Hi-de-Hi! (1980) Cast THEN and NOW, The cast is tragically old!!

Hi-de-Hi! (1980) Cast THEN and NOW, The cast is tragically old!!
Hi-de-Hi! is a BBC television sitcom shown on BBC1 from 1 January 1980 to 30 January 1988.
Set in 1959 and 1960 in Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, the show was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, who also wrote Dad's Army and It Ain't Half Hot Mum amongst other programmes. The title was the greeting the campers heard and in early episodes was written Hi de Hi. The series revolved around the lives of the camp's entertainers, most of whom were struggling actors and has-beens.
_Starring:
Paul Shane
Simon Cadell
Ruth Madoc
Jeffrey Holland
Su Pollard
David Griffin

[@riverbender9898]

Thanks for the retrospective of a favortite show.

[@billdyke9745]

There's nothing tragic about getting old. Tragedy is not having the opportunity...

[@davidryley4162]

Showing the dear departed Ruth with no legs is a bit sick

[@Newworldman66]

People age over time?! Who knew?!

[@richallenxbox1976]

Actually, Ruth Madoc died circa last September, as far as I know, the last surviving original cast member is Sue Pollard. Ruth was 79 when she died, but she didn't look it, she always was very glamorous.

[@davidhampshire8632]

Jeffrey Holland (Spike) is still going strong. I worked with him recently and he’s a lovely man.

[@IhaveMy0pinion]

I'm missing Ruth ...being Welsh Valleys myself. They are all dying off and nothing replaces them.😞

[@ronaldjager729]

You are forgetting Spike *Jeffrey Holland * who is still with us.

[@admiralbenbow5083]

What is ""tragic"" about getting old ???

[@richallenxbox1976]

Hmm, so Jeffrey wasn't that old when he passed on?

[@jasonh7284]

Does anybody know the name of the actress on the far left of the photo (0.10) with her hand on her hip? No mention of her in the clip......

[@davidryley4162]

THE LATE RUTH MADOC

[@larrydart7124]

That's Rikki Howard as the character Betty Whistler.

[@jasonh7284]

Thank you!@@larrydart7124

[@hourglasstv01]

Why do many actors and celebrities have paralyzed limbs? Is this true or is it just the content these channels have created? #hourglass

[@paulhayward4383]

This is a bit older than 1980.

[@gordonshewan9892]

It was 80 till 88

[@enigmagenesis7341]

Well, Duh!