Season 1 (1980)
Release date: 1980-01-01
User rating:
6.5 / 10
Episodes (7):
1. Hey Diddle Diddle (Pilot)
It is 1959. Tired of academia, Cambridge University archaeology professor Jeffrey Fairbrother goes to Maplin's Holiday Camp as the new Entertainments Manager, a job he looks forward to with idealised optimism. Camp host, Ted Bovis, instructs his new recruit, camp comic Spike Dixon, in how to succeed at Maplin's. The pilot would subsequently be shown consecutively with the first series, although repeated broadcasts on television were edited to reduce the runtime down to a more standard half-hour format.
Release date: 1980-01-01
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2. Desire in the Mickey Mouse Grotto
Jeffrey is implicated when Ted is spotted entering a chalet with a girl camper.
Release date: 1981-02-26
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3. The Beauty Queen Affair
Jeffrey is called upon to judge the Holiday Princess Competition. Meanwhile, Ted teaches Spike how to make the most of the campers' generosity.
Release date: 1981-03-05
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4. The Partridge Season
Mr. Partridge's drinking is getting worse, and Jeffrey's untimely decision to give him an advance on his wages doesn't help matters.
Release date: 1981-03-12
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5. The Day of Reckoning
Fred's past comes back to haunt him, causing the staff - Peggy and Spike in particular - several difficulties.
Release date: 1981-03-19
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6. Charity Begins at Home
Joe Maplin ordains that each Thursday should be Sunshine Smile Day, encouraging Ted to indulge in a money-making scheme.
Release date: 1981-03-26
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7. No Dogs Allowed
Jeffrey's marital problems start to interfere with his work, and scandalous rumours are soon circulating around the camp.
Release date: 1981-04-02
Cast
Ruth Madoc
as Gladys Pugh
Paul Shane
as Ted Bovis
Su Pollard
as Peggy Ollerenshaw
Barry Howard
as Barry Stuart-Hargreaves
Jeffrey Holland
as Spike Dixon
Felix Bowness
as Fred Quilley
Nikki Kelly
as Sylvia Garnsey
Diane Holland
as Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves
Penny Irving
as Mary
Leslie Dwyer
as Mr. Partridge
Simon Cadell
as Jeffrey Fairbrother
Rikki Howard
as Betty Whistler
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Chris Andrews - Gary, David Webb - Stanley Matthews, Tony Webb - Bruce Matthews
Crew - click here to expand
David Croft - Producer, John Kilby - Producer