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jeffrey holland who starred as spike in "hi—de—hi!"r seasons with it and i did several pantomimes with her as well. we have a lot of happy memories to draw on and she was a wonderful performer and she will be greatly missed. yeah, and her character was so iconic in hi—de—hi. and very well—loved but, as you mention, she was also a really skilled actors on stage and screen? indeed she was. she was very talented musical performer, as well, with a wonderful singing voice. and her history goes back a long way to minstrel shows and all of that stuff back in the 1960s. but, you know, it was a joy to work with someone like that. we had such laughs. i was very lucky to work with that comedy grew and we just never comedy crew and we just never stopped laughing from morning until night and i will have those memories of ruth forever, you know? she has left us a wonderful legacy with gladys pugh. yeah, and i imagine the antics on set and the amount of fun you would have had with your co—stars on that would have beenjust a laugh a day. it was. i was

let's talk to the actor jeffrey holland who starred as spike in "hi—de—hi!" alongside ruth madoc.quite raw. tell us, what are your memories of her? it quite raw. tell us, what are your memories of her?— quite raw. tell us, what are your memories of her? it is always sad when somebody _ memories of her? it is always sad when somebody you _ memories of her? it is always sad when somebody you work - memories of her? it is always sad when somebody you work with - memories of her? it is always sad when somebody you work with for memories of her? it is always sad i when somebody you work with for a long time passes away and we were together for a long time, long time passes away and we were togetherfor a long time, notjust in weight but also in the stage show, i did several pantomimes. not just in hi—de—hi. she was a wonderful performer and she will be greatly missed. her wonderful performer and she will be greatly missed-— wonderful performer and she will be greatly missed. her character was so iconic in hi-de-hi _ greatly missed. her character was so iconic in hi-de-hi and _ greatly m

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co—starsjeffrey holland, and helen lederer who she met later on in life — when she starred in the real full monty. . jeffrey hi _ stead when we did our summer show with hi hi—de—hi!. stead when we did our summer show with hi hi—de—hi! . she loved the business — with hi hi—de—hi! . she loved the business. she had a lot coming up before _ business. she had a lot coming up before she — business. she had a lot coming up before she died, bless her, a lot of work— before she died, bless her, a lot of work coming up. she loved all that. take us_ work coming up. she loved all that. take us if_ work coming up. she loved all that. take us if you would to behind the scenes at hi—de—hi! we all and i'm sure helen would echo this, we all loved watching is in the 805, given the warmth of the reaction and the tributes in the last 2a hours, you were all good friends, it must have been a fun place to work? it were all good friends, it must have been a fun place to work?- been a fun place to work? it really was. we been a fun place to work? it really was- we were _ been a fun place to work? it really was. we were so _ been a