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.
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Episode 2: Desire in the Mickey Mouse Grotto
1981-02-2630 min
Jeffrey is implicated when Ted is spotted entering a chalet with a girl camper.
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Episode 3: The Beauty Queen Affair
1981-03-0530 min
Jeffrey is called upon to judge the Holiday Princess Competition. Meanwhile, Ted teaches Spike how to make the most of the campers' generosity.
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Episode 4: The Partridge Season
1981-03-1230 min
Mr. Partridge's drinking is getting worse, and Jeffrey's untimely decision to give him an advance on his wages doesn't help matters.
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Episode 5: The Day of Reckoning
1981-03-1930 min
Fred's past comes back to haunt him, causing the staff - Peggy and Spike in particular - several difficulties.
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Episode 6: Charity Begins at Home
1981-03-2630 min
Joe Maplin ordains that each Thursday should be Sunshine Smile Day, encouraging Ted to indulge in a money-making scheme.
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Episode 7: No Dogs Allowed
1981-04-0230 min
Jeffrey's marital problems start to interfere with his work, and scandalous rumours are soon circulating around the camp.
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