Hi-de-Hi! - a very random question....
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As the Royal Variety Performance sometimes invites casts on to perform (Neighbours, Corrie, Only Fools, Bread to name a few), did the cast of Hi-de-Hi! ever appear?
I have this very vague memory of its cast appearing in a sketch which followed a ballet routine involving water. When the dance finished, Su Pollard (in her guise as 'Peggy') came on complaining about all the water that had been splashed and that she'd better get it cleaned up quick before 'Miss Cathcart' comes along. She went on to say there's so much to do that she may need some help. On blowing a whistle, the curtains were pulled back to reveal the entire cast, each with mop in hand, All then began to mop the floor. I seem to particularly remember 'Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves' (Diane Holland) playing up to her snooty character's persona, thereby hardly even wanting to touch, let alone use her mop!
I remember loving seeing this the first time but have never been able to find it. Would someone be able to assure me that I have not imagined this and post a link to it if they have one?
Thanks!
I have this very vague memory of its cast appearing in a sketch which followed a ballet routine involving water. When the dance finished, Su Pollard (in her guise as 'Peggy') came on complaining about all the water that had been splashed and that she'd better get it cleaned up quick before 'Miss Cathcart' comes along. She went on to say there's so much to do that she may need some help. On blowing a whistle, the curtains were pulled back to reveal the entire cast, each with mop in hand, All then began to mop the floor. I seem to particularly remember 'Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves' (Diane Holland) playing up to her snooty character's persona, thereby hardly even wanting to touch, let alone use her mop!
I remember loving seeing this the first time but have never been able to find it. Would someone be able to assure me that I have not imagined this and post a link to it if they have one?
Thanks!
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Thanks grilli - and did it go something along the lines of my explanation?
Have a look through this, every act to appear at The RVP, I cannot find hi de hi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Variety_Performances
Already did this - hence why I began to wonder if I just imagined the entire thing...
On the other hand, I know that that Wikipedia list is inaccurate because, although Max Bygraves is listed as appearing in 1986, he did so with the cast of Eastenders who, despite their massive popularity after their first year, are not listed.
Thanks all the same jackol:)
It definitely involved some dance routine in a little pool, possibly accompanied by Handel's "water music". May not have been the RVP, could have been for a TV special or telethon or something like that - I've had a very quick search on Google and Youtube but couldn't find anything though.
http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e06ca958c10c40d080d2893ac0b60a30
Well, I seem to have killed this thread