Hello Campers!: 50 Years of Butlin's: TVS 1986 (Part 2 of 2)

Kieran Prendiville presents a networked ITV documentary celebrating 50 years of Butlin's. Transmitted in 1986. With contributions from: Roy Hudd, Ted Rogers, Charlie Drake, George Melly, Jimmy Perry, Arthur English, Mike Reid and The Beverley Sisters.

[@WeWentThere2day]

I was a redcoat in Skegness 1982 and 1983. Best time of my life, so many happy memories

[@lukegreen5341]

6:05 I've Been To Buckingham Palace In The City Of London In England In The United Kingdom Last Year Back In July 2023 And It Was Super Awesome. Thanks Mate. X

[@thoughtful_criticiser]

I have been to Butlin's Skegness in the 70's, 90's, 10's and 20's. I was a Butlin Beaver and a camper. My last holiday was 2021 and unless there's a dramatic improvement in maintenance, cleaning of mold and stains, as well as repainting. No matter how wonderful the new Sky park is next year, we will not be back. What has happened to the week-long holiday, Saturday to Saturday. 3, 4 or 7 nights leaves you bored for 4 days of changeover in a two week holiday. People may actually enjoy the more organized camp holiday, after all their mobile phones tell them to do everything.

[@moggiee1]

Many many thanks - just wonderful!

[@oldhippiejon]

say what you want Clacton 1966 on World cup day was brilliant and so was the Yorkshire lass I met.

[@ekcentrik]

Their treatment of the animals was criminal.

[@kingofpattaya4524]

God saw their cruelty, and so their business was doomed.

[@cafsixtieslover]

How quaint, going on holiday in a suit and tie!

[@jrgboy]

Less than 4 years after Billy's son took over he sold out to The Rank Organisation..

[@aligiff17]

Disgusting the way he describes the poor elephants fate like his proudest moment, should've been fired.

[@goodolgranite8247]

Last time I checked, it didn't seem as if he was treating it as his proudest moment.

[@mattwiggin9458]

You mean that poor elephant its a horror story

[@ronnieneo]

I was surprised there was no mention of their rivals "pontins" at some point, interesting documentary however.

[@Gibbo1]

The 'upskirting' guy looks a bit like DLT

[@MartinIDavies]

:-) up-skirting will get you arrested now and a custodial sentence

[@2Sugarbears]

So it should.

[@LadyLyndhurst01]

@@2Sugarbears Pervy men laughing about their pervy antics is so gross. And it's always the ugly no-chance losers that do it.

[@riverhuntingdon6659]

Good old TVS, and a less politically correct and demanding age.

[@goodolgranite8247]

One year later, they began to enter their over-ambition phase, which eventually led to them losing the ITV South & South East Franchise to Meridian.

[@ekcentrik]

Yes, People were very cruel and stupid.

[@stevenwade7466]

@@ekcentrik People still are .

[@faithrewarded7486]

Now I know where the Third Reich got the idea from!

[@goodolgranite8247]

I wonder what the elephant did with the cabbages.

[@faithrewarded7486]

Hid them in the pool.