Want to behold the glory that is "Hi-de-Hi!" from your couch, bed, or on your commute? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the comedy TV series via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services – including rental, purchase, and subscription platforms – along with the availability of "Hi-de-Hi!" on each platform. Now, before we get into the ways and means of how you can watch "Hi-de-Hi!" right now, here are some details about the BBC One show.
Originally premiering February 19th, 1981, "Hi-de-Hi!" stars Ruth Madoc, Paul Shane, Su Pollard, Barry Howard. The series runs 9 season(s), and has a score of 70 (out of 100) on TMDB, which assembled reviews from 16 respected people.
What, so now you want to know what the TV show is about? Here’s the plot: "Hi-de-Hi! is a British sitcom set in Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, during 1959 and 1960, and was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, who also wrote Dad's Army and It Ain't Half Hot Mum amongst others. It aired on the BBC from 1980 to 1988.
The series revolved around the lives of the camp's management and entertainers, most of them struggling actors or has-beens.
The inspiration was the experience of writers Perry and Croft: after being demobilised from the army, Perry was a Redcoat at Butlin's, Pwllheli during the holiday season.
The series gained large audiences and won a BAFTA as Best Comedy Series in 1984. In 2004, it came 40th in Britain's Best Sitcom and in a 2008 poll on Channel 4, 'Hi-de-Hi!" was voted the 35th most popular comedy catchphrase."
"Hi-de-Hi!" is currently available to stream via subscription, rental, or purchase on BritBox Amazon Channel, BritBox, Britbox Apple TV Channel , and Tubi TV .
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