Benidorm (TV series)
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| Created by | Derren Litten |
| Written by | Derren Litten Steve Pemberton Neil Fitzmaurice Gaby Hull |
| Directed by |
Kevin Allen Sandy Johnson John Henderson David Sant Robin Shepperd |
| Starring | See List of characters |
| Opening theme | "Benidorm Theme" |
| Composer(s) | Mark Thomas |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 56 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sophie Clarke-Jervoise Ben Cavey Derren Litten |
| Producer(s) |
Geoffrey Perkins Jo Willet Ben Carvey Francis Matthews Lucy Armitage |
| Location(s) | Benidorm, Spain |
| Cinematography | John Ignutius |
| Running time | 22–25 mins (2007–08) 44–48 mins (2009–) |
| Production company(s) | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Distributor | Endemol UK |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format |
16:9 576i SDTV (2007–09) 16:9 1080i HDTV (2010–) |
| Original release | 1 February 2007 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Benidorm is a British sitcom written by Derren Litten and produced by Tiger Aspect for ITV. The series features an ensemble cast of holiday makers and staff at the Solana all-inclusive hotel in Benidorm, Spain.
The show first aired on 1 February 2007. Critically acclaimed, Benidorm has received two National Television Awards and nominations at the British Comedy Awards and BAFTAs.
A nine-episode ninth series was commissioned in February 2016, which is due to air from March 2017.
Series 1 introduced the main characters, the Garvey family: parents Mick (Steve Pemberton) and Janice (Siobhan Finneran), teenage daughter Chantelle ('Telle' – Hannah Hobley) and seven-year-old son Michael (Oliver Stokes). They are on their first holiday abroad, paid for by Janice's mother – the sun-worshipping, chain-smoking Madge (Sheila Reid), who doesn't have a kind word for anyone. Jacqueline (Janine Duvitski) and Donald (Kenny Ireland) have been coming to Benidorm for twenty years and are enthusiastic, middle-aged swingers. Kate (Abigail Cruttenden) and Martin Weedon (Nicholas Burns) are going through a rough patch during their third year of marriage. Within seconds of arriving they realise that the Solana is the worst place for them to make a fresh start. Geoff Maltby (Johnny Vegas), who calls himself 'The Oracle', has an irritating computer-like knowledge of trivia, he claims to be the Lancashire pub quiz champion, and is prone to fits of competitive behavior; he has always come on holiday with his mother, Noreen (Elsie Kelly). Gavin (Hugh Sachs) and Troy (Paul Bazely) are on their first holiday together after setting up a successful hair salon. They consider themselves superior to the other guests but are happy enough to get drunk and snigger at them; later in the series their relationship hits rock bottom when Troy is caught with another series regular.
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