The very first episode of this 80s comedy classic set in a holiday camp.

Hi De Hi! Pilot: Hey Diddle Diddle

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The very first episode of this 80s comedy classic set in a holiday camp. It's 1959 and as the Maplins staff return for the new season, they meet their unlikely new boss.

Hi De Hi!

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Hi de hi! Ho di ho! It's off to Maplins camp we go!

Paul Shane and Simon Cadell star as holiday resort staff in this comedy hit. Watch the Yellowcoats work tirelessly to entertain Brits on hols in Crimpton-on-Sea.

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A teenage girl is seen entering a staff chalet late at night.

Desire in the Mickey Mouse Grotto

The runner-up in the Holiday Princess competition is seen entering a staff chalet late at night.

A camper tries to bribe the entertainments manager.

The Beauty Queen Affair

A camper tries to bribe the entertainments manager, while steps are taken to stop the camp host from celebrating his birthday every two weeks to get presents from the campers.

The Punch and Judy puppeteer gets drunk and everyone has to cover for him.

The Partridge Season

The Punch and Judy puppet show man gets drunk and everyone has to pitch in to cover for him before the senior staff get wind of what's happened.

Ex-jockey Fred Quilly is convinced that the betting gang are out for revenge.

The Day of Reckoning

In the past, ex-jockey Fred Quilly took £300 from a race gang to pull a horse. He failed to stop his horse winning and is convinced the gang are out for revenge.

Joe Maplin decrees that every Thursday will be "sunshine smile day".

Charity Begins at Home

Joe Maplin decrees that every Thursday will be "sunshine smile day". The camp host extends this to the campers by compelling holidaymakers who don't smile to pay a shilling.

Jeffrey is left looking after his estranged wife's dog but it's not an easy task.

No Dogs Allowed

Jeffrey is left looking after his estranged wife's dog, Bubbles, but with all pets banned from Maplin's, it's not an easy task and a private eye is called in to investigate.

After several days of rain, the staff are at their wits' end.

If Wet in the Ballroom

After several days of rain, the staff are at their wits' end and have exhausted their repertoire of indoor amusements.

Peggy the chalet maid has a burning ambition to become a Yellowcoat.

Peggy's Big Chance

Peggy the chalet maid has a burning ambition to become a Yellowcoat, so Jeffrey arranges an interview for her.

Jeffrey Fairbrother decides to give the campers a recital of classical music.

Lift Up Your Minds

Ex-university professor Jeffrey Fairbrother decides to give the campers a recital of classical music on gramophone records.

The camp host is booked to do a cabaret spot at a golf club dinner.

On with the Motley

The camp host gets his big chance when he is booked to do a cabaret spot at a posh golf club dinner.

A drunken Fairbrother is escorted to his chalet by predatory Yellowcoat Gladys Pugh.

A Night Not to Remember

Spike is in love, and his prospective father-in-law wants him to join the family business.

Sausages or Limelight

Ted is left out in the cold when the ballroom dancers throw a party.

Nice People with Nice Manners

Joe Maplin orders the camp staff to enter a float in the local carnival.

Carnival Time

The local council plans to build a hospital next to the camp. Joe Maplin has other ideas.

A Matter of Conscience

Joe Maplin looks set to lose out on the neighbouring land.

The Pay-Off

Joe Maplin looks set to lose out on the neighbouring land he covets. But then Mr Maplin comes up with a plan involving Jeffrey, a shoebox full of money and four local councillors.

Ted Bovis's ex-wife turns up at the camp, demanding arrears of her maintenance.

Trouble and Strife

Ted Bovis's ex-wife turns up at the camp demanding the arrears of her maintenance payments. She has in tow a bailiff who presents Ted with a writ.

Joe Maplin decides that Gladys should be put in charge of the Yellowcoats.

Stripes

After a secret visit to the holiday camp, Joe Maplin decides that Gladys should be put in charge of the Yellowcoats.

Fairbrother's wife sends her new boyfriend to Jeffrey to ask him for a divorce.

Co-Respondent's Course

Fairbrother's wife sends her new boyfriend to Jeffrey to ask him for a divorce. With the professor unwilling to cooperate, they start to dig for evidence.

Ted is offered the chance to hire an artistic but explicit film.

It's a Blue World

Ted Bovis is offered the chance to hire an artistic but explicit film to show to the male campers.

Joe Maplin installs a model volcano in the ballroom which erupts during Ted's act.

Eruptions

Joe Maplin installs a model volcano in the ballroom which erupts during Ted's act. He is not prepared to tolerate such interruptions, so leads an expedition to sabotage it...

Jeffrey thinks it's time for a new voice on Radio Maplin. Spike meets his femme fatale.

The Society Entertainer

Jeffrey Fairbrother decides that a change of voice would be a good idea on Radio Maplin. Spike meets his femme fatale.

There's mayhem of biblical proportions when Jeffrey has to fill in for the local vicar.

Sing You Sinners

Owing to the departure of the local vicar, Jeffrey Fairbrother finds himself conducting the Sunday half-hour. When he makes a hash of it, Ted takes over.

A Caribbean dream holiday is the first prize for the annual Yellowcoat competition.

Maplin Intercontinental

The annual Yellowcoat competition has a very special prize this year - the winner will go to Joe Maplin's new holiday camp in the Bahamas.

Chaos reigns when Joe Maplin demotes Gladys and appoints a new supervisor.

All Change

Ted contrives to confound Joe Maplin's empire expansion plans.

Concessions

As Barry and Yvonne dance to Diaghilev, Spike jokes to Pinocchio, and Ted contrives to confound Joe Maplin's empire expansion plans.

Joe Maplin orders Jeffrey to assist in the demolition of a cottage.

Save Our Heritage

Joe Maplin orders Jeffrey to assist in the demolition of a cottage which stands in the way of his expansion plans.

Peggy, Ted and all the staff decide to rally round to protect Fred and his horses.

Empty Saddles

Peggy, Ted and all the staff decide to rally round to protect Fred and his threatened horses.

Jeffrey tries to sort out his marital problems.

The Marriage Settlement

The Graven Image

Joe Maplin commissions his own statue and has specific instructions issued for the unveiling. But all does not go according to plan.

Peggy meets her pen-friend for the first time but the staff worry when they see his age.

Peggy's Pen Friend

Peggy is due to meet her pen-friend for the first time. When the staff discover he's an older man, they fear for her welfare, but Peggy is determined to enjoy a romantic time.

There's an outbreak of graffiti in the camp.

The Epidemic

There's holiday-camp humour with the Yellowcoats at Maplin's. There's an outbreak of graffiti in the camp.

It's the start of the new season and Gladys can't find Geoffrey anywhere.

Together Again

It is 1960. The new season at Maplin's Holiday Camp is about to start. The staff arrive by train to prepare the camp, but Gladys can't find Geoffrey anywhere.

Ted is convinced that he is to become the new camp entertainments manager.

Ted at the Helm

The staff gather to welcome the first guests of a new season.

Opening Day

At long last Peggy is promoted but this soon means she is missing out on all the fun.

Off with the Motley

Peggy finds a letter which leads the team to believe that Clive Dempster is a mole.

Hey Diddle Diddle, Who's on the Fiddle

Peggy finds a personal letter from Joe Maplin to Clive Dempster which causes everybody to believe that the squadron leader has been sent to the camp as a mole.

Raffles

Ted decides to raffle Clive's car and switch it for a clapped-out old banger before delivering it to the lucky winner.

The guests are complaining about Mr Partridge's behaviour until things take a dark turn.

It's Murder

The guests are complaining about Mr Partridge's behaviour until things take a dark turn, following the masked ball.

The staff must prevent the campers from learning about the death of Mr Partridge.

Who Killed Mr Partridge?

Ted, Spike and the rest of the staff must prevent the campers from learning about the death of Mr Partridge.

It's Gladys' birthday, and the staff plan a surprise dinner at Tony's Trattoria.

Spaghetti Galore

It's Gladys' birthday, and the staff plan a surprise dinner at Tony's Trattoria, but they're not the only ones.

Joe Maplin announces that the staff are to perform in plays written by his girlfriend.

A Lack of Punch

Joe Maplin announces that the staff are to perform in plays written by his girlfriend and a new children's entertainer is hired to replace Mr Partridge - at last.

Clive takes Gladys to see his family home and Glayds takes Clive to her heart.

Ivory Castles in the Air

Spike and Gladys become Mr and Mrs Fluorabrite Toothpaste - Joe Maplin organises the wedding.

Joe Maplin surprises everyone by announcing Gladys's engagement to Spike.

Man Trap

Barry has left Maplins and Spike falls in love with Gladys.

Pigs Might Fly

The new Camp Controller wreaks havoc and upsets Peggy.

The New Broom

The new camp controller makes his presence felt with a spate of sackings.

Orphan of the Storm

Clive's family arrives en masse to stop his marriage to Gladys.

God Bless Our Family

As a birthday treat, the staff take April to see Bambi - or so they think.

Only the Brave

It's circus night at Maplin's, but Ted Bovis has another sort of ring on his mind.

Song

Peggy's piano playing leads Ted to challenge the Royal Marines to a race.

Tell It to the Marines

Peggy's piano playing leads Ted to challenge the Royal Marines to a race over their assault course.

Spike proposes to April, but Clive and Gladys's marriage is called off.

Marry Go Round

Clive decides after a trip to Dempster Hall that Gladys is really the girl for him.

The Perils of Peggy

Clive decides that Gladys is really the girl for him, but she has other ideas. Peggy becomes the scapegoat in Ted's plan to make Clive look heroic and win back Gladys.

Ted and Spike re-enact the French Revolution in the pool.

Let Them Eat Cake

Gladys finally agrees to marry Clive, but his family have other ideas.

Wedding Bells

Peggy finally becomes a Yellowcoat, but Alec Foster arrives with bad news.

The Wind of Change

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