and 1960 in Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, the show was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, who also wrote ""Dad's Army"" and ""It Ain't Half Hot Mum"" amongst other programmes. The title was the greeting the campers heard and in early episodes was written Hi de Hi. The series revolved around the lives of the camp's entertainers, most of them struggling actors or has-beens. The inspiration was the experience of Jimmy Perry, one of the writers. After"
"Hi Summer Hi Summer was a British television variety show made by London Weekend Television and shown on UK television in 1977 by ITV, the oldest commercial network in the UK.A total of eight episodes were made and featured a cast that included Leslie Crowther, Lena Zavaroni, Carl Wayne, Pearly Gates, Anna Dawson, Derek Griffiths, Chris Quinten and Stephanie Lawrence. This travelling variety show featured sketches, topical comedy and musical numbers that were recorded both in studio and on location (Stratford upon Avon, Crystal Palace, Knebworth House among others). The theme tune was composed by Lynsey de Paul, and sung"
"Barry Howard Barry Frederick Howard (9 July 1937 – 28 April 2016) was an English actor. He was best known for his role as Barry Stuart-Hargreaves in the first seven series of the long-running BBC sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!"", in which his deadpan comedy style and classic facial expressions made him a popular character. Howard was born in Nottingham. While completing his national service in the Royal Navy, Howard found himself wanting to train for the theatre at the Birmingham Theatre School. Unable to gain a grant from the local authority, he worked for almost two years at the Alexandra Theatre in"
"being demobilised from the Army, he was a Redcoat at Butlins in Filey and Pwllheli during the holiday season. The series gained large audiences and won a BAFTA as Best Comedy Series in 1984. In a 2008 poll on Channel 4, ""Hi-de-Hi!"" was voted the 35th most popular comedy catchphrase. In 2014, Jimmy Perry confirmed that ""Hi-de-Hi!"" would be repeated, and it began a rerun on 2 February 2015 on BBC Two as part of Afternoon Classics, alongside ""'Allo 'Allo!"", ""To the Manor Born"" and ""Open All Hours"". It has started a re-run on 4th April 2018 on UKTV’s Drama"
"where much of the action takes place is The Palace Theatre on Clarendon Road in Watford, Hertfordshire. At the time of filming, the theatre was being run by Jimmy Perry (creator of ""Dad's Army"", ""It Ain't Half Hot Mum"" and ""Hi-de-Hi!"") and his wife Gilda. The YMCA where Mr Stringer is staying and where Miss Marple meets him in the grounds to discuss her progress in the investigation – supposedly near the Palace Theatre where the Cosgood Players are performing, and their lodging house nearby – is actually Memorial Park in Pinner, in what is now the London Borough of"
"Jeffrey Holland Jeffrey Holland (born Jeffrey Michael Parkes, 17 July 1946) is an English actor well known for roles in television sitcoms, playing camp comic at the Maplin's holiday camp in ""Hi-de-Hi!"", as well as BBC Radio comedy, including ""Week Ending"". Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, he was educated at Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall. Holland joined an amateur theatre company, and worked at a wine merchants and in the office of a manufacturing company before training at Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art and becoming a professional actor. His first stage appearance was at the Alexandra Theatre in"
"by Carl Wayne and was released as a single. De Paul's theme was later re-used on commercials for ""TVTimes"". Hi Summer Hi Summer was a British television variety show made by London Weekend Television and shown on UK television in 1977 by ITV, the oldest commercial network in the UK.A total of eight episodes were made and featured a cast that included Leslie Crowther, Lena Zavaroni, Carl Wayne, Pearly Gates, Anna Dawson, Derek Griffiths, Chris Quinten and Stephanie Lawrence. This travelling variety show featured sketches, topical comedy and musical numbers that were recorded both in studio and on location (Stratford"
"run) shows, which means that some sources refer to both series as series 3. ""Hi-de-Hi"" was made into a musical, called ""Hi-de-Hi – The Holiday Musical"", in the early years of the show. Labelled as a ""summer pantomime"" by its critics, the production featured most of the TV cast plus several new characters. It did not follow the television storylines, but it was a success nonetheless. It did a summer season in Bournemouth in 1983, a Christmas season in London in 1983 and a summer season in Blackpool in 1984. It was short lived, however, when some of the cast"
"Su Pollard Susan Georgina ""Su"" Pollard (born 7 November 1949 in Nottingham) is an English comedy actress and singer, most famous for her roles in the sitcoms ""Hi-de-Hi!"", ""You Rang, M'Lord?"" and ""Oh, Doctor Beeching!"". As a singer, she scored a UK No.2 hit with the song ""Starting Together"" in 1986. She is also well known for her unusual and flamboyant dress sense and her broad Nottinghamshire accent. Pollard was born the eldest daughter of Don and Hilda Pollard. Her interest in acting began at the age of six when she played an angel in a school nativity play. She"
"The BBC television series ""Hi-de-Hi!"", written by former Butlins employees Jimmy Perry (a Redcoat) and David Croft (summer show actor), featured the Yellowcoats as a fictional analogue. The title of the show """"Hi-de-Hi"""" originated with Norman Bradford who claimed to have taken it from an American film; he began using this as a cheer to which the audience spontaneously responded ""Ho-de-ho"". Another BBC television series, ""Doctor Who"", featured an episode entitled ""Delta and the Bannermen"", which depicted an alien attack on the fictitious Shangri-La holiday camp (in reality the Butlins camp at Barry Island). As with the real camp, Shangri-La"
"Paul Shane Paul Shane (19 June 1940 – 16 May 2013) was an English comedian and actor known for his television work, in particular playing Ted Bovis in ""Hi-de-Hi!"", a 1980s BBC sitcom. Shane was born George Frederick Speight in Thrybergh near Rotherham in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He was a miner at Silverwood Colliery until he slipped on soap in the pit-head baths in 1967, resulting in double herniated discs. He was pensioned from the pit at 27. Two years later he became a professional entertainer. He already had 10 years' experience as a part-time entertainer in pubs"
"and snooker tables, amusement arcades, restaurant and shops. In 1977, Mill Rythe was the setting for the British comedy film Confessions from a Holiday Camp starring Robin Askwith and directed by Norman Cohen. The popular BBC sit-com Hi-de-Hi! used Mill Rythe for establishing shots and other exterior scenes. More recently, BBC soap opera EastEnders shot scenes at the holiday village in 2014. Mill Rythe Mill Rythe Holiday Village is a holiday camp in Hayling Island, Hampshire, England. Originally called Sunshine Holiday Camp, it opened its doors to the public in the early 1940s and had also been used by the"
"William Pierce. Simon Cadell Simon John Cadell (19 July 1950 – 6 March 1996) was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Jeffrey Fairbrother in the first five series of the BBC situation comedy ""Hi-de-Hi!"". Born in London, he was the son of theatrical agent John Cadell, grandson of the Scottish character actress Jean Cadell, great nephew of Francis Cadell RSA, the brother of the actress Selina Cadell and commercials director Patrick Cadell, the cousin of the actor Guy Siner and son-in-law of the television producer David Croft. He was educated at The Hall School in Hampstead and"
"and Milton Reid. Bowness and his wife of 59 years, Mavis, lived in Woodley, Reading, Berkshire. They had a son, Robert, three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Felix Bowness Felix Bowness (30 March 1922 – 13 September 2009) was an English comedy actor best remembered for his portrayal of the jockey Fred Quilley in the BBC sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!."" Born in the village of Harwell, Berkshire, to French Canadian parents, he became a bantamweight boxing champion. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment as a signalman. At the D-Day landings in Normandy, after his landing"
"sometimes known as Dovercourt Range Lights. The 1980s BBC sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!"" was filmed in Dovercourt, at ""Warner’s Holiday Camp"", which transformed into ""Maplin’s"". The camp, under the direction of Anna Essinger and aided by several of the staff from Bunce Court School, had been used in 1939 for refugee children arriving to be placed in foster homes in the Kindertransport mission, and was later re-developed as a housing estate, which is known as Hightrees. Dovercourt Dovercourt is a small seaside town in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England. It is older than its smaller but better-known neighbour,"
"of the time, Ho was something of a maverick, often using unorthodox methods to solve crimes. The series was set in and around London's docklands, before redevelopment began in the 1980s. His immediate superior in the force, Detective Chief Inspector Berwick (Derek Martin), often provided him a source of stress, often reprimanding him for his approach towards the cases he was investigating. Ho is also often seen visiting his father, Joe (Robert Lee), at his restaurant for advice. Like many other television detectives of the era, Ho drove a 'classic' car. In this case, Ho's vehicle of choice was a"
"to survive in its original format. The closing storyline of the series was the camp undergoing drastic changes to modernise with the times, meaning that many of the staff would lose their jobs as their particular talents were no longer required. The pilot episode was broadcast on 1 January 1980. ""Hi-de-Hi!"" ran for nine series and two Christmas Specials, totalling 60 episodes, between 26 February 1981 and 30 January 1988. Because of the programme's popularity, the BBC decided to air series 3 and 4 back-to-back, the only time the BBC has ever done this with one of their own (first"
"Mr Laurel"", based on the life of Stan Laurel, at the Camden Fringe festival. This was taken on tour of the UK in 2014-2015. The play was devised by Holland and written by Gail Louw. Holland is married to the actress Judy Buxton. They married in 2004. Jeffrey Holland Jeffrey Holland (born Jeffrey Michael Parkes, 17 July 1946) is an English actor well known for roles in television sitcoms, playing camp comic at the Maplin's holiday camp in ""Hi-de-Hi!"", as well as BBC Radio comedy, including ""Week Ending"". Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, he was educated at Queen Mary's Grammar School,"
"Carberry, a friend of Broughton's. Lord Erroll's murder was also dramatised in the feature film ""White Mischief"", which was released seven months after the first transmission of ""The Happy Valley"". The Happy Valley The Happy Valley is a British television drama, first shown on BBC1 on 6 September 1987 in the ""Sunday Premiere"" strand. It was written by David Reid, directed by Ross Devenish, and produced by Cedric Messina. It stars Holly Aird as Juanita Carberry, Michael Byrne as her violent father, and Denholm Elliott as Jock Delves Broughton. It is set in the British colony of Kenya in the"
"Simon Cadell Simon John Cadell (19 July 1950 – 6 March 1996) was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Jeffrey Fairbrother in the first five series of the BBC situation comedy ""Hi-de-Hi!"". Born in London, he was the son of theatrical agent John Cadell, grandson of the Scottish character actress Jean Cadell, great nephew of Francis Cadell RSA, the brother of the actress Selina Cadell and commercials director Patrick Cadell, the cousin of the actor Guy Siner and son-in-law of the television producer David Croft. He was educated at The Hall School in Hampstead and Bedales School"
"Happy Valley (TV series) Happy Valley is a British crime drama television series filmed and set in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire in Northern England. The series, starring Sarah Lancashire and Siobhan Finneran, is written and created by Sally Wainwright, and directed by Wainwright, Euros Lyn, and Tim Fywell. The first series debuted on BBC One on 29 April 2014, and the second series debuted on 9 February 2016. In May 2015, Happy Valley won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series. Sarah Lancashire initially said that she would not return for a third series, but later confirmed to the"
"for the first two series, and Hugo's restaurant in Lonsdale Road, Queen's Park, London for the third. Most moped shots in the third series were filmed in Ladbroke Grove. Scenes are separated by the insertion of a person writing ideas for comedy material on a writing pad. Dee's character Rick Spleen (born Richard Shaw) is a stand-up comedian living in London who struggles to get decent gigs and makes ends meet by hosting corporate events such as the Frozen Goods Awards Evening. Dee and Sinclair based the character on the ""comedians who hated being comedians"" who performed alongside Dee in"
"Jimmy Perry James Perry, OBE (20 September 1923 – 23 October 2016) was an English actor and scriptwriter, best known for devising and co-writing the BBC sitcoms ""Dad's Army"" (1968–77), ""It Ain't Half Hot Mum"" (1974–81), ""Hi-De-Hi"" (1980–88) and ""You Rang M'Lord?"" (1988–93), all with David Croft. Perry received an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for ""Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler?"". Perry was born in Barnes, Surrey. His father, Arthur, was an antiques dealer and he was educated at two independent schools, Colet Court and St Paul's School, which"
"""Hi-de-Hi!"" (1980) by her brother-in-law, Jimmy Perry. Perry, who co-wrote ""Hi-de-hi!"", married Holland's sister Gilda, and saw Holland's talent. She also played the recurring role of Sarah Maynard in ""Crossroads"" from 1964-70. At the peak of ""Hi-de-Hi!"" in the 1980s, Holland received a letter from British troops in the Falklands and it ""just snowballed"". She became a Forces' sweetheart. Following ""Hi-de-Hi!"", in 1990 she appeared in Central Television's comedy ""The Upper Hand"". In 1992-93, she played the notoriously outrageous female magistrate, Celia Littlewood, in ""Grace and Favour"", the sequel to ""Are You Being Served"". One of her last appearances included"
"Felix Bowness Felix Bowness (30 March 1922 – 13 September 2009) was an English comedy actor best remembered for his portrayal of the jockey Fred Quilley in the BBC sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!."" Born in the village of Harwell, Berkshire, to French Canadian parents, he became a bantamweight boxing champion. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment as a signalman. At the D-Day landings in Normandy, after his landing craft was hit and sunk, he only remembered waking in a French convent. During recovery he attended a Vera Lynn concert, after which she gave him"
"Nikki Kelly Nikki Kelly (born Nicola Caroline Kelly 23 November 1951) is an English actress, who is best known for her role as Sylvia Garnsey in the long-running British sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!"". Born in Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, Kelly is the great-niece of eminent actor and theatrical manager Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson,who co-founded RADA in 1904. His daughter, and Kelly's aunt, was actress Jean Forbes-Robertson, best known for portraying Peter Pan on stage. Kelly completed the three year acting course (Diploma of Speech & Drama) at the Rose Bruford College of Speech & Drama, between September 1971 and July 1974. She gained"
"complained that filming the TV series and doing the summer show limited their offers of acting jobs elsewhere. At the height of its popularity, the BBC had plans to make it into a feature film, but this did not come to fruition. In August 2009, a ""Hi-de-Hi!"" stage show toured in Torquay. In March 2010 the show was revived for a six-month national tour produced by Bruce James Productions Limited and written by Paul Carpenter and Ian Gower, adapting scenes and storylines from episodes of the television series including ""A Night Not To Remember"" and ""Maplin Intercontinental"". The audience were"
"series debuting on Thursday 13 November 2008. A fourth series finished on the BBC on 5 July 2011. He also starred as Harry in the 2005 film ""Short Order"". In February 2009, it was announced that Dee would be one of a trio of hosts to replace the late Humphrey Lyttelton for the summer series of ""I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"" (the others being Stephen Fry and Rob Brydon). He subsequently became the permanent host from the 52nd series onwards. He is also a frequent guest on ""QI"" and ""Have I Got News for You"", which he has guest-presented"
"informs him that she has tested negative. She is supportive and promises to stay with him no matter what. Dickens Hill Dickens Hill is a fictional prison in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". The prison is part of a storyline that first aired between 1988 and 1989. The storyline centres on the popular character Den Watts and was filmed on location at Dartmoor Prison in Devon. The episodes were shot in a block of intensive filming, over five weeks, but they were worked into regular episodes of ""EastEnders"" later in the year, from September 1988 to February 1989. This was"
"original series was set in Haringey; subsequent series have been set in Bristol, Salford, Sheffield, Tower Hamlets, City of Westminster, New York and Edinburgh. An American version of the series titled ""A Life Of Grime New York"", aired on the Discovery Times Channel that takes place in New York. Both ""A Life of Grime"" and ""A Life Of Grime New York"" have been aired on UKTV People. A Life of Grime A Life of Grime (a play on the expression ""A Life of Crime"") is a BBC reality series following the work of environmental health inspectors. Launched during an explosion"
"to the particular case. Comic relief is provided by Frost's interactions with the bureaucratically-minded Superintendent Norman ""Horn-rimmed Harry"" Mullett, played by Bruce Alexander. A number of young actors had their major debut as supporting cast in the show, including: Matt Bardock, Ben Daniels, Neil Stuke, Mark Letheren, Colin Buchanan, Jason Maza, Damian Lewis and Marc Warren. The series is set in the fictional South Midlands town of Denton, and is marked by a gritty tone. It is believed that Denton is in either Berkshire or Oxfordshire, though there are many references to Reading, Oxford, and in particular, Swindon. In the"
"show as political, musical and full of fun. Pollard married Peter Keogh in 1984. The couple divorced in 1992. In 2013 her ex-husband Peter Keogh published his memoir: "" 'My Hi-de-Highlife' – Before, During and After Su Pollard"". Pollard is related to journalist and former Blue Peter presenter Liz Barker and is a supporter of Nottingham Forest. Su Pollard Susan Georgina ""Su"" Pollard (born 7 November 1949 in Nottingham) is an English comedy actress and singer, most famous for her roles in the sitcoms ""Hi-de-Hi!"", ""You Rang, M'Lord?"" and ""Oh, Doctor Beeching!"". As a singer, she scored a UK No.2"
"Holby as a ""medium-sized provincial town, a good hour's drive from Copenhagen"". Holby Holby is a fictional city in the United Kingdom, the setting for the BBC medical dramas ""Casualty"" and ""Holby City"", and the police drama ""HolbyBlue"". It is based on the real city of Bristol, where ""Casualty"" was formerly filmed, and is notionally located in the fictional county of Wyvern in South West England, not far from the border with Wales. While ""Casualty"" has been filmed in Cardiff since 2011, ""Holby City"" is filmed in Elstree, Hertfordshire. Both shows are set in the same fictional Holby City Hospital."