'Holiday Camp' is excellent, purely because it gives you a wonderful insight into what sorts of experiences people had going on cheap, budget Butlins-style holidays post WWII. Holiday Camps by then were at their peak, and thousands of people were able to get away for a week without breaking the bank whilst being able to experience nice food, good company and fun entertainment.
'Holiday Camp' follows a working class family's annual getaway as well as their interactions with various other characters, such as a pregnant girl who has run away with her boyfriend, a lady lamenting her lost love, a dodgy group of card players, several 'jack-the-lads' and a lunatic serial killer eluding the police. It also signaled the first film of the Huggett family, of which there were several more to follow because of the film's successful popularity.
Great cast, all the old favourites are here and I guarantee you will recognise at least 2 of the actors.
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