History Characters / HiDeHi

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite all the rudeness and scams, Ted does have a good heart under it all, always looking out for Gladys, Spike and Peggy when they are troubled. Notably, he is the one Peggy clings to in tears on the last day of the season before they are all sacked in "The Wind of Change".

* StatusQuoIsGod: Finally becomes a Yellowcoat in "The Wind of Change"... until the Yellowcoat program is shut down and she becomes a chalet maid again.

* [[{{Manchild}} Womanchild]]: Is prone to throwing tantrums, and is reduced to tears in "Only the Brave" when she can't watch WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}} on her birthday.

** In "The Society Entertainer", he adopts a new "mature" style of comedy to impress the posh Françoise Ogilvy, but Ted and Peggy sabotage his act to bring him back down to earth, at the cost of losing Françoise.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite all the rudeness and scams, Ted does have a good heart under it all. Notably, he is the one Peggy clings to in tears on the last day of the season before they are all sacked in "The Wind of Change".

* ThePigPen: Eats out of a bin and doesn't wash.
* SixthRanger: Alongside Julian in Series 8 when he replaces Mr. Partridge.

* AscendedExtra: Before joining the main cast in "The New Broom", Sammy first appeared in "A Lack of Punch" in a guest role.
* {{Blackmail}}: Uses this against Joe Maplin several times, such as getting Alec Foster kicked out of Maplins in "Orphan of the Storm".
* ChildHater: Not as much as Mr. Partridge, but it's still there. His first scene in "A Lack of Punch" has him yelling at some kids for not paying him.
* HoboGloves: Wore them as a tramp.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Manages to get Peggy and Clive rehired and kick out Alec Foster in "Orphan of the Storm".

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The camp host of Maplins, a swindler with a heart of gold. Played by Creator/PaulShane.

-->'''Barry''': With Ted, it isn’t even innuendo. He says it.

The young and eager camp comic of Maplins. Played by Creator/JeffreyHolland.

Chief Yellowcoat, known around Maplins as "the Welsh Maneater", has a special place in her heart for Jeffrey and Clive. Played by Creator/RuthMadoc.

One of Maplins' snooty ballroom dancing instructors and Yvonne's husband. Only appears from Series 1-7. Played by Creator/BarryHoward.

One of Maplins' snooty ballroom dancing instructors and Barry's wife. Played by Creator/DianeHolland.

The Maplins riding instructor. Played by Creator/FelixBowness.

Maplins' alcoholic Theatre/PunchAndJudy man who hates kids. Only appears from Series 1-6. Played by Creator/LeslieDwyer.

The ElvisImpersonator of Maplins. Played by Richard Cottan. Only appears in Series 1.

Yvonne's former flame who joins her at Maplins after Barry leaves her. Appeared first in a guest role in Series 5 and became a main from Series 8 onward. Played by Creator/BenAris.

A tramp who Ted and Spike get to work at Maplins as a children's entertainer. Appeared first in a guest role in Series 7 and joined the main cast from Series 8 onward. Played by Creator/KennethConnor.

A Yellowcoat and Gladys' rival. Played by Nikki Kelly.

A Yellowcoat. Appears from Series 1-5. Played by Creator/RikkiHoward.

A Scottish Yellowcoat. Only in Series 1. Played by Creator/PennyIrving.

A pair of Yellowcoats who are identical twins. Played by David and Tony Webb.

A slightly vain Yellowcoat. Played by Terence Creasy in Series 1 and Creator/ChrisAndrews from Series 2 onward.

The Yellowcoat who replaces Mary. Only in Series 2. Played by Creator/GailHarrison.

The Yellowcoat who replaces Val. Only appears from Series 3-5. Played by Susan Beagley

A member of the trio of new Yellowcoats from Series 6 onward. Played by Creator/LindaRegan.

A member of the trio of new Yellowcoats from Series 6 onward. Played by Creator/LauraJackson.

A member of the trio of new Yellowcoats from Series 6-7. Played by Creator/JulieChristianYoung.

The well-meaning Entertainments Manager of Maplins from Series 1-5. Played by Creator/SimonCadell.

The charming Entertainments Manager of Maplins from Series 6-9. Played by Creator/DavidGriffin.

The slimy General Manager of Maplins and Joe Maplin's hatchet man. Only appears from Series 5-7. Played by Creator/GavinRichards.

The nasty Camp Controller of Maplins who loves to abuse his power and others. Only appears from Series 8 onward. Played by Ewan Hooper.

The corrupt and ruthless owner of all Maplins Holiday Camps. Never shown on screen.

The 'potty' chalet maid with dreams of becoming a Yellowcoat. Played by Creator/SuPollard.

The original organist at Maplins. Only appears in Series 1. Played by Marianne Tollast.

Peggy's fearsome superior. Never shown on screen.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: She had with Jeffrey, as sometime between "The Epidemic" and "Together Again", he moved to Wisconsin before she could ever find out if he loved her or not.

* RunningGag: She's frequently threatening to ring her agent when she feels that she isn't being treated right at Maplins, much to the annoyance of everyone else.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears after "Desire in the Mickey Mouse Grotto".
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Is introduced twice alongside the other mains in "Hey Diddle Diddle" only to not exist by the third episode.
* ElvisImpersonator: His job at Maplins. He sings "Love Me Tender" in "Desire in the Mickey Mouse Grotto".
* StageNames: His real name is Wilf Green.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Lasted only two episodes before disappearing.

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* NewOldFlame: Had a past affair with Yvonne and is determined to win her back, finally succeeding in "The Wind of Change" when he sells his pig farm and so he can take her traveling around the world with him.
* NotSoAboveItAll: For all of his upper-class mannerisms, Julian is much more down-to-Earth than Yvonne or Barry ever could dream of being, even owning a pig farm.
* SixthRanger: Alongside Sammy in Series 8 when he replaces Barry.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: "Tell It to the Marines" reveals he is terrified of spiders.

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* AbusiveParents: Part of the reason he is such a miserable git is because his father would give him constant beatings growing up.
* ADayInTheLimelight: In "The Partridge Season", where he gets plastered and Ted explains his tragic backstory to Jeffrey.
* TheAlcoholic: Frequently drunk on the job, much to Jeffrey's displeasure.
* BawdySong: Sings these to the children when drunk on the job.

* CatchPhrase: "Listen to that silly cow!" in regards to Gladys on Radio Maplins.
* ChildHater: Highlights include sticking an ice cream in kid's face and kicking him up the arse in "The Partridge Season" and gagging and tying up a rude child in "If Wet - In the Ballroom".
* FakingTheDead: Fakes his death in "It's Murder" to run away to Cornwall with a pub landlady.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: The closest friend he has is Fred, and he still bickers with him and annoys him non-stop:

* GrumpyOldMan: Never stops moaning about Gladys' singing, the kids at the camp, the smell of Fred's horse, etc.
* HiddenDepths: Truly is talented at the art of Theatre/PunchAndJudy, even if he hates who he performs to.
* ICouldaBeenAContender: "The Partridge Season" reveals he was once a former big time entertainer whose career was ruined by an injury he suffered during UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne.
* IntoxicationEnsues: "The Partridge Season" shows that it's a common occurrence for him to get locked in his chalet and get completely trashed.
* LastNameBasis: Out of respect to him as he is significantly older than all his colleagues.
* NoMoreForMe: Played with in "The Day of Reckoning" where he was having a picnic when he saw a horse ridden by a pantomime horse, did a double-take and looked between his flask and a banana a few times before he threw the banana away and carried on drinking.
* NotQuiteDead: After his body is discovered in "It's Murder", "Who Killed Mr Partridge?" revealed he faked his death.
* PutOnABus: Fakes his own death and runs away to Cornwall in "It's Murder" as revealed in "Who Killed Mr. Partridge?".

* ThoseTwoGuys: With Fred, constantly bickering with him about how he smells of horses.
* UnderdressedForTheOccasion: Shows up to Yvonne and Barry's black tie soirée in pyjamas in "Nice People With Nice Manners".

* SexlessMarriage: She had one with Barry, separate beds and all! Despite seeming frigid, "Man Trap" reveals that when she married Barry, she was with bastard child to another father, meaning she would at least be affected by the sexless marriage more than he would.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Early on he hated the sick and poorly horses, until around Series 3 when he became their biggest supporter.
* ADayInTheLimelight: In "Empty Saddles", which shows off his efforts to help his sick horses.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Used to hate his sick horses rather than nurture them.
* ICouldaBeenAContender: Was once a champion jockey, until an alleged doping scandal.
* NeverBareheaded: Rarely seen without a cap, whether it be a causal one or riding cap.
* NoseNuggets: Picks his nose with his riding crop in "Opening Day".
* OutOfFocus: In the later series after Mr. Partridge left the show, Fred was given less to do. He occasionally shared scenes with Sammy, Mr. Partidge's replacement, but it didn't have the same effect.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Shared a chalet and a majority of scenes with Mr. Partridge until he was PutOnABus in "Who Killed Mr. Partridge?".
* TookALevelInKindness: Around Series 2 or 3, when he became less bitter and showed off his kinder side.
* UnderdressedForTheOccasion: Shows up to Yvonne and Barry's black tie soirée in pyjamas in "Nice People With Nice Manners".

* MsFanservice: The main role of the female Yellowcoats was to look sexy in the background.

* ShowSomeLeg: Often used to try to seduce Jeffrey to make Gladys jealous.

* FlatCharacter: As were most Yellowcoats.
* HufflepuffHouse: A Yellowcoat who mainly resided in the background.
* MsFanservice: The main role of the female Yellowcoats was to look sexy in the background.

* ShowSomeLeg: The main role of the female Yellowcoats.

* FlatCharacter: As were most Yellowcoats.
* HufflepuffHouse: A Yellowcoat who mainly resided in the background.
* MsFanservice: The main role of the female Yellowcoats was to look sexy in the background.

* OutOfFocus: Not that she ever '''was''' in focus.

* ShowSomeLeg: The main role of the female Yellowcoats.

* FlatCharacter: As were most Yellowcoats.
* HufflepuffHouse: Two Yellowcoats who mainly resided in the background.

* OutOfFocus: Not that they ever '''were''' in focus.

* HufflepuffHouse: A Yellowcoat who mainly resided in the background.

* OutOfFocus: Not that he ever '''was''' in focus.

* FlatCharacter: As were most Yellowcoats.
* HufflepuffHouse: A Yellowcoat who mainly resided in the background.
* MsFanservice: The main role of the female Yellowcoats was to look sexy in the background.

* OutOfFocus: Not that she ever '''was''' in focus.

* ShowSomeLeg: The main role of the female Yellowcoats.

* FlatCharacter: As were most Yellowcoats.
* HufflepuffHouse: A Yellowcoat who mainly resided in the background.
* MsFanservice: The main role of the female Yellowcoats was to look sexy in the background.
* OutOfFocus: Not that she ever '''was''' in focus.

* ShowSomeLeg: The main role of the female Yellowcoats.

* MsFanservice: The main role of the female Yellowcoats was to look sexy in the background.

* ShowSomeLeg: The main role of the female Yellowcoats.

* FlatCharacter: As were most Yellowcoats.
* HufflepuffHouse: A Yellowcoat who mainly resided in the background.
* MsFanservice: The main role of the female Yellowcoats was to look sexy in the background.
* OutOfFocus: Not that she ever '''was''' in focus.

* ShowSomeLeg: The main role of the female Yellowcoats.

* FlatCharacter: As were most Yellowcoats.
* HufflepuffHouse: A Yellowcoat who mainly resided in the background.
* MsFanservice: The main role of the female Yellowcoats was to look sexy in the background.
* OutOfFocus: Not that she ever '''was''' in focus.
* ShowSomeLeg: The main role of the female Yellowcoats.

* FacialDialogue: Creator/BarryHoward later recalled that some of his biggest laughs were written in the script as "[Barry gives Yvonne a look]".

* AmbiguouslyGay: This was constantly hinted at throughout the series; Barry was very prim and fussy, often limp-wristed, and Yvonne would often make snarky comments about him such as how she remarks in "Hey Diddle Diddle" that he would have more experience dancing with all-in wrestlers than she would. It also doesn't help his case that he ran out on Yvonne sometime between "Man Trap" and "Pigs Might Fly".

* SexlessMarriage: He and Yvonne had one, separate beds and all! In "No Dogs Allowed", when the two of them believe that something is happening between Gladys and Jeffrey, Yvonne remarks that it sounds like Jeffrey is telling her to stop, only for Barry to retort that when he asked the same thing, she didn't listen.

* AgeInsecurity:

* AwfulWeddedLife: Constantly bickering with Barry until he leaves her between "Man Trap" and "Pigs Might Fly".
* BritishStuffiness: Keeps a StiffUpperLip no matter what, until Barry leaves her after "Man Trap" and she briefly becomes an emotional wreck.
* DeadpanSnarker: To her husband.
-->'''Yvonne''': Barry! What are you doing?
-->'''Barry''': It’s not me. You’ve got your weight on the wrong foot you silly cow. It’s like dancing with an all-in wrestler.
-->'''Yvonne''': Well, you’ve more experience of that kind of thing than I have.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Her introduction in "Hey Diddle Diddle" has her ballroom dancing all while engaging in SnarkToSnarkCombat with Barry.
* HeroicBsod: Under goes a '''massive''' one in 'Pigs Might Fly' after Barry abandons her, becoming a wreck and refusing to leave her chalet.
* ICouldaBeenAContender: A former champion ballroom dancer whose talent is no longer in demand anywhere else.
* InSeriesNickname: Ted calls her "Creator/GingerRogers".
* LoveHurts: Is left a wreck after Barry leaves her in "Pigs Might Fly".
* NotSoAboveItAll: Surprisingly, she has a great time at the pyjama party in "Nice People With Nice Manners".
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Surprisingly, she has a great time at the pyjama party in "Nice People With Nice Manners".
* SexlessMarriage: With Barry, separate beds and all!
-->'''Yvonne''': He's got Gladys in his chalet.
-->'''Barry''': She's been trying long enough.
-->'''Yvonne''': She's telling him to let go.
-->'''Barry''': Perhaps she's changed her mind.
-->'''Yvonne''': Do you think we ought to rescue her?
-->'''Barry''': If you remember, dear, I changed my mind and nobody came to my rescue.
* SlobsVersusSnobs: The snob to Ted's slob.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: With Barry.
* StiffUpperLip: She and Barry try not to show any emotion other than haughtiness or indignity.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: "Tell It to the Marines" reveals she is terrified of spiders.

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* SlobsVsSnobs: He and Yvonne are the snobs to Ted's slob. While Yvonne claims that [[BlatantLies Barry is the last person you could call po-faced]], having to dance after listening to Ted's mucky act makes him incredibly embarrassed and distraught.

* StageNames: Barry was born "Bert Pratt", but sometime after he met Yvonne he changed his first name and took her much more formal-sounding surname to be taken seriously as a ballroom dancer.

* SlobsVsSnobs: The snob to Ted's slob.

-->'''Yvonne''': I allowed you to use my name, my family name, Stuart-Hargreaves.
-->'''Barry''': And what a mouthful that is. Yvonne and Barry Stuart-Hargreaves!
-->'''Yvonne''': And just how far do you think you would have got in this profession with a name like Bert Pratt?

* StickyFingers: In "Hey Diddle Diddle", he lets Spike know that he steals soap and curtain rings from the chalets, with Jeffrey being his next target.
* UnderdressedForTheOccasion: He shows up to Yvonne and Barry's black tie soirée in a Hawaiian shirt in "Nice People With Nice Manners".

* UnderdressedForTheOccasion: He shows up to Yvonne and Barry's black tie soirée in a funny vicar costume in "Nice People With Nice Manners".

* AmbiguouslyGay: Is hinted to be with his prim tendencies and his eventual abandonment of Yvonne after "Man Trap".
* AwfulWeddedLife: Constantly bickering with Yvonne until he leaves her in "Pigs Might Fly".

* CrackOhMyBack: Suffers this in "The Epidemic" when he attempts to climb a ladder to remove some graffiti.
* BritishStuffiness: Keeps a StiffUpperLip no matter what.
* DeadpanSnarker: To his wife.

-->'''Barry''': (After suffering a major back injury) Don’t bother to ask me how I am, will you?
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His introduction in "Hey Diddle Diddle" has him ballroom dancing all while engaging in SnarkToSnarkCombat with Yvonne.
* FacialDialogue: Some of his biggest laughs were written in the script as [Barry gives Yvonne a look].

* ICouldaBeenAContender: A former champion ballroom dancer whose talent is no longer in demand anywhere else.
* InSeriesNickname: Ted calls him "Creator/FredAstaire".
* NotSoAboveItAll: Surprisingly, he has a great time at the pyjama party in "Nice People With Nice Manners".
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Surprisingly, he has a great time at the pyjama party in "Nice People With Nice Manners".
* PutOnABus: Leaves Yvonne and his job at Maplins between "Man Trap" and "Pigs Might Fly".

* SexlessMarriage: With Yvonne, separate beds and all!
* SlobsVsSnobs: The snob to Ted's slob.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: With Yvonne.
-->'''Barry''': It was a CatchPhrase in ''ITMA'' during the war. You remember Yvonne?
-->'''Yvonne''': I most certainly do not. I was a very small child.
-->'''Barry''': The war's only been over fourteen years.
-->'''Yvonne''': I tell you I do not remember it! I was only... ten years of age.
-->'''Barry''': Really? That makes you twenty four...
* StageNames: Was known as Bert Pratt before he met Yvonne.
* StiffUpperLip: He and Yvonne try not to show any emotion other than haughtiness or indignity.

* ActorAllusion: In "Empty Saddles", Gladys tells Jeffrey that she has a record of the Black and White Minstrels that they can listen to. Creator/RuthMadoc was herself a performer on ''Series/TheBlackAndWhiteMinstrelShow''.

* AlphaBitch: Towards the other female Yellowcoats and Peggy by constantly snapping at them and putting them down.
* AttentionWhore: In "Stripes", Joe Maplin writes a letter where he states that she is the most professional member of staff and she puts extra rings on her sleeves to prove it.
* BirthdayEpisode: In "Spaghetti Galore", where the staff take her out to Tony's Trattoria for a spaghetti dinner.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Seems nice and sweet on the outside, but inside is a selfish woman constantly trying to put herself ahead of others.
* CelebrityParadox: In "Empty Saddles", Gladys mentions she has a record of ''Series/TheBlackAndWhiteMinstrelShow''. Creator/RuthMadoc was herself a performer on ''Series/TheBlackAndWhiteMinstrelShow''.
* ClingyJealousGirl: To Jeffrey, then Clive once he left.
* DreadfulMusician: Really cannot sing but she just doesn't believe it.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Throughout the series, but especially in "Stripes", where she wants acknowledgment from the other Yellowcoats about how much better she is at her job than they are.
* DumbassDJ: Radio Maplin's DJ, a role that she uses to tell the campers what gifts she wants from them and indulge her delusions that she can sing well.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Early on, she doesn't open her Radio Maplin announcements with her usual "Hello campers, hi-de-hi!", but rather with "Radio Maplin!".
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Finally marries Clive after four series of lies and mistrust in the penultimate episode, "Wedding Bells", and the two plan to emigrate to Australia in the finale, "The Wind of Change".
* GetOut: Her response to Peggy's awful rendition of "Good Morning" in "Desire in the Mickey Mouse Grotto" is simply "Get Out!".
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Switches from being on-key to off-key. The effect is ghastly but sounds nothing like an actual tone-deaf person would.
* InSeriesNickname: Is called "the Welsh Maneater" by Sylvia and the other female Yellowcoats.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Constantly puts herself above all other Yellowcoats whenever possible.
* {{Jerkass}}: Selfish, self-obsessed and will put Peggy and the other Yellowcoats down whenever she wants to feel big.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: When she stands up against Alec Foster for trying to force Peggy to have sex with him, and then firing her on trumped up charges after she refuses in "Orphan of the Storm".
* KickTheDog: Constantly putting down Peggy, especially in the earlier series.
* LoveHurts: Her hopeless crush on Jeffrey. The ending of "Together Again" has her cry into her photo of him alone in her chalet.
* LyingToProtectYourFeelings: Her lie about Jeffrey having a sexual relationship with her in "Desire in the Mickey Mouse Grotto" was only to stop Rose's father from accusing him of having sex with her.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The ending of "Stripes", where she realises she has irreparably damaged her own relationship with her half-brother, Gareth.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Despite being the sports organiser, she doesn't do much aside from carry a tennis racket around with her, instead spending her time bossing around the other Yellowcoats, flirting with Jeffrey and Clive and running Radio Maplin.
* SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl: Is quite flighty despite her cute demeanor.
-->'''Gladys''': (Ted is concerned that Peggy's pen friend plans to take advantage of her) I'll have a talk with her. I'll give her the same warning my mother gave me.

* SleepingWithTheBoss: Is implied to have had sex with a drunk Jeffrey in "A Night Not To Remember".
* StatusQuoIsGod: Loses her spot as Chief Yellowcoat to Tracey in "All Change" until Joan Wainwright is fired and she gets it back.
* TokenMinority: The only Welsh person on the main cast.
* TookALevelInKindness: Became nicer to Peggy after getting engaged to Clive.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Jeffrey, as he moved to Wisconsin before she could ever find out if he loved her or not.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Is haughty and elitist, yet we are still supposed to root for her.

->"TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT! WHO DO WE APPRECIATE?! P-E-G-G-Y O-L-L-E-R-E-N-S-H-A-W! "({{Beat}}) "Oh, blimey, I wish I'd been called 'Smith'."

->"TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT! WHO DO WE APPRECIATE?! P-E-G-G-Y O-L-L-E-R-E-N-S-H-A-W! ({{Beat}}) Oh, blimey, I wish I'd been called 'Smith'."

->"TWO FOUR SIX EIGHT, WHO DO WE APPRECIATE?! P-E-G-G-Y O-L-L-E-R-E-N-S-H-A-W! ({{Beat}}) Oh, blimey, I wish I'd been called 'Smith'."

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->"If ''anyone'' says one more word on this subject, I shall the leave, the camp, and the town."

->"''Orses'? You don't call those blasted things ''orses', do ya? They're chuck-outs from the Express Dairy. They 'ave to tiptoe past the glue fact'ry."

->"''Nah'', it's not 'Wilf Green' anymore. Nah, I wan'ed a name that expressed my... ''burnin''', pent-up feelin's, like ''strugglin''' to get out. So, I changed it to 'Marty Storm'."

-->'''Betty''': The little bitch!