Benidorm (British TV series)
Benidorm is a British sitcom written and created by Derren Litten and produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for ITV that aired for ten series from 1 February 2007 until 2 May 2018.
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Derren Litten |
| Theme music composer | Mark Thomas |
| Composer | Mark Thomas |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 74 |
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| Running time | 23–46 minutes (excluding advertisements) |
| Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
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| Network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Release | 1 February 2007 – 2 May 2018 |
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| Benidorm Live Scarborough | |
The series features an ensemble cast of holiday makers and staff at the Solana all-inclusive hotel in Benidorm, Spain over the course of a week each year.
Story
Each series, different families and couples arrive in an all-inclusive hotel in Benidorm. There are many different characters and storylines throughout the series.
Behind the scenes
The Solana is the fictional hotel featured in the show, where most of the characters stay. The pool scenes are filmed at the Sol Pelicanos Ocas Hotel in Benidorm, and the room scenes are filmed in the Acuariam II Apartments (which overlook the pool). The reception area and the salon is filmed in a studio set in a building opposite Benidorm Palace, known as "The Pink House".
Neptune's is an all-inclusive bar/restaurant featured in the show, and owned by The Solana. Most of the characters are seen here in the evening, where seemingly there is karaoke and live entertainment every night.
Cancellation
After the end of the tenth season, it was confirmed that the show would not return. This was because less people were watching the show in its final years.
Viewing figures
| Series | Episodes | Year | Series average
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| 1 | 6 | 2007 | 4.43 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2008 | 5.98 | |
| Special | 2009 | 5.23 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 6.52 | ||
| Special | 2010 | 7.41 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2011 | 7.77 | |
| 5 | 7 | 2012 | 7.06 | |
| 6 | 7 | 2014 | 6.76 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2015 | 5.60 | |
| 8 | 7 | 2016 | 5.32 | |
| 9 | 9 | 2017 | 4.78 | |
| 10 | 9 | 2018 | 4.98 | |
List of main characters and cast members
| Character | Actor | Series | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Kate Weedon | Abigail Cruttenden | Main | R | ||||||||
| Martin Weedon | Nicholas Burns | Main | R | ||||||||
| Noreen Maltby | Elsie Kelly | Main | Main | ||||||||
| Geoff Maltby aka "The Oracle" | Johnny Vegas | Main | Main | ||||||||
| Mick Garvey | Steve Pemberton | Main | R | ||||||||
| Janice Garvey | Siobhan Finneran | Main | R | ||||||||
| Madge Harvey | Sheila Reid | Main | R | G | |||||||
| Michael Garvey | Oliver Stokes | Main | R | ||||||||
| Chantelle Garvey | Hannah Hobley | Main | |||||||||
| Jacqueline Stewart | Janine Duvitski | Main | |||||||||
| Donald Stewart | Kenny Ireland | Main | |||||||||
| Gavin Ramsbottom | Hugh Sachs | Main | |||||||||
| Troy Ramsbottom | Paul Bazely | Main | G | Main | |||||||
| Mateo Castellanos | Jake Canuso | Main | |||||||||
| Janey Yorke | Crissy Rock | Main | G | R | |||||||
| Mel Harvey | Geoffrey Hutchings | Main | |||||||||
| Brandy | Sheridan Smith | M | |||||||||
| Les/Lesley Conroy | Tim Healy | R | Main | ||||||||
| Sam Wood | Shelley Longworth | Main | Main | ||||||||
| Natalie Jones | Kathryn Drysdale | M | |||||||||
| Liam Conroy | Adam Gillen | Main | G | Main | |||||||
| Kenneth Du Beke | Tony Maudsley | Main | |||||||||
| Pauline Maltby | Selina Griffiths | M | Main | ||||||||
| Joyce Temple-Savage | Sherrie Hewson | Main | |||||||||
| Trudy | Michelle Butterly | M | |||||||||
| Clive Dyke | Perry Benson | Main | |||||||||
| Tonya Dyke | Hannah Waddingham | M | |||||||||
| Tiger Dyke | Danny Walters | Main | |||||||||
| Bianca Dyke | Bel Powley | M | |||||||||
| Glynn Flint | Alan David | M | |||||||||
| Terri Dawson | Charlotte Eaton | M | |||||||||
| Monty Evans/Staines | John Challis | R | M | ||||||||
| Eddie Dawson | Bobby Knutt | Main | |||||||||
| Billy Dawson | Steve Edge | Main | |||||||||
| Sheron Dawson | Julie Graham | Main | |||||||||
| Rob Dawson | Josh Bolt | Main | |||||||||
| Jodie Dawson | Honor Kneafsey | Main | |||||||||
| Joey Ellis | Nathan Bryon | Main | |||||||||
| Amber Platt | Jessica Ellerby | M | |||||||||
| Loretta Chase | Kate Fitzgerald | Main | |||||||||
| Neville | Simon Greenall | M | |||||||||
| Callum | Julian Moore-Cook | M | |||||||||
| Cyd | Laila Zaidi | M | |||||||||
Other websites
- Benidorm on IMDb
- Benidorm at British TV Comedy
- Benidorm Archived 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine at TigerAspect.co.uk
- The Solana at Sol Pelícanos Ocas