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showboat | 22:25 Mon 29th Jan 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Last three and I can't find the answers.

1. Who played Joe Maplin in Hi De Hi?

2. Which MP's seat is traditionally not contested at General Elections?

3. What is the official name of the Iron Bridge across the River Severn, in Shropshire? (Have an idea of the answer on this one, but not 100% sure)
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1. Joe Maplin himself was never seen, after Bob Monkhouse turned down the role .. according to Wikipedia.
1. I don't think he was ever seen
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From what I remember of Hi De Hi, I know he was never seen, but he was heard I think? I am having trouble trying to place a name to the voice.
Joe Maplin made no physical appearance in the TV series, but was engaged only in telephone conversations with various camp employees. He was always said to be away 'visiting the other camp at Camber Sands'. It was rumoured that the voice heard on the phone purporting to be Joe Maplin, was in fact, the voice of co-writer Jimmy Perry. As stated above, the part was declined by Bob Momkhouse, and nver re-cast. There were also film versions of Hi-de-Hi, but whether the character of Joe Maplin was represented, I don't know.
If you feed the character name Joe Maplin into IMDb it will tell you there is no record of any such character and that covers films and TV progs. :O)

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