e.phemera: A Familiar Voice

Watching Hi-De-Hi! these past few days, it struck me how often we used to hear Simon Cadell’s voice over the top of adverts. But he appeared in them too:

And here’s one with his Hi-De-Hi! co-star Ruth Madoc.

Ho-De-Ho. Yes. Thank you.
Ho-De-Ho. Yes. Thank you.
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