0:00:12 > 0:00:15- Sergeant Major?- Shut up!
0:00:18 > 0:00:22What I wanted to do was to talk about the last days of everything.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I'm usually in love with the latest creation.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36They're all favourites in their own way.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40Mr BL Williams. Civilian.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05We don't get in each other's hair because we've got to be...
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- It's like being married to somebody. - Could be, yes.- Yes.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15I... I might have a little surprise for you tonight.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20No, no... I...
0:01:40 > 0:01:43What is the secret of this tremendous partnership of yours?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46You've done so many successful things.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot, Hi-de-Hi...
0:01:48 > 0:01:50We don't talk to each other.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54We don't talk to each other much, except when we're working.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56No, it works fine because I go over the top.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01I have these ridiculous ideas. And David straightens them out.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04We work together and it all seems to come out quite nicely.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13# Coo! Coo! I just want you
0:02:13 > 0:02:17# I really love the things that you do
0:02:17 > 0:02:19# Come on and love-a-me too
0:02:19 > 0:02:22# Won't you be my coo ca choo. #
0:02:32 > 0:02:38India, the brightest jewel in Great Britain's crown of empire.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42For 200 years, many famous heroes fought to keep the Union Jack
0:02:42 > 0:02:48flying over this vast continent. 1757, Clive of India.
0:02:48 > 0:02:541826, Colonel William Sleeman, who suppressed the thugs.
0:02:54 > 0:02:591857, General Havelock, hero of Lucknow.
0:02:59 > 0:03:051945, this great tradition of empire is defended by a new
0:03:05 > 0:03:06generation of heroes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10# Meet the gang cos the boys are here
0:03:10 > 0:03:14# The boys to entertain you.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17# With music and laughter to help you on your way
0:03:17 > 0:03:20# To raising the rafters with a hey, hey, hey
0:03:20 > 0:03:21# With songs... #
0:03:21 > 0:03:25It was my adventures, running this ridiculous concert party.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29# So, meet the gang cos the boys are here
0:03:29 > 0:03:32# The boys to entertain you
0:03:32 > 0:03:37# B-O B-O-Y-S, boys to entertain you! #
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I was running a concert party in a place called Deolali in India
0:03:41 > 0:03:44and the sergeant major existed and the colonel existed
0:03:44 > 0:03:47and the sergeant major was intent on posting us up the jungle and that was
0:03:47 > 0:03:50the only way we could stay in this dreadful place,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53which was better than the jungle, was by running this concert party,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55which the colonel liked.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57And the whole situation did exist.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59But David was in India as well, weren't you?
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Yes, we were both in India at the same time, not the same place.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29All the Brits were going home.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34Unfortunately, I was left behind for two years.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Don't forget, we were all boys. We're talking about 19-year-olds.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42When you think about soldiers in the war, you think about older men,
0:04:42 > 0:04:46if you are a young person, but we went, we were boys.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Dear Mum, I hope you are well. The news is quite good.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54I've got the Delhi itch. However, I've got over the runs, how's dad?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13'40 million Muslims will live in India.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15'18 million Hindus in Pakistan.'
0:05:34 > 0:05:40We had the terrible job of trying to keep the Hindus
0:05:40 > 0:05:45and the Muslims apart. This was the division of India and Pakistan.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47It was a most frightful situation.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48I shall never forget it.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53British go home?! Bloody cheek!
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Here we are, fighting to defend their country.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00And this is how they repay us. How dare you!
0:06:00 > 0:06:02How flamin' dare you!
0:06:02 > 0:06:07CROWD CHANTS
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Cow dung.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Cow dung all over my best tunic.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25You should take it as a complement. To them, the cow's a sacred animal.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38# Happy days are here again
0:06:38 > 0:06:42# The skies above are clear again
0:06:42 > 0:06:46# Let us sing a song of cheer again
0:06:46 > 0:06:49# Happy days are here again. #
0:06:50 > 0:06:54# Back again, back again
0:06:54 > 0:06:59# Amongst the dear old friends we know... #
0:06:59 > 0:07:02'The nine who'd got back together weren't entirely sure
0:07:02 > 0:07:06'that by swapping the Royal Artillery depot in tropical Deolali
0:07:06 > 0:07:08'for the BBC canteen at Shepherds Bush,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12'they'd at last made the big time.'
0:07:12 > 0:07:15# It was worth the going to be sure of knowing
0:07:15 > 0:07:17# When we will come back again. #
0:07:17 > 0:07:20What David and I have taken generally in Ain't Half Hot Mum is
0:07:20 > 0:07:23the atmosphere of the show, the end of the British Raj,
0:07:23 > 0:07:29the last days of the British Empire and the general thing of trying
0:07:29 > 0:07:33to keep the spirits of the troops up in the most appalling conditions.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Hello, Mum and David.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57I'm getting on quite well out here and I'm receiving my mail OK.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Roy, will you please remember me to Eileen and Gladys.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06Well, Mum, that's about all for now, only don't worry - I'm OK.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Be seeing you.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11I think Fred wants to talk to his wife.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Hello, Joan, dear, also mother. Hope you are both well.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19This is certainly an unexpected pleasure.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21I'm off to Kashmir in July and I shall see
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Mrs Burgess in November.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Give all my kindest regards to those there. Also Vi.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Before I go, I think the boys would like to sing a song to you.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- What's it to be, boys? - ALL: We'll Meet Again!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36OK, maestro. Let's have it.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38This should be good.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43# We'll meet again
0:08:43 > 0:08:48# Don't know where, don't know when
0:08:48 > 0:08:52# But I know we'll meet again some sunny day... #
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I will show you who is the masters here!
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Bearer!- Sergeant Major, sir.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Burn this flag.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Oh, Sergeant Major, sir. Please do not ask me to do such a thing.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Burn this flag!
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Sorry, I have no matches.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Whose side are you on?
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Depends on who I'm talking to at the time, sir.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37You may think it's a good thing the British are able to
0:09:37 > 0:09:39laugh at their own past,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42but the British Empire was no joke for those on the receiving end.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- How much to we pay the punkawalla? - Three rupees a week, sir.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- Let's see. That's about four and six, isn't it?- That's correct, sir.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Doesn't seem very much, does it? Ought we to give him a rise?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- Say one more rupee? - What do you think, sergeant Major?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Won't stop him falling asleep, sir.- True.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Besides, if we give one a rise, they'll all want it.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02We've only got one.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05That's beside the point, Ashwood. A thing like that can interfere with
0:10:05 > 0:10:07the whole structure of Indian society.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14If you are doing history,
0:10:14 > 0:10:19you must portray things as they were then, which was 1946.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23It's no good pretending that it didn't happen. It did happen.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27It's a very important part of our imperial history.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29And it's authentic, really.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34The British soldier was pretty arrogant
0:10:34 > 0:10:36because we were the top dogs in those days.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38So I think that attitude was there
0:10:38 > 0:10:42and some of the Indians were very anti-British.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Hello! Someone's left a note.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51It's addressed to you, sir. What does it say?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54British pigs go home.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58What awfully bad manners!
0:11:00 > 0:11:04# Sing as we go and let the world go by
0:11:04 > 0:11:08# Singing a song, we march along the highway
0:11:08 > 0:11:11# Say goodbye to sorrow
0:11:11 > 0:11:15# There's always tomorrow to think of today
0:11:15 > 0:11:20# Sing as we go, although the skies are grey
0:11:20 > 0:11:24# Beggar or king, you've got to sing a gay tune... #
0:11:24 > 0:11:26SHIP'S HORN BLARES
0:11:26 > 0:11:28There! It's the chai-wallah!
0:11:28 > 0:11:34- Sahibs!- Goodbye, Muhammad! - Sahibs, I have presents!
0:11:34 > 0:11:40- See you, Muhammad. See you, old son.- Bye!- Goodbye!
0:11:40 > 0:11:41Goodbye, Sahib.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Give my love to dear old Blighty.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50I shall never forget you.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54With your happy songs and jolly jokes.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Thank you for showing a humble char wallah...
0:12:01 > 0:12:05..there is no business like show business.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07SHIP'S HORN BLARES
0:12:18 > 0:12:20# From Mayfair to Park Lane
0:12:20 > 0:12:23# You will hear the same refrain
0:12:23 > 0:12:26# In every house again, again
0:12:26 > 0:12:28# You rang, m'lord?... #
0:12:28 > 0:12:30So, what are we all doing with ourselves today?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Jerry's asked me to lunch at the Savoy.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Do you realise that for the price of your lunch at the Savoy,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37I could feed a working family for a month?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41That's only because they eat cheap food like fish and chips
0:12:41 > 0:12:42and plum duff and things.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50You Rang, M'Lord was about 1927, just before the big financial crash
0:12:50 > 0:12:54and the emergence of a left wing sort of philosophy,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56particularly below stairs and above stairs, actually.
0:12:56 > 0:13:02But it was the emergence of a sort of communist influence in politics
0:13:02 > 0:13:04and general life.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07I think that was an important element.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10So, what we're trying to do in this show is also be funny,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13get laughs but also do a little social comment.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Well, I believe in an ordered, structured society
0:13:15 > 0:13:17with everyone knowing their place.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19If they wish to advance themselves,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21it should only be by hard work and diligence.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Mr Stokes is one of those...
0:13:23 > 0:13:24socialists.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26What's that mean?
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Between you and me, I think he'd like to get rid of the king.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Oh, no!
0:13:31 > 0:13:33The king's a lovely man.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Does he want to get rid of the queen as well?- Yes.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38He wants to tear down the structure of society
0:13:38 > 0:13:41and replace it with the common man.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Which one?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59SHE MOUTHS
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- Time you made a speech, Daddy. You always do.- Speech, speech!
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Well, thank you.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Well, it's been a difficult year.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16But I think, at last, we are beginning to turn the corner.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21The prospects for next year, 1929, look really good.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27# Once I lived the life of a millionaire
0:14:29 > 0:14:34# Spending my money, I didn't care
0:14:34 > 0:14:40# I carried my friends out for a good time
0:14:40 > 0:14:46# Buying bootleg liquor, champagne and wine
0:14:46 > 0:14:51# Nobody knows you
0:14:51 > 0:14:55# When you're down and out... #
0:15:09 > 0:15:11New dances in the tradition of the Lambeth Walk
0:15:11 > 0:15:13continue to reach the ballroom.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14The latest is an animated accompaniment
0:15:14 > 0:15:16to the Siegfried Line song.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Washing hangs out on the line as steel helmeted dancers step it out.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38Dad's Army was the end of an England that doesn't exist anymore.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41For me, it was the finest hour for the British people,
0:15:41 > 0:15:44but we were totally alone.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49Faced by the most terrible, terrible regime you could ever think of.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57Remember, men. We have one invaluable weapon on our side.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00We have an unbreakable spirit to win.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04A bulldog tenacity that will help us to hang on
0:16:04 > 0:16:06while there's breath left in our bodies.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10You don't get that with Gestapos and jackboots.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13You get that by being British.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16So, come on, Adolf. We're ready for you!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18THEY CHEER
0:16:18 > 0:16:22# I see skies of blue
0:16:22 > 0:16:25# And clouds of white
0:16:25 > 0:16:28# The bright, blessed day
0:16:28 > 0:16:31# The dark sacred night
0:16:31 > 0:16:36# And I think to myself
0:16:36 > 0:16:39# What a wonderful world... #
0:16:39 > 0:16:43I think the boys of today, you know, have ridiculed war
0:16:43 > 0:16:45and they don't realise what they're fathers did.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48They were brave men, you know?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50People were killed in the Home Guard.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53If you've got two million people, two million men,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56and you're on exercises and you're firing live ammunition
0:16:56 > 0:16:59and you fire machine guns, people get killed.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01It's called friendly fire now.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03But it always happens.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06I'll tell you one thing.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09They was very good at keeping their stiff upper lips.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Do you know, we had a young officer in the Battle of Omdurman,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14he had his head blown right off.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16And his upper lip was as stiff as cardboard.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19LAUGHTER
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I really want to put a point now to David Croft,
0:17:22 > 0:17:26and that is that some of the serious intent of the Home Guard,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29because particularly from 1943 onwards,
0:17:29 > 0:17:33they did a very serious job and this is, in many ways,
0:17:33 > 0:17:35not reflected in this comedy series, is it?
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Well, we're stopping round about the beginning of 1942, I think.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Because I think when it does become serious
0:17:42 > 0:17:44then perhaps it isn't quite so funny.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48In those pioneer days, it was terribly serious
0:17:48 > 0:17:52but it's a marvellous comedy situation, it is wonderful.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- Click.- Privates, infantry rifleman, front, field grey uniform.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- National colours on right side of steel helmet.- Here.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Now, there are one or two things to look at here
0:18:03 > 0:18:05but I want you to take particular notice of the eyes.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06You see the eyes?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Mean, shifty, set too close together.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Typically Nazi.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Mainwaring, although he's very pompous, he's a very brave man.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19And the main frustrations, I think, come not through their inefficiency
0:18:19 > 0:18:23but through the obstacles they meet due to the wartime situation.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26I think you can see the underlying seriousness of it.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36You've got a pretty old cast there, and out you go on location
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- and it was pretty hard on them. - Very good for them, I think.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Gets them out in the fresh air. Sets them up for the spring, really.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46John Laurie and Arnold Ridley are both what, 78?
0:18:47 > 0:18:52And Arthur and John are quite young men. Late 50s.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55They had enormous energy. Enormous vitality.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Right. Clean.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05We just about got the last episode made
0:19:05 > 0:19:07because the writing was on the wall.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09They were old, they were getting ill.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12But they still kept on.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Stand at ease.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Where's Corporal Jones?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- Excuse me, Mr Mainwaring.- Yes?
0:19:19 > 0:19:23Remember when we came into the high street and you said right wheel?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28He didn't.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33The crowd pays its tribute to the men whose sacrifices to duty
0:19:33 > 0:19:36had enabled regular soldiers to relinquish home duties
0:19:36 > 0:19:38and go overseas.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41This is their final parade.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45The youngest branch of the Armed Forces is the first to stand down.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48It was just a goodbye and they did a toast at the end.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Because we really meant it. It was a toast to those men.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Mr Mainwaring.- Hmm?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Warden wasn't right, was he?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58When he said Nazis would walk straight through us?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Of course he wasn't right.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03I know one thing. They're not walking straight through me.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Nor me. I'll be beside you, Jonesy.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09We'll all be beside you, Jonesy.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12We'll stick together. You can rely on that.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Anybody tries to take our homes and our freedom away from us,
0:20:15 > 0:20:17they'll find out what we can do.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19We'll fight.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22And we're not alone. There are thousands of us all over England.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- And Scotland.- And Scotland.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26All over Great Britain, in fact.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Men who'll stand together when their country needs them.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Excuse me, sir. Don't you think it might be a nice idea
0:20:31 > 0:20:34if we were to pay our tribute to them?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37For once, Wilson, I agree with you.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40To Britain's Home Guard.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43ALL: To Britain's Home Guard.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Hello, campers. Rise and shine.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Well, it's a beautiful Maplins morning,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59and we've got lots of Maplins fun in store for you today.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Breakfast will be served in half an hour.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08They were about something. They were all about an important event.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Hi-de-Hi was about an era of this country
0:21:11 > 0:21:14which was interesting and nostalgic.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19- Morning, Ted.- Morning, Jeffrey. I'm just mending the Tannoy.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33# Every night I hope and pray
0:21:33 > 0:21:36# A dream lover will come my way
0:21:36 > 0:21:40# A girl to hold in my arms
0:21:40 > 0:21:43# And know the magic of her charms... #
0:21:43 > 0:21:45When you were at Butlins as a Redcoat,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47did people behave as your lot behaved?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Did the entertainers behave...
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Exactly, in fact Bobby Butlin said to me,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54"I recognise every one of these characters
0:21:54 > 0:21:55"and they're all based on truth."
0:21:55 > 0:21:56Most of them really existed,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59particularly the children's entertainer who hates kids.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02He used to say, "Hello, boys and girls, little bastards."
0:22:03 > 0:22:05He really existed.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Your kiddies' entertainer, Uncle Willie!
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Get out! Get out the way!
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Hello, kids. I love you all.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21There's the young hopefuls on the staff who are going to be
0:22:21 > 0:22:25famous comedians and famous sportsmen, and the old has-beens,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28and that's the contrast between the young and the old.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31The optimistic and the people who are on the heap.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Please welcome Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Yvonne was born in 1914.
0:22:46 > 0:22:53She comes from Southport and her vital statistics are 32, 32, 32.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00Her hobbies are advising people, character analysis,
0:23:00 > 0:23:02and witty conversation.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05I think you ought to vote for her.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Because she's different.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Maplins, which is the name of the holiday camp,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15is obviously taken from Butlins.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Have you had any reaction from the real Butlins?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Not since it went on the air, no.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23We had a reaction in the first instance.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25They didn't want us to go there and film, and we didn't.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27We filmed in a much smaller camp, I must say.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Butlins are much bigger camps.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33But the feeling was that that is not how camps are now.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34The image is changing.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36The sort of holidays you there I think is changing.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39They're more self-catering and not so organised.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40People don't want to be organised so much now.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Hello, campers. Hi-de-hi!
0:24:16 > 0:24:18A CROWD: Hi-de-ho!
0:24:24 > 0:24:30# Somewhere beyond the sea
0:24:30 > 0:24:33# Somewhere waiting for me
0:24:34 > 0:24:40# My lover stands on golden sands
0:24:40 > 0:24:42# And watches the ships
0:24:42 > 0:24:44# That go sailing... #
0:24:44 > 0:24:47'For those with a little more money to spend
0:24:47 > 0:24:49'and who want to be sure of the sunshine, there are now
0:24:49 > 0:24:52'holiday camps like summer villages around the Mediterranean.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54'Some of the new ones are British.'
0:24:56 > 0:25:02# I know beyond a doubt
0:25:02 > 0:25:06# My heart will lead me there
0:25:06 > 0:25:10# Soon we'll meet, I know we'll meet
0:25:10 > 0:25:12# Beyond the shore
0:25:12 > 0:25:17# We'll kiss just as before
0:25:17 > 0:25:22# Happy we'll be beyond the sea... #
0:25:29 > 0:25:34'As you can see, the outdoor pool is empty,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37'owing to the atrocious weather.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40'What with the wind, rain.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44'Day in and day out.'
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- You coming, Ted? - Just having a last look.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54You said you weren't going to get sentimental.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Well, I was just thinking...
0:25:58 > 0:26:01..about all the wonderful times we've had round this pool.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Just think of the times I've been chucked in.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08We've seen the best of it, Spike.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13They'll all be going abroad now. And they'll get the sun.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16But without you and me they won't have the fun.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20The British holiday won't be the same, will it?
0:26:20 > 0:26:23The wind of change, Ted.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Aye.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27You're right, there, Spike.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29It's the wind of change.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I think when you stop enjoying writing something,
0:26:31 > 0:26:34it's time to finish. Nobody wants you to finish.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35The cast don't want you to finish.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39The BBC doesn't want you, it thinks you're still getting good figures.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41But it's time to go, I think.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43You get very attached to doing a programme
0:26:43 > 0:26:45and when it stops it is sad.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48# We're not back next year
0:26:48 > 0:26:54# So let's say goodbye Maplins
0:26:54 > 0:26:58# The message that we're sending
0:26:58 > 0:27:03# Goodbye Maplins
0:27:03 > 0:27:07# Hi-de-Hi is ending
0:27:07 > 0:27:12# Fret you never
0:27:12 > 0:27:17# Hi-de-Hi will live forever
0:27:17 > 0:27:22# Goodbye Maplins
0:27:22 > 0:27:28# Goodbye. #
0:27:33 > 0:27:34I like sad endings.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39There's only that much between laughter and tears. Lovely.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22Hi-de-Hi!
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Well, there we are, viewers. That's our story.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37Over the years, the late David Croft and myself wrote
0:28:37 > 0:28:40and produced many, many comedy shows.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43We also made many, many stars.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47They were great times. Golden years.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52Well, time's getting on so I'm going to ask Mr Henry Hall to play us out
0:28:52 > 0:28:54with Here's To The Next Time.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55Cheerio!
0:28:55 > 0:28:59# Here's to the next time
0:28:59 > 0:29:02# And our merry meeting
0:29:02 > 0:29:05# Here's to the next time
0:29:05 > 0:29:09# We send you all our greetings
0:29:09 > 0:29:13# Set it to music
0:29:13 > 0:29:16# Sing it to rhyme
0:29:16 > 0:29:20# Now all together
0:29:20 > 0:29:22# Here's to next time. #