Ruth Madoc
Born | April 16, 1943 |
Hometown | Norwich, England |
Height | 5'5" (1.65m) |
Spouse | John Jackson (m 1982 - 2021) , Philip Madoc (m 1961 - 1981) |
Children | Lowri Madoc , Rhys Madoc |
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How Hi-de-Hi! embraced British nostalgia and triumphed over 1980s alternative comedy
- Bawdy, unsophisticated and nostalgic, Hi-de-Hi! was a comedy anomaly when it hit the airwaves on January 1, 1980. This chirpy love letter to the holiday camps of the Fifties and Sixties is today regarded as a sitcom classic and news of the death of Ruth Madoc – aka flinty Maplins Yellowcoat Gladys Pugh – has prompted an outpouring of emotion. But when Pugh said her first “Hello campers!” 42 years ago, Hi-de-Hi! was swimming against the comedic currents. And in that determination to do its own th
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