 For several years between 1956 and 1959 , the comedian and TV presenter Dave Allen worked as a Redcoat at the camp . For Allen it was his first experience of fame ( within the community of campers ) and he found that he could not escape it , saying , " You can 't get away once they know you — unless you lock yourself in your chalet . If you put on a moustache and dark glasses they 'd think you were doing a stunt . " 
