Paul Shane played the role of Ted Bovis in which British TV sitcom?

Paul Shane (19 June 1940 – 16 May 2013) was an English comedian and actor known for his television work, in particular playing Ted Bovis in "Hi-de-Hi!", a 1980s BBC sitcom.

"Hi-de-Hi!" is a BBC television sitcom shown on BBC1 from 1 January 1980 to 30 January 1988. Set between 1959 and 1960 in Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, the show was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. The title was the greeting the campers heard and in early episodes was written "Hi de Hi". The series revolved around the lives of the camp's entertainers, most of them struggling actors or has-beens.

The inspiration was the experience of Jimmy Perry, one of the writers. After being demobilised from the Army, he was a Redcoat at Butlins in Filey and Pwllheli during the holiday season.

Shane played small parts and made guest appearances in television series throughout the 1970s. In May 1979, the comedy writer Jimmy Perry spotted Shane playing Frank Roper in an episode of "Coronation Street", and offered him the part of Ted Bovis in his new holiday-camp sitcom "Hi-de-Hi!". Later when Perry and his co-writer David Croft wrote the pilot of "You Rang, M'Lord?" they invited Shane to play Alf Stokes. That show ran until 1993.