The first of the Huggett series is actually not a full-blown comedy at all. It's best described as a comedy drama with the accent decidedly cast on the latter quality. In fact, it has a rather nasty twist in its tail – which brings it firmly into the film noir category. On the plus side, it's expertly acted by a first-rate cast in which Hazel Court and Jack Warner shine, and in which the director and his players manage to overcome most (though not all) of the twists in a somewhat clumsily constructed screenplay. On the negative front, true-to-life episodes are forced to jostle with comedy, romance and (briefly) horror. In fact, to re-iterate the splendid wording of Claytons TV commercial, Holiday Camp is the portmanteau film you have when you're not having a portmanteau film.
Review of Holiday Camp
