Hi-de-Hi! complained that filming the TV series and doing the summer show limited their offers of acting jobs elsewhere. At the height of its popularity, the BBC had plans to make it into a feature film, but this did not come to fruition. In August 2009, a "Hi-de-Hi!" stage show toured in Torquay. In March 2010 the show was revived for a six-month national tour produced by Bruce James Productions Limited and written by Paul Carpenter and Ian Gower, adapting scenes and storylines from episodes of the television series including "A Night Not To Remember" and "Maplin Intercontinental". The audience were
Hi-de-Hi! in July 2011), and The Halifax Thespians at the Halifax Playhouse in March 2012. A stage play for amateur production by Paul Carpenter and Ian Gower is available from Samuel French Ltd of London "Hi-de-Hi!" had a rock and roll style theme tune called "Holiday Rock". Sung by Ken Barrie on the series opening titles, the song was later released as single with the main vocal part sung by Paul Shane and the Yellowcoats (it featured several members of the cast on backing vocals). It became a UK Top 40 hit in May 1981 and Shane and members of the