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 Hi Hazel with a Ronnie Bond composition, "As I Ride By". One interesting thing is the release by The Troggs on July 14, 1967 was almost a year to the day from the time Geno Washington & the Jam Jam Band released theirs which was on July 15, 1966. Similar to Geno & Co., the version by The Troggs also missed out on the UK Top 40. Their version spent three weeks in the chart and peaked at #45 on August 1, 1967. Hi Hi Hazel "Hi Hi Hazel" was a minor hit for Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band in