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Hi-De-Hi: Complete BBC Series 1 & 2 [1980]
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The first rule of comedy Spike...
Review date: 2008-08-19 Rating: 10 out of 10
I loved this when I was a child and have really enjoyed watching them again as an adult, although I now understand it on a different level. I love the stories of the characters; Peggy's passion to be a yellocoat, Ted's past history and trying to make it big, Yvonne and Barry's end of career, Mr Partridge's loathing of kids etc. I love the fact that they are the classic British underdogs and they have real hopes, dreams and determination. It's better than some American sitcoms where "America loves a winner".
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Reviews
Hello Campers
Review date: 2006-10-04 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is the start of an absolutely amazing sitcom written by the excellent team of David Croft and Jimmy Perry. The actors are amazing in there roles. Paul Shane as the camp host Ted Bovis, Jeffrey Holland as the camp comic Spike Dixon, Su Pollard as the "potty charlemaid" Peggy Ollerenshaw and Simon Cadell as the brilliant Jeffrey Fairbrother plus many more superb characters. Ever actor plays there part brilliantly and the storylines are hillarious.
Its definately worth the buy.
Funny but under developed Characters
Review date: 2005-08-07 Rating: 6 out of 10
I remember watching this show as a child and so looked forward to seeing it again on DVD. I enjoyed it yes, however I feel that on reflection Ted and Spike are in many ways to dominant as Characters. Peggy and Gladys provide by far the best comic moments, one in a slapstick way the other more subtle - Ted and Spikes Characters are often contrived and the humour not all that funny. Indeed smaller Characters such as Yvonne and Barry and even some of the Yellow Coats could have been developed much more to give a wider view of life at the Holiday Camp, rather than the endless storylines based around the dishonest nature of Ted versus to straight laced Spike.
As funny as ever!
Review date: 2005-05-02 Rating: 10 out of 10
Time has been kind to this series. It's just as funny watching it now as it was on first broadcast.
Fully-formed characters, fabulous performances and a great script combine to make this timeless comedy.
Hi-De-Hi has always been an underated series and in it's day was one of the BBC's top rated shows and ran to eight series.
Any one who has an interets in British comedy should buy this.
Laugh out loud fun!
Review date: 2005-04-29 Rating: 10 out of 10
Hi-De-Hi was a major favourite of mine as a child, and after watching them through again as an adult I feel it's even better than I remembered. The jokes and characters now take on a whole new dimension and it gave me a lovely warm, nostalgic feeling to again witness one of the all time classics of British comedy from an era now sadly past. Highly enjoyable stuff.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Ruth Madoc
Director(s):
Recording label: Playback
Manufacturer: Playback
EAN: 3259190274198
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 3
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2003-03-03
Number of discs: 3
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 408 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1980-01-01
Language: English (Original Language)