Seasons & episodes
9 seasons · 58 episodes
Episode 01
Hey Diddle Diddle (Pilot)
It is 1959. Tired of academia, Cambridge University archaeology professor Jeffrey Fairbrother goes to Maplin's Holiday Camp as the new Entertainments Manager, a job he looks forward to with idealised optimism. Camp host, Ted Bovis, instructs his new recruit, camp comic Spike Dixon, in how to succeed at Maplin's. The pilot would subsequently be shown consecutively with the first series, although repeated broadcasts on television were edited to reduce the runtime down to a more standard half-hour format.
Episode 02
Desire in the Mickey Mouse Grotto
Jeffrey is implicated when Ted is spotted entering a chalet with a girl camper.
Episode 03
The Beauty Queen Affair
Jeffrey is called upon to judge the Holiday Princess Competition. Meanwhile, Ted teaches Spike how to make the most of the campers' generosity.
Episode 04
The Partridge Season
Mr. Partridge's drinking is getting worse, and Jeffrey's untimely decision to give him an advance on his wages doesn't help matters.
Episode 05
The Day of Reckoning
Fred's past comes back to haunt him, causing the staff - Peggy and Spike in particular - several difficulties.
Episode 06
Charity Begins at Home
Joe Maplin ordains that each Thursday should be Sunshine Smile Day, encouraging Ted to indulge in a money-making scheme.
Episode 07
No Dogs Allowed
Jeffrey's marital problems start to interfere with his work, and scandalous rumours are soon circulating around the camp.
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