Hi-de-Hi! released. Hi-de-Hi! Hi-de-Hi! is a BBC television sitcom shown on BBC1 from 1 January 1980 to 30 January 1988. Set between 1959 and 1960 in Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, the show was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, who also wrote "Dad's Army" and "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" amongst other programmes. The title was the greeting the campers heard and in early episodes was written Hi de Hi. The series revolved around the lives of the camp's entertainers, most of them struggling actors or has-beens. The inspiration was the experience of Jimmy Perry, one of the writers.
Hi-5 (Australian TV series) said "we're very excited to be launching the next phase of "Hi-5"". Of the cast change, executive producer Noel Price stated that "Hi-5" was designed so that its popularity would not solely rely on the appeal of cast members as individuals. The 500th episode of "Hi-5" was celebrated in 2010 during the twelfth series. By this series, Price stated the producers aimed to recreate the success of the earlier episodes by "captur[ing] that earlier innocence". The thirteenth and final series of the original "Hi-5" premiered on 17 October 2011, in which the program's musical history was recognised by reintroducing previous