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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.

English
  • Originally Aired January 1, 1980
  • Runtime 40 minutes
  • Special Position Airs before season 1, episode 1
  • Network BBC One
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Special Category Pilots
  • Special is Critical to Show's Story Yes
  • Created February 17, 2016 by
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  • Modified September 15, 2025 by
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Name Type Role
David Croft Director