This is a much welcome repeat of the Jimmy Perry and David Croft 50s holiday camp set sitcom which gives us a chance to enjoy its old school charm and the brilliant comic timing of the late and much missed Simon Cadell.
But, on a purely aesthetic level, it also gives us a chance to admire the beauty of diminutive pocket rocket Penny Irving as Yellowcoat Mary
She was a familiar 'dollybird' in a variety of late 70s and early 80s comedy and variety shows including The Benny Hill Show and The Two Ronnies, as well as a hostess on the gameshow Mr & Mrs, and memorably a role as one of Young Mr Grace's impressive 'harem' of assistants in Croft and Lloyd's Are You Being Served?
To my mind she would have certainly brightened up a wet day ensconced in the Hawaiian Ballroom of Maplin's Holiday Camp, though her previous Girl of the Month roles at Mayfair and similar with Club International are certainly ones she didn't show in the family friendly sitcom
I always liked young Mr Grace's gorgeous helpers - the nice bit of cleavage was always very exciting in the sex starved seventies!
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