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Hotel Babylon. Image shows from L to R: Charlie Edwards (Max Beesley), Rebecca Mitchell (Tamzin Outhwaite), Tony Casemore (Dexter Fletcher). Copyright: Carnival Films
Hotel Babylon

Hotel Babylon

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC One
  • 2006 - 2009
  • 32 episodes (4 series)

Comedy drama about the workings of a glamorous 5-star London hotel, and the lives of its key staff members. Stars Tamzin Outhwaite, Max Beesley, Dexter Fletcher, Emma Pierson, Martin Marquez and more.

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Series 1, Episode 5

Rebecca's in a great mood after patching things up with her husband. It doesn't stop her clashing with Charlie over a guest with something to hide though.

Down in the basements of the hotel, Jackie is thrown off balance when a raid by Immigration Officers brings her own dodgy status into the light. What can she give them to avoid being deported?

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Back together with her husband, Rebecca's uncharacteristic good mood does everything to unsettle the staff - especially Charlie.

Below stairs, we witness a world the guests never normally get to see - the immigrant labour that really makes the place work.

A raid on the hotel by Immigration officers forces Jackie into a dilemma when she's reminded by the officials about her own immigration status.

Meanwhile, Charlie is asked by a guest to help cover up an affair she's been conducting at the hotel. Rebecca takes a hard line with Charlie, refusing to let him intervene, and disarms him by implying that she knows something about his fraudulent past.

A showdown is inevitable once Rebecca realises he's gone against her word. In a fight to save his job, Charlie manages to turn the tables on Rebecca.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 16th February 2006
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
60 minutes

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