The BEST episodes of Hi-de-Hi! season 7

Every episode of Hi-de-Hi! season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hi-de-Hi! season 7!

Set in Maplin's, a fictional holiday camp, during 1959 and 1960, the series revolves around the lives of the camp's management and entertainers, most of them struggling actors or has-beens. Jeffrey Fairbrother, a Cambridge University professor, is a fish out of water as Entertainments Manager, but attracts the amorous attentions of chief Yellowcoat Gladys Pugh. Ted Bovis, camp host, is really running the show and pulls every scam he can, but is also mentor to new camp comic Spike Dixon, whilst Peggy Ollerenshaw, a chalet maid, aspires to become a Yellowcoat.

Last Updated: 10/3/2025Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
Spaghetti Galore
star
7.89
38 votes

#1 - Spaghetti Galore

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/19/1986

Gladys finds herself very much in demand on the night of her birthday, with two offers of dinner... that she knows about!

Directors: David Croft
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The Great Cat Robbery
star
7.70
10 votes

#2 - The Great Cat Robbery

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/1985

When Peggy recognizes a picture of a recently-deceased cat burglar in the newspaper to be a former camper, Ted lets his imagination run wild.

Directors: David Croft
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Who Killed Mr Partridge?
star
7.67
9 votes

#3 - Who Killed Mr Partridge?

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/1986

Ted and Spike have discovered Partridge's dead body floating in the pool. They, and the rest of the staff, have to conceal his apparent murder from the campers.

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A Lack of Punch
star
7.56
9 votes

#4 - A Lack of Punch

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/26/1986

Head Office decides not to replace Mr. Partridge until the end of the season, and tells the staff that they are to stand in for him in the meantime.

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Ivory Castles in the Air
star
7.50
8 votes

#5 - Ivory Castles in the Air

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/1986

Gladys gets the wrong idea when Clive takes her to visit his family estate.

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It's Murder
star
7.17
12 votes

#6 - It's Murder

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/1986

It seems the campers are no longer prepared to put up with Mr. Partridge's behaviour towards their children. So the staff are faced with a predicament when he goes missing.

Man Trap
star
6.83
6 votes

#7 - Man Trap

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/1986

Joe Maplin's press release angers its subjects, Gladys and Spike, whose relationships with Clive and April, respectively, look set to suffer.

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