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- Hi-de-Hi! is set within a holiday camp situated in the fictional seaside town of Crimpton-on-Sea, Essex, covering the Summer holiday seasons of 1959 and 1960.
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Hi-de-Hi! is set within a holiday camp situated in the fictional seaside town of Crimpton-on-Sea, Essex, covering the Summer holiday seasons of 1959 and 1960.
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Dec 14, 2010 · Browse over 25 scenes filmed at 15 filming locations for Hi-De-Hi! including locations in Manningtree, Lawford, Great Oakley, Dovercourt, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. View location maps, descriptions and location images.
- Series 1 | The Day of Reckoning
- Series 2 | Episode 3 Lift Up Your Minds
- Series 2 | Episode 6 Sausages Or Limelight
- Series 3 | Episode 1 Nice People with Nice Manners
- Series 3 | Episode 2 Carnival Time
- Series 4 | Episode 1 Stripes
- Series 5 | Episode 2 Save Our Heritage.
- Series 6 | Episode 3 Opening Day
- Series 7 | Episode 3 Spaghetti Galore
- Series 8 | Episode 3 Orphan of The Storm
Former Jockey Fred Quinn becomes aware he and a guest at the holiday park have an acquaintance in common. Fred becomes convinced that the guest is part of a gang out to get revenge, when in fact the guest is there to rob other residents at the holiday camp. Wires become crossed and a money exchange is agreed upon (albeit a little confused) to settl...
At the end of the episode, we see Ted and Spike looking for cockles. This was filmed in the River Stour, just off The Walls as shown below. The end of Episode 6 of the same series was also filmed on the River Stour in roughly the same area.
Spike’s girlfriend comes to visit him at the campsite. Whilst the campsite is no longer there we see her driving her mini on the street just outside as shown below. After she parks up, Spike takes his girlfriend for a walk from the holiday camp, around the boating lake down to the beach. The boating lake scenes were filmed around Dovercourt Boating...
After attending an unexpected party at Yvonne and Barry’s we see Ted and Spike nursing a hangover next to the pond. This was filmed at Flatford Mill in Suffolk.
Joe Maplin has ordered the camp staff to enter a float into the local carnival but as usual, not all goes to plan. In the episode we see Peggy and Fred running with the horses towards the beach. This was filmed next to the camp on West End Lane. Whilst the camp used for filming has gone and been redeveloped as a housing estate, West End Lane and th...
On Ted and Spikes’ day off they spot Joe Maplin sneaking about outside the camp. This was filmed at the bottom of Hall Lane, Harwich.
Joe Maplin wants to evict a tenant from a thatched house on his land to demolish it for some new chatelets, however, Professor Fairbrother rallies the camp staff to prevent this from happening. As part of Jeff’s master plan the camp staff steal and hide a bulldozer which was planned to accidentally knock down the house. The scene where the bulldoze...
In this episode, Weybourne Station in Norfolk doubled as the fictional Crimpton-on-Sea Station. It also appeared in other episodes such as Together Again also in Series 6. You can find out more about this historic station here.
The former pub known as The Three Cups was used as the location of Tony’s Trattoria. The rear of the building was used as the main entrance to the restaurant. Unfortunately, this pub has ceased trading, however, you can see the car park and entrance used from the street at the rear of the building.
Alex Foster has it in for Peggy and sacks her after accusing her of stealing soap. In coming to her defense Spike and Clive both got a black eye and Clive also got the sack too. However, Mr. Maplin has stepped in, sent Alex Foster back in, and suspended all of his decisions, including the sacking of Clive and Peggy. Peggy has already left for the s...
Oct 25, 2021 · Set at a holiday camp in the fictional seaside town of Crimpton-on-Sea in Essex, Hi-de-Hi! became a cult classic of 1980s UK television. Not only was it set in the county, albeit in a fictional place, but the filming also took place here.
- Luke Weir
Feb 10, 2024 · The much-loved British series, set in the fictional seaside town of Crimpton-on-Sea, ran from 1980 to 1988 and shot many relatively unknown actors into the spotlight.
Jan 30, 2018 · 30 January 2018. Hi-de-Hi! was set in a holiday camp at the end of the 1950s. By Jodie Halford. BBC News. The antics of the employees of Maplins holiday camp entertained viewers for nearly a...
Jul 9, 2023 · A branch of Maplins holiday camps, located in Crimpton-on-Sea in Essex. The time? The entire eight-year run takes place across just two summer holiday seasons, of 1959 and 1960. For this was the world of Hi-De-Hi!.
