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 Diddle Day airing Fridays at 4:30 p.m. although a special Christmas episode was broadcast on the network 25 December 1969. The following year it was seen Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. from April until September. By October 1970, "Hi Diddle Day" was available on the entire network and was broadcast weekly as an after-school series, and also aired Saturdays 1:00 p.m. in May and June 1971. Production ended after the 1975-1976 season, although repeat episodes were broadcast from April to June 1977. Hi Diddle Day Hi Diddle Day was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television from 1969 to 1976.