Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Hi-de-Hi!
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
==Cast== * [[Paul Shane]] as ''' Edward "Ted" Bovis''' β The Camp's Entertainment Host, and a former entertainer. Tasked with greeting and entertaining campers, but also secretly runs scams and rackets to make money on the side. After the show concluded in 1988, Shane would be one of several cast members to work on later sitcoms by Croft. * [[Ruth Madoc]] as '''Gladys Pugh''' β The Camp's radio announcer and sports organiser. The writers devised her to be the romantic foils for the entertainment managers throughout the series, while being snobbish around the Yellowcoats and Peggy. * [[Jeffrey Holland (actor)|Jeffrey Holland]] as '''Spike Dixon''' β The camp's chief comic for the 1959 and 1960 season, acting as Ted's conscience during times when his scheming could lead to trouble. Holland would join with Shane on working on further sitcoms made by Croft following ''Hi-de-Hi!'' * [[Su Pollard]] as '''Peggy Ollerenshaw''' β A chalet maid at Maplins, with dreams of becoming a Yellowcoat and achieving stardom. This dream became a recurring element in some of the stories for ''Hi-de-Hi''. Like Shane, she would continue to work on further sitcoms by Croft after the programme concluded. * [[Simon Cadell]] as '''Professor Jeffrey Fairbrother''' (Series 1β5) β The camp's entertainment manager for the 1959 season; a former archaeology professor from [[Cambridge University]], who takes the job to escape academia and meet "real people". However, he struggles to adapt and is wooden when making speeches or presenting to campers. Cadell left the sitcom after the fifth series to focus on other projects. * [[Felix Bowness]] as '''Fred Quilley''' β The camp's riding instructor for horse rides, and a former race jockey. Bowness would join in with Croft's later sitcoms following ''Hi-de-Hi'', but would have less prominence as a recurring guest star. * [[Diane Holland]] as '''Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves''' β An upper-class dance instructor, part of a husband-and-wife pair of former ballroom champions. Yvonne sees herself as a cut above the rest of the campers - and even her husband Barry. * [[Barry Howard]] as '''Barry Stuart-Hargreaves''' (Series 1β7) β Yvonne's husband and dance partner. Like Yvonne, he presents an upper-class demeanour; however, she is quick to remind him of his lowlier root, as well as his real name, "Bert Pratt". Although popular with viewers for his deadpan attitude while in character, Howard had to leave the show due to personal problems. * [[Leslie Dwyer]] as '''Mr William Partridge''' (Series 1β6) β A children's entertainer, working as "Whimsical Willie" the [[Punch and Judy]] man at Maplins, who has a drinking problem and a dislike of children. Formerly a music hall performer, his career was cut short by [[World War I]] and he has remained bitter ever since. Dwyer was forced to drop out midway through the production of the sixth series due to his declining health, and the writers worked to write his character out of the sitcom in response, where he faked his death to run away with a barmaid. * [[Nikki Kelly]] as '''Sylvia Garnsey''' β A female Yellowcoat staff member, with a flirtatious behaviour with the camp's entertainment managers. The writers devised Kelly's character to be a constant foil towards that of Madoc's character, with the sitcom exploring their relationship over the two holiday seasons. * [[David Griffin (actor)|David Griffin]] as '''Clive Dempster''' (Series 6β9) β The camp's entertainment manager for the 1960 season; an upper-class former wartime hero. Although sharing a similar background to his predecessor, Dempster had a slightly shifty nature with money, and was not above getting involved with Ted's schemes. Griffin was brought in to replace Cadell following his departure. * [[Ben Aris]] as '''Julian Dalrymple-Sykes''' (Series 5, Series 8β9) β A dance instructor and a former lover of Yvonne, brought in to replace Barry after his departure. Aris initially made a guest appearance in the fifth series, and was considered the best choice to replace Howard after his departure. * [[Kenneth Connor]] as '''Sammy Morris''' (Series 7, Series 8β9) β A shady children's entertainer, brought into replace Partidge during the 1960 season. Connor was brought in to replace Dwyer following his departure, initially having a guest appearance in the seventh series, before joining the cast for the final two series of the sitcom. * David Webb as '''Stanley Mathews''', and Tony Webb as '''Bruce Mathews''' β Identical twin brother Yellowcoats. Both David and Tony maintained minor roles to begin with, but with given more involvement by the third series. In the credits, both brothers are referred to as "The Webb Twins". * Chris Andrews as '''Gary Bolton''' β A male Yellowcoat staff member. Originally portrayed by Terence Creasy in the pilot, the character was unnamed to begin with and played a minor role, before writers gave Andrews more prominence by the start of the third series. * Rikki Howard as '''Betty Whistler''' (Series 1β5) β A female Yellowcoat staff member for the 1959 holiday season, with a strong dislike of Gladys' overbearing nature towards herself and some of the other female staff. Howard left the sitcom after the fifth series for unknown reasons. * Susan Beagley as '''Tracey Bentwood''' (Series 3β5) β A female Yellowcoat staff member for the 1959 holiday season, who, like Betty, clashes with Gladys' personality on the camp. Like Rikki Howard, Beagley left the sitcom for unknown reasons after the fifth series. * [[Linda Regan]] as '''April Wingate''' (Series 6β9) β A female Yellowcoat staff member for the 1960 holiday season, with a somewhat childish personality. Writers devised the character to be a love interest for Spike, with a number of stories looking in to the development of their relationship with each other. * Laura Jackson as '''Dawn Freshwater''' (Series 6β9) β A female Yellowcoat staff member for the 1960 holiday season. Jackson's character was devised by the writers to be similar to that of previous Yellowcoat women, but with a secret attraction to Dempster during the final holiday season for the camp. * [[Penny Irving]] as '''Mary''' (Series 1) β A female Yellowcoat staff member for the 1959 holiday season, she only appears in series 1. * Gail Harrison as '''Val''' (Series 2) β A female Yellowcoat staff member for the 1959 holiday season, she only appears in series 2. * [[Gavin Richards]] as '''Harold Fox''' (Series 5β7) β The General Manager of Maplin's, known as the "Smiling Viper." * [[Ewan Hooper]] as '''Alec Foster''' (Series 8β9) β Maplin's Camp Controller, abusing his power at every turn until Sammy Morris gets him recalled to Head Office.
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)