Redcoats are the frontline staff at Butlins holiday camps. A Redcoat may have many duties ranging from adult entertainer or children's entertainer to stewarding. A number of notable entertainers have been Redcoats in the early stages of their careers and the role is such an important part of the entertainment and tourism culture of the United Kingdom that today former Redcoats are regularly identified in the press and in books by this role, even though it may only have been a small part of their overall career.