Hi-de-Hi! Channel at 1.40pm and repeated again at 6pm "Hi-de-Hi!" is set at a holiday camp in the fictional seaside town of Crimpton-on-Sea, Essex. Loosely based on Butlins, "Maplins" is part of a holiday camp group owned by Joe Maplin, with "Yellowcoats" replacing Redcoats. Cambridge University Professor of Archaeology Jeffrey Fairbrother, who had become tired of academia, has been appointed the new entertainment manager. He is clearly unqualified for the position. This has annoyed the camp host, Ted Bovis, who had expected the post. The job of camp comic is given to the naive but kind-hearted Spike Dixon, who wants an
Hi-5 (series 9) appearances throughout the series, including one return along with her daughter. de Leon Jones stated that it was important to explain her pregnancy to the young audience, and show that "she [hadn't] just disappeared". Park added, "it comforts [children] to know that Kathleen has passed that trust down to me". Creator and executive producer Helena Harris stated that by 2007, "Hi-5 [was] still evolving and maintaining its relevance and freshness". Kellie Crawford, Nathan Foley, Tim Harding and Charli Robinson all returned for the series. While de Leon Jones initially stated that she was intent on returning to Hi-5, she later