Kate O'Mara

TVO reviews: Mindhorn

Our roving reporter, Mog, has been lucky enough to see Mindhorn twice. The first time she was so absorbed in the film she forgot to make any notes. That probably tells you all you need to know (about both the film and her). On the second run, she was able to remember why she was there; here's her review.

8 unexpected celebrity cameos on Benidorm

From Dynasty's Kate O'Mara to Corrie's Ken Morley - can you remember them all?

In the 1980s I bumped into Kate O'Mara on the Doctor Who set disguised as Bonnie Langford - erm, she was, I wasn't! And she's almost as startling tonight in a now rare TV role as Mrs Simmonds, a well-preserved or, well, preserved glamourpuss who the Solana staff are fawning over.

In a plot redolent of Fawlty Towers, a hotel assessor is in residence and it all goes disastrously wrong for manageress Joyce (Sherrie Hewson). She "normally gets on with the gays", but her antipathy for hairstylist Kenneth boils over in a hysterical poolside brawl. The scene-stealer, though, is young Michael (Oliver Stokes) with his poignant turn at karaoke, in a finale that captures those end-of-holiday pangs. A sixth series, por favor.

It's the end of another season at the Solana and new manager Joyce Temple Savage is still optimistically chasing her fourth star. Incredibly, she's only been in the job a week, but they don't half cram in some memorable moments into those ­all-inclusive breaks.

Moments like tonight's ­hilariously violent catfight between Joyce and hairdresser Kenneth in which the feathers - and sangria - really fly. But will this be enough to impress the hotel inspector, played by a bemused Kate O'Mara?

She's been enjoying free room service in the ­penthouse, but it would require very thick gin goggles indeed to view this as a luxury resort. Whatever the rating, Benidorm has served up some four-star comedy this year - and some poignant moments, too.