Hi-de-Hi! (1980)

Name: Hi-de-Hi!
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Ruth Madoc, Paul Shane, Su Pollard, Jeffrey Holland, Felix Bowness

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 6.7 (2,151 votes)
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox Amazon Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1980)

7.40 avg 7 episodes 7.4 → 7.5 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.4	67
2	Desire in the Mickey Mouse Grotto	7.0	53
3	The Beauty Queen Affair	7.1	53
4	The Partridge Season	7.6	53
5	The Day of Reckoning	7.9	51
6	Charity Begins at Home	7.3	49
7	No Dogs Allowed	7.5	46

Season 2 (1981)

7.47 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 6.8 29 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	If Wet-In the Ballroom	7.8	48
2	Peggy's Big Chance	7.9	47
3	Lift Up Your Minds	7.5	43
4	On with the Motley	7.0	40
5	A Night Not to Remember	7.8	49
6	Sausages or Limelight	6.8	44

Season 3 (1982)

7.68 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 8.0 29 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Nice People with Nice Manners	7.9	41
2	Carnival Time	8.2	48
3	A Matter of Conscience	7.5	39
4	The Pay-Off	6.9	38
5	Trouble and Strife	7.6	41
6	Stripes	8.0	39

Season 4 (1982)

7.70 avg 7 episodes 7.3 → 7.8 31 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Co-Respondent's Course	7.3	36
2	It's a Blue World	8.2	41
3	Eruptions	7.8	42
4	The Society Entertainer	7.1	39
5	Sing You Sinners	7.5	39
6	Maplin Intercontinental	8.2	36
7	All Change	7.8	39

Season 5 (1983)

7.33 avg 7 episodes 7.4 → 7.5 29 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Concessions	7.4	39
2	Save Our Heritage	7.1	36
3	Empty Saddles	6.9	36
4	The Marriage Settlement	7.5	38
5	The Graven Image	7.3	37
6	Peggy's Pen Friend	7.6	36
7	The Epidemic	7.5	38

Season 6 (1984)

7.17 avg 6 episodes 7.2 → 7.5 28 min avg

Rebound

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Together Again	7.2	37
2	Ted at the Helm	7.5	36
3	Opening Day	7.4	38
4	Off with the Motley	6.6	34
5	Hey Diddle Diddle, Who's on the Fiddle	6.8	35
6	Raffles	7.5	32

Season 7 (1985)

7.31 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 34 min avg

Front-loaded

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Great Cat Robbery	7.6	37
2	It's Murder	7.5	37
3	Who Killed Mr Partridge?	7.8	39
4	Spaghetti Galore	7.4	34
5	A Lack of Punch	6.8	32
6	Ivory Castles in the Air	6.8	31
7	Man Trap	7.3	32

Season 8 (1986)

6.82 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 7.2 32 min avg

Rebound

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pigs Might Fly	6.7	31
2	The New Broom	6.6	31
3	Orphan of the Storm	7.2	31
4	God Bless Our Family	7.2	33
5	Only the Brave	6.0	45
6	September Song	7.2	33

Season 9 (1987)

7.30 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 8.7 32 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tell It to the Marines	7.1	40
2	Marry Go Round	6.3	31
3	The Perils of Peggy	6.9	29
4	Let Them Eat Cake	7.2	30
5	Wedding Bells	7.6	37
6	The Wind of Change	8.7	54