WAKEY WAKEY CAMPERS In the days before foreign holidays and package deals, hundreds of thousands of British families spent their summer holidays in Holiday Camps, often simply re-modelled Military bases. Summer days began with an early morning 'Wakey Wakey' call and the 'Happy Campers' were encouraged to have 'fun' by endlessly cheery Redcoats. Families enjoyed the endless dawn till dusk delights of simple entertainment, such as knobbly knees and glamourous granny competitions, and they spent their nights in unheated army camp style 'chalets'.

This living history series recreats a typical ‘Holiday Camp’, we staff it with authentic characters and bring in a socially mixed bunch of fifty volunteers, from young kids to grandmothers, all eager to experience the 1960’s holiday camp experience. For two weeks during the summer they are completely immersed in the 1960’s holiday camp life, all the fun, the drab food, plus twenty-four-hour supervision to discourage over eager night time activities!

This extraordinary experience for the modern generation, brings back forgotten days of extended families enjoying life together and delivers an entertaining and popular summer series.

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Year of Production 2005

Broadcaster
Channel 4

Running Time
60 mins

Number of Episodes
4

Executive Producer
Jamie Isaacs & Claudia Milne

Contact Info

020 7284 2020

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