Doctor Who Vs. Hi-De-Hi!

This popular period sit-

com (based on writer

Jimmy Perry's service

as a Butlins Redcoat)

debuted on BBC1 at

New Year 1980, and

endured for nine

seasons, and even won

the BAFTA for Best

Comedy Series in 1984.

With David Croft, Perry

(1923-2016) created

comedies Dad's Army

and It Ain't Half Hot Mum, then You Rang M'Lord?, whilst Croft (1922-2011) also conceived Are You Being Served? and Allo' Allo'.

Set in the late 1950s and early Sixties, the programme followed the

antics of the employees of the fictional Maplins holiday camp when the

popularity of domestic holidays was already in decline. Package deals

were increasingly luring campers abroad, and in the last episode of the

show most of the staff lost their jobs. In real life, the camp where the

outdoor scenes were filmed, Warners in Dovercourt, Essex, only closed

in the 1990s.
Hi-De-Hi! made stars of actors Ruth Madoc (as Gladys Pugh), Paul

Shane (Ted), Simon Cadell (Fairbrother), Jeffrey Holland (Spike), Su

Pollard (Peggy), and David Griffin (Dempster). A repeat run of the

first, six-part series concluded on U&Gold today - it featured David

Troughton, and a total of thirty-one Doctor Who cast and crew

connections:

• Griffin was Commander Mitchell in The Sea Devils
• Leslie [Gilbert] Dwyer (Partridge) was Vorg in Carnival of Monsters
• Barry [Frederick] Howard (Stuart-Hargreaves) was Oliver Barnes in The End of Time
• Ben [Patrick] Aris (Dalrymple-Sykes) was Lieutenant Shears in (part 1 of) Invasion of the Dinosaurs
• Jean Challis (Woman) was Aunt Betty in The Idiot's Lantern
• [John] Talfryn Thomas (Davies) and Helen Dorward (Woman) both appeared in Spearhead from Space (1) as Mullins and Nurse - Thomas was also Dave in The Green Death
• Ron [Henry] Pember (Detective) voiced Seedle for Slipback
• Susan Jameson (Jenny) was cast as Morgan for Colony in Space but was replaced by Tony Caunter - she later voiced Mrs. Moynihan for The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (2000), then Fenella Wibbsey for Hornets' Nest (2009), Demon Quest (2010), Serpent Crest (2011), The Thing from the Sea (2018), The Winged Coven (2019) and The Penumbra Affair (2022)
• Ian [Gordon Arthur] Collier (Sutcliffe) and John [Christopher] D Collins [born Dixon] (Bailiff) both starred in Arc of Infinity as Omega and Talor - Collier was also Stuart Hyde in The Time Monster
• Derek Benfield (Dad) voiced Dr. John Hallam for Catch 1782 (2005)
• Michael [Anthony] Robbins (Roger) was Richard Mace in The Visitation
• Timothy [Dingwall] Bateson (Charlie) was Binro in The Ribos Operation
• Perry Benson (Trevor) was the Ice Cream Man in The Eleventh Hour
• Kathleen [Mary] Bidmead (Matron) was Tribe Elder in The Mysterious Planet, Rezzie in Paradise Towers, Mrs. Smith in Remembrance of the Daleks, Tourist in Silver Nemesis, and Woman in Survival
• Jimmy [Campbell] Mac [born McLeod] (Camper) was Villager in The Daemons, and Peasant in State of Decay (1)
• Arthur Bostrom (Hulk) voiced Arken for Scaredy Cat (2005)
• Michael [Harold] Lomax (Vicar) was Technician in The Silurians (1)
• Keith [Charles] James (Camper) was Patterson in Inferno (5)
• Martyn Read (Sergeant) was Security Guard in Silver Nemesis (1)
• Sarah Jones Parry (Player) was Citizen in Full Circle (1)
• Jeff Stewart [born Stewart Jeffrey] (Constable) was Dukkha in Kinda
• Geoffrey Leesley (Collector) voiced Paramount Minister Mortund for Arrangements for War (2004)
• Freddie Earlle (Jack) was Aldo in Warriors' Gate
• Morris [Randolph] Barry (Monty) was Tollund in The Creature from the Pit (1), but is better known as director of The Moonbase, The Tomb of the Cybermen and The Dominators
• Russell Brook (Waiter) was Crewman in Warriors of the Deep, Atten- dant in Revelation of the Daleks (1), Lakertyan/Tetrap/Genius for Time and the Rani, and Chimeron for Delta and the Bannermen (1)
• Jay McGrath (Man) was Worker in The War Machines (3), UNIT Soldier in The Silurians (3), Coven Member in Image of the Fendahl, and Dead Androgum in The Two Doctors (1)
• Harry Fielder (Constable) was a Guard (in serials PP, ZZZ, 4L, 4P, 5A, 5F, 5Z), Crewman (SS, 4T), Vogan (4D), Assassin (4Q), Tigellan (5Q), and Krarg in Shada
• Paul Allen was also production designer on The Seeds of Death, Spearhead from Space and Horror of Fang Rock
• Mike Robotham was also film editor on The King's Demons and The Two Doctors

Doctor Who On This Day #40

 

1918 - Director Morris Barry born in

Northampton
1935 - Director Michael Imison born

in Britain
1965 - The Daleks, Episode 1: The

Dead Planet first screened on ABC

1967 - The Gunfighters, Episode 3:

Johnny Ringo repeated on ABC

1968 - The Reign of Terror, Episode

3: A Change of Identity first screened

on TV1

1969 - The Time Meddler, Episodes 1 and 2 and Galaxy 4,
Episode 4: The Exploding Planet repeated and The Myth Makers,
Episode 4: Horse of Destruction first screened, all on TV1; The
Evil of the Daleks, Episodes 1 to 4 repeated and Episode 5 first
 screened and The Web of Fear, Episode 6 repeated, all on ABC

1970 - The Underwater Menace, Episodes 3 and 4

and The Macra Terror, Episode 2 all repeated on TV1

1973 - The Claws of Axos, Episode 2 repeated

and Colony in Space, Episode 2 repeated and

Episode 2 first screened, all on ABC

1974 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs,

Part 5 first screened on BBC1

1978 - Terror of the Zygons, Part 3

first screened on ABC
1979 - The Green Death, Episode 3

first screened on TV2
1980 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 4

first screened on TV2
1981 - The Horns of Nimon, Part 2

first screened on TV2
1982 - The Masque of Mandragora, Part

3 repeated on KQED Plus; and Kinda,

Part 4 first screened on BBC1 (except

BBC Wales)

1983 - Destiny of the Daleks, Part 1 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Mawdryn Undead, Part 4 first screened on BBC1

1984 - Enlightenment, Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus
1985 - Resurrection of the Daleks, Part

1 (of 4) repeated on KQED Plus; and The

Mark of the Rani, Part 2 first screened on

BBC1

1986 - The Mind of Evil Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus
1988 - The Invasion of Time, Part 2 repeated on KQED

Plus; and The Armageddon Factor, Part 1 repeated on TV2
1989 - Day of the Daleks, Episode 3 repeated on

KQED Plus; and Robot, Part 4 repeated on ABC

1990 - Black Orchid, Part 2 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Dragonfire, Part 3 first screened on TV2

1991 - The Robots of Death, Part 3 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Terminus Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus
1993 - The War Games, Episode 6 repeated on UK Gold

1994 - The Horror of Fang Rock, Part 2 repeated on UK Gold;
and The Twin Dilemma, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on ABC

1995 - Terror of the Vervoids, Part 11 repeated on UK Gold

1997 - The Curse of Fenric Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

1998 - The Dominators, Episode 1 first screened on Space;
City of Death Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; and Kinda,
Part 4 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1999 - The Dominators, Episode 1 repeated on

Space; and Survival, Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2000 - The Aztecs, Episode 1: The Temple of Evil repeated
on UKTV (Aus); The Seeds of Death, Episode 6 repeated on
Space; and The Claws of Axos, Episode 4 first screened on 

TG4

2001 - Robot, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Prime;

The Seeds of Doom, Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus);

and Underworld, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on NHPTV

2002 - Spearhead from Space Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;
Frontier in Space Omnibus repeated on KERA; Genesis of the 
Daleks, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated on MiND; The Talons of 
Weng-Chiang, Part 4 repeated on BBC Kids (Can);

Mawdryn Undead, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Colorado

 PTV; The Caves of Androzani Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; 

and The Mysterious Planet, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on

BBC Prime

2003 - Spearhead from Space Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;
Robot, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Iowa PTV; Terror of the 
Zygons, Part 2 repeated on WSKG; The Brain of Morbius, Part 
2 repeated on WCNY; Horror of Fang Rock Omnibus repeated 
on BBC Kids (Can); The Androids of Tara, Part 4 repeated on
WILL; The Armageddon Factor, Parts 4 and 5 both repeated on 
MiND; State of Decay, Part 1 repeated on KUED; Black Orchid
Omnibus repeated on MPT; Enlightenment, Part 2 repeated on 
WQED; Planet of Fire, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on WCET;
The Mysterious Planet, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on NHPTV;
Mindwarp, Parts 7 and 8 both repeated on KBTC; and The 
Ultimate Foe Omnibus repeated on Colorado PTV

2004 - The Tomb of the Cybermen, Episode

3 repeated on ABC; and Genesis of the

Daleks Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)

2005 - The Robots of Death, Part 3 repeated

on ABC
2006 - Aliens of London first screened

on People+ Arts

2007 - Terror of the Autons, Episode 1 repeated on

UK Gold; and New Earth, Tooth and Claw and Doctor

Who Confidential: New New Doctor all repeated on BBC3

2008 - World War Three and Dalek both first screened on
ProSieben; Boom Town and The Parting of the Ways both
repeated on UK Gold; and The Sound of Drums and Last

of the Time Lords both repeated on France 4

2009 - Revelation of the Daleks, Part 2 first screened on

TV4 and Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) both first screened on MTV3

SciFi; The Age of Steel and Doctor Who Confidential: From

Zero to Hero both repeated on BBC3; and The Impossible

Planet first screened on Syfy (Spa)
2010 - Dalek and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown:

The Daleks both repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Empty

Child repeated on Syfy (Spa); The Christmas Invasion

repeated on HRT2; School Reunion repeated on Syfy

(FRG); Rise of the Cybermen repeated on Syfy (Rus);

and The Age of Steel repeated on WTTW Prime

2011 - Terror of the Zygons, Parts 1 and

2 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and

TV4; Army of Ghosts and Doomsday both

repeated on Syfy (FRG); 42 repeated on

Space; and Greatest Moments: The Doctor

repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2012 - Silver Nemesis, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MTV3 
SciFi and TV4; The Age of Steel repeated on BBC3; Utopia
 repeated on Watch; and Smith and Jones repeated on BBC
Entertainment Ind and ABC2

2013 - Tomb of the Cybermen Omnibus screened

at BFI Southbank; School Reunion and The Next

Doctor both repeated on UKTV (Aus); and The

Almost People repeated on BBC3

2014 - The Deadly Assassin, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated

on Syfy (Aus); The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts 3 and 4

both repeated on KBTC; The Empty Child and The Doctor

Dances both repeated on RAI4; Love & Monsters, Fear

Her, Army of Ghosts, Doomsday and Doctor Who: The

Companions all repeated on Watch; Daleks in 
Manhattan repeated on TV3 (Spa); The Lazarus Experiment,
42, Human Nature and The Family of Blood all repeated on

France 4; The Hungry Earth repeated on Jeem TV (UK); The

Impossible Astronaut repeated on BBC Entertainment LA;

Let's Kill Hitler and The Women of Doctor Who both repeated

on UKTV (Aus); The Snowmen repeated on Iowa PTV;

Nightmare in Silver first screened on WPT; and Doctor

Who Confidential: Bigger on the Inside repeated on LPB

2015 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 6 and Planet of Evil,

Part 1 both repeated on Horror; Horror of Fang Rock,

Part 3 and Fear Her both repeated on Syfy (Aus); Bad

Wolf and The Parting of the Ways both repeated on EBRU;

The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone both repeated

on BBC America; The Impossible Astronaut and Day of

 the Moon both repeated on Syfy (Ben); The Almost People 
repeated on WPT; Asylum of the Daleks repeated on BBC

Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; Cold War repeated on Watch;

The Crimson Horror, Nightmare in Silver and Doctor Who

Confidential: What Dreams May Come all repeated on BBC

Entertainment AP; and Time Heist repeated on BBC

Entertainment LA
2016 - The Power of Kroll, Parts 1 and 2

both repeated on Retro TV; Nightmare of

Eden, Part 2, The God Complex and The

Power of Three all repeated on Syfy (Aus);

Silver Nemesis, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on

Horror; New Earth repeated on France 4; Voyage

 of the Damned and Partners in Crime both repeated on BBC 
America; The Doctor's Wife repeated on BBC Polska HD; The 
Name of the Doctor repeated on TV Cultura; Robot of Sherwood 
repeated on BBC First (ME); Listen repeated on WGVU; Dark
Water, The Woman Who Lived, The Zygon Invasion and The 
Zygon Inversion all repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; The
Girl Who Died repeated on BBC Entertainment AP and FX (Ind)

2017 - The War Machines, Episode 2 repeated on The Zone;
State of Decay, Part 4 and Warriors' Gate, Part 1 both repeated
 on Retro 
TV; Tooth and Claw repeated on FX (Ind); Forest of the Dead 
repeated on Syfy (Aus); Amy's Choice and The Hungry Earth both 
repeated on Syfy (Bra); The God Complex repeated on BBC Polska 
HD; The Girl Who Died, The Woman Who Lived, Sleep No More 
and Face the Raven all repeated on BBC America; The Zygon 
Invasion and The Zygon Inversion both repeated on BBC

America and Syfy (Bra); The Broken Crown, Part 2 first 

broadcast on Radio 4 Extra; and Class, Episode 5

repeated on TLC TV
2018 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 4 repeated on Jones!
too; The Twin Dilemma, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro
TV; Rose, Heaven Sent and Hell Bent all repeated on 

Syfy (Aus); Blink repeated on Star World Premiere; Planet 

of the Dead repeated on ABC and ABC ME; The Angels

Take Manhattan repeated on BBC Polska HD; and

The Woman Who Lived repeated on Syfy (Bra)

2019 - The Daleks, Episodes 5 and 6 and Battlefield, Parts 2
and 3 all repeated on Retro TV; The Curse of the Black Spot,
The Doctor's Wife and The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
 all repeated on BBC Polska HD; Knock Knock repeated on Syfy
 (Aus); Arachnids in the UK and The Tsuranga Conundrum both 
repeated on RAI4; and The Crimes of Thomas Brewster,

Episode 2 repeated on Radio 4 Extra
2020 - Planet of Evil, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV

and Omnibus repeated on WSRE; The Hand of Fear Omnibus
repeated on MPTV; Full Circle, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on
KBTC; Mindwarp Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; Time and 
the Rani Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; Ghost Light, Part 1,
The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky and The Doctor's
Daughter all repeated on One ARD; Blink, Utopia, The Sound
of Drums, Last of the Time Lords, Partners in Crime and The
Fires of Pompeii all reepated on W; Thin Ice repeated on Fox
 (FRG); The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks both 
repeated and Fugitive of the Judoon first screened, all on

BBC Polska HD; and Can You Hear Me? first screened on

BBC1 HD, BBC1 and TV2

2021 - The Daemons, Episodes 1 and 2

both repeated on Retro TV; The Runaway

Bride repeated on ABC2; and The Bells of

Saint John repeated on BBC Polska HD

2022 - The War Games, Episode 7 repeated

on ONS; The Androids of Tara, Parts 3 and 4

both repeated on Retro TV; Time Heist and

The Caretaker both repeated on One ARD;

The Zygon Inversion repeated on BBC Polska

HD; Rosa repeated on BBC First Turkey; The

Witchfinders repeated on ABC2; and It Takes

 You Away, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

 and Resolution all repeated on NRJ12

2023 - The Impossible Astronaut repeated

on Fox SciFi; and A Town Called Mercy

repeated on ABC2

2025 - The Power of Kroll, Parts 1 and

2 both repeated on KBTC; Vengeance on

Varos Omnibus screened at Riverside

Studios, Hammersmith; and The Empty

Child repeated on ABC Entertains