ShortSummary
| - The Entertainments Staff gather in the staff room in the early hours as the mystery of Mr Partridge's fate unfolds. (en)
- The Entertainments Staff pitch in to provide entertainment for the younger campers in the absence of Mr Partridge. (en)
- When Barry and Yvonne announce they are splitting up, and Joe Maplin sends Joan Wainwright, Controller of Yellowcoats , down to inspect the staff, Jeffrey has to re-allocate chalets as Peggy gets some wild ideas about what's really going on. (en)
- Yvonne and Barry Stuart-Hargreaves plan a tasteful party in their chalet, but things start to go wrong after they ask Peggy to deliver the invitations. (en)
- It's Gladys and Clive's wedding day, if they can make it to the church without mishap or unwanted guests. (en)
- Ted's ex-wife turns up at the camp, threatening Ted with jail if he doesn't pay the alimony payments he's missed. Ted decides it's time to put his best tricks for fiddling the campers into practice. (en)
- Spike proposes to his girlfriend, but her father wants him to quit showbusiness and join his butcher's empire if they marry. Which is the path to happiness and success? (en)
- Spike queries the real reason that Clive Dempster may have been given the job as Entertainment Manager. (en)
- Joe Maplin has coveted an empty plot of land next to the camp for years, hoping to extend the camp someday, so when plans to build a hospital on the site are revealed in the local newspaper, he orders the Entertainments Staff to act. However, not everyone is happy to go along with his plans. (en)
- Joe Maplin installs a statue of himself in each of his holiday camps, but the unveiling of the Crimpton-on-Sea camp's statue isn't quite the dignified occasion that convention demands. (en)
- Jeffrey is engaged in a custody battle with his estranged wife – over a dog. (en)
- New campers – a widow and her attractive daughter – turn Spike's head and he's suddenly changing his act to include 'more sophisticated' material, much to Ted's disappointment. (en)
- Ted's latest money-making scheme involves some 'adult' films and the use of the Laughing Cow Milk Bar after hours, unaware that the Yellowcoats are planning a party at the same venue. (en)
- A honeymooning couple are not what they seem, and the entertainments staff get caught up in their illegal activities. (en)
- Corporate sponsorship rears its head at Maplins as the Yellowcoats compete to find the Fluorabrite Couple of the Year, while Clive has a proposition for Gladys. (en)
- Alec Foster continues to dominate life at the camp, with Peggy suffering the brunt of his bullying ways. (en)
- Jeffrey Fairbrother's wife visits the camp to discuss their forthcoming divorce. Gladys is devastated after erroneously believing they have reconciled. (en)
- Peggy is due to meet her pen-friend for the first time. When the Entertainments Staff discover he's a middle-aged man, they fear for her welfare, but Peggy is determined to enjoy a romantic time. (en)
- Convinced that campers can appreciate more intellectual art and entertainment alongside Knobbly Knees competitions, Jeffrey Fairbrother introduces lunchtime record recitals. (en)
- A Chad craze breaks out at the camp, leading Ted to concoct a bizarre tale to encourage the campers to help clean up the graffiti. Barry's efforts to help the clearup result in a back injury, leading Yvonne to call on an old dancing partner to step into his shoes. (en)
- The season is coming to a close. When Dawn is taken to hospital with appendicitis, Peggy is appointed her replacement. As the staff make plans for the winter and look forward to returning next season, Alec Foster arrives to announce Maplins is modernising and the golden days of Yellowcoats, Hi-de-hi calls, and knobbly knees competitions are coming to an end. (en)
- Deeply upset by Joe Maplin's plans to dispose of his horses, Fred Quilley devises a plan which leaves him with more than he bargained for. (en)
- The Entertainments Staff prepare to stage their French Revolution Tableau on the pool, but the rehearsals don't bode well for a successful show. (en)
- Peggy gets the offer of a promotion, but it's not the one she wanted. (en)
- Ted's latest scheme to extract money from the campers doesn't quite go to plan. Meanwhile, an old couple make a return visit to Maplins. (en)
- The Entertainment Staff are busy making plans for their float in Crimpton-on-Sea's annual carnival parade when the Dean of Jeffrey Fairbrother's college arrives to persuade him to return to the University. (en)
- Joe Maplin announces his plans to open a camp in the Bahamas, which will be staffed with the best Yellowcoat from each of his existing camps. (en)
- Ted falls for a young woman holidaying with her parents, and the two plan to form a musical act together. (en)
- It is 1959. Having become tired of academia, Cambridge University Archaeology Professor Jeffrey Fairbrother goes to Maplin's Holiday Camp as the new Entertainment Manager, a job he looks forward to with idealised optimism. Camp Host, Ted Bovis, instructs his new recruit, Camp Comedian Spike Dixon, in how to succeed at Maplins.
Note: This Pilot episode originally ran at 40 minutes. Some repeat broadcasts have edited it down to a more standard half-hour format. (en)
- The staff take a late-night trip to the cinema to celebrate April's birthday, but Gladys falls asleep during the film and has a strange dream... (en)
- Mr Partridge takes a day off from his duties, relaxing in his chalet with a bottle or three of Scotch. (en)
- The Honourable Max Tewkesbury wants to marry Jeffrey's estranged wife, and turns up at Maplins to persuade Jeffrey to give her grounds for divorce, but Jeffrey's not so enthusiastic. (en)
- Jeffrey is placed in a difficult situation when he ignores a camper's bribery attempt to ensure his daughter wins the Holiday Princess competition, but she wins anyway. (en)
- In the aftermath of the Fluorabrite Couple of the Year competition, the truth takes a back seat to Joe Maplin's quest for publicity. (en)
- A letter from Joe Maplin results in a dressing-down for most of the Entertainments Staff – except Gladys, whom he decrees should be in charge of the other Yellowcoats. Resentment ensues when Gladys decides to wear her rank on her sleeve. (en)
- Ted wants to sell his broken-down old car, currently languishing in the stables. As it can't be driven out, he needs to be creative, and luckily Clive's car is of an identical model and colour… (en)
- A series of unfortunate events leads Jeffrey to consume rather more alcohol than he intended, and he needs an escort back to his chalet. Meanwhile, Gladys has an admirer. (en)
- It's Gladys' birthday, and the staff plan a surprise dinner at Tony's Trattoria, but they're not the only ones. (en)
- As Mr Partridge's behaviour gets increasingly out of hand, protests ensue from the campers while Barry and Yvonne start a petition to get him sacked. However things take a turn for the worse following the masked ball. (en)
- It's the first day of the season, and the Entertainments Staff prepare to greet the season's first campers down at the station. (en)
- Peggy tries to smooth the path to happiness of the various romantic entanglements at Maplins. (en)
- Alec Foster, the new Camp Controller arrives on camp, and woe betide anyone who displeases him. (en)
- When the local vicar announces he will no longer lead Sunday services at the camp due to Joe Maplin's increasingly bizarre suggestions, the Entertainments Staff attempt to fill the gap. There is an anachronism in this episode, it is set in 1959 yet Ted leads a singalong of the Tom Jones song "Delilah", which was not released until 1968. (en)
- Ted has a chance of stardom when he's hired as a late replacement at an uptown show for a fellow comedian and it's rumoured that talent scouts from Opportunity Knocks will be in the audience. (en)
- Clive's Aunt and Uncles arrive at the camp, intent on making him see sense and return to Dempster Hall. (en)
- Spike worries that being in love is eroding his comic abilities, but asking Gladys for advice only complicates matters further. (en)
- Joe Maplin's latest plans for expansion are being held up by a widow living in an old thatched cottage nearby. The Entertainments Staff join forces to thwart Joe Maplin's plans to force her out and demolish the cottage. (en)
- A new mechanical exhibit in the ballroom causes problems for the Entertainments Staff, so they decide to take matters into their own hands. (en)
- Ted takes charge of the Entertainments Staff in Jeffrey's absence. Three new girl Yellowcoats join the staff. (en)
- Jeffrey Fairbrother persuades a visitor from Head Office to interview Peggy for her dream job of Maplin's Yellowcoat. (en)
- Still determined to get his hands on the plot of land, Joe Maplin sends a parcel of money to Jeffrey Fairbrother, with instructions to bribe local councillors. Meanwhile, Fred Quilley's favourite horse is in need of the vet. (en)
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