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 (Australian TV series) songs to a new generation of fans. In June 2012 the Nine Network announced that the Hi-5 brand has been sold in its entirety to Asian equity group, Asiasons, following Nine's reported financial difficulties. "Hi-5" would no longer be produced by Nine and therefore the thirteenth series became the last. A spin-off series entitled "Hi-5 House" was created under new management to continue the "Hi-5" concept. The new series was produced independently from Nine and aired on Nick Jr. from 2013 to 2016. The Nine Network renewed its partnership with the Hi-5 franchise in October 2016 and announced its plans