Jeffrey Holland
- 78 years old
- English
- Actor and comedian
Press clippings
Jeffrey Holland on starring in British comedy classics
He was Spike the gormless comic in the holiday camp hit and also bagged roles in You Rang M'Lord? and Dad's Army. As he publishes a memoir, Holland talks about frisky stallions, today's "over-sensitive" era - and being huge in Hungary.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 24th February 2025Sitcoms and comedies are in decline - this is what TV bosses need to do to save them
A Dad's Army and Hi-De-Hi! star has ripped into 'woke' sitcoms and comedies and revealed exactly what bosses have to do to revive the genre.
Alex Doyle, The Sun, 26th January 2025The 50 best shows to see at the Edinburgh Festivals 2023
From theatre to comedy, and opera to dance and art, our critics pick the essential performances to look out for this year in Edinburgh.
Dominic Cavendish Tristram Fane Saunders, Nicholas Kenyon, Mark Monahan and Alastair Sooke, The Telegraph, 25th July 2023Vinyl release of One Foot radio adaptations
The four BBC Radio 2 adaptations of One Foot In The Grave, aired in 1995, are to be released as a bright burgundy-coloured vinyl set this summer.
British Comedy Guide, 1st June 2023Jeffrey Holland reveals he is a megastar in Hungary
Telly viewers there are still obsessed with the show You Rang, M'Lord? almost 30 years after it finished. Jeffrey, 75, is also loved by Hungarians for playing comic Spike Dixon in the classic comedy Hi-de-Hi!.
Ed Gleave, Daily Star, 16th April 2022Golden oldies winning TV ratings war
Despite some episodes being more than 50 years old, classic Home Guard comedy Dad's Army repeated for the umpteenth time on BBC Two still attracts more than 1.1million viewers and, on a typical day, is the channel's most-watched programme.
Richard Webber, The Daily Express, 6th April 2021Hi-De-Hi! star Jeffrey Holland to pilot sitcom
Hi-De-Hi! star Jeffrey Holland appears in Simply Ken, a sitcom pilot set in 1980s Sheffield. The half hour pilot focuses on Ken Codd, a character played by Craig Shepherd who has lost everything.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd April 2021Hi-De-Hi! cast to reunite for online Q&A
The cast of hit 1980s holiday camp sitcom Hi-De-Hi! are to reunite online on Wednesday 25th November for a live Q&A.
British Comedy Guide, 13th November 2020Su Pollard and Jeffrey Holland on panto
Hi-de-Hi! stars Su Pollard and Jeffrey Holland talk ahead of Wolverhampton Grand panto.
The Express and Star, 6th December 2019Why Jeffrey Holland is so popular in Hungary
Many of us in the UK remember Jeffrey Holland best as Spike Dixon in Hi-de-Hi! In Budapest, however, other British exports like Shakespeare, The Beatles and a nice cup of tea come a poor second behind James Twelvetrees of You Rang, M'Lord? As Jeffrey reveals, Hungarians just loved the series - and his character in particular - to the extent that their adoration to this day makes him break down in tears!
Craig Campbell, The Sunday Post, 22nd November 2019