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Benidorm. Image shows from L to R: Joyce Temple Savage (Sherrie Hewson), Les / Lesley (Tim Healy). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Benidorm

Benidorm

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 2007 - 2018
  • 74 episodes (10 series)

An ensemble sitcom that focuses on the adventures of a group of British holiday makers staying at the Solana holiday resort in Spain. Stars Jake Canuso, Janine Duvitski, Tim Healy, Adam Gillen, Tony Maudsley and more.

  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 803

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Series 3, Episode 4

Benidorm. Gary / Marcus (Robin Askwith). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
When Madge's estranged daughter Valda appears at The Solana, Madge is convinced she is after Mel's money. Meanwhile a cockney conman called Gary starts working his way through the holidaymakers, and Madge is given something to settle her stomach with extremely unsettling results.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 23rd October 2009
Time
9pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jake Canuso Mateo
Janine Duvitski Jacqueline Stewart
Elsie Kelly Noreen Maltby
Sheila Reid Madge
Steve Pemberton Mick Garvey
Siobhan Finneran Janice Garvey
Oliver Stokes Michael Garvey
Johnny Vegas The Oracle
Kenny Ireland Donald Stewart
Nicholas Burns Martin Weedon
Hugh Sachs Gavin
Paul Bazely Troy
Hannah Hobley Chantelle Garvey
Crissy Rock Janey York
Geoffrey Hutchings Mel
Sheridan Smith Brandy
Guest cast
Lorraine Bruce Valda
Robin Askwith Gary / Marcus
Amit Shah Vikram
Writing team
Derren Litten Writer
Production team
Sandy Johnson Director
Jo Willett Producer
Ben Cavey Producer
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise Executive Producer
Clive Barrett Editor
Heather Gibson Production Designer
Mark Thomas Composer

Press

Derren Litten's comedy showcases a certain kind of lobster-coloured all-Englishness that can only be found abroad nowadays. It's broad rather than acute, and occasionally hidebound (an Indian trainee doctor from Varanesi who speaks no English? No way), but a familiar cast, including Johnny Vegas and Steve Pemberton, help make for viewing as comfy as a carton of chips. This week, Madge runs into her marginally less horrible, estranged daughter Valda, while Robin Askwith, he of the Confessions of . . . series, crops up as a typically conniving cockney chancer.

David Stubbs, The Guardian, 23rd October 2009

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