The Real Marigold Hotel - wikipedia The Real Marigold Hotel The Real Marigold Hotel Genre Travel documentary Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 11 Production Running time 50 - 60 minutes Production company ( s ) Twofour Distributor BBC Release Original release 26 January 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 26 ) -- present External links Website The Real Marigold Hotel ( known in Australia as The Indian Dream Hotel ) is a British travel documentary series created by Twofour productions and broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two. The show, whose name is based on the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows famous elderly celebrities as they travel around India and experience the culture. In 2017, the show was nominated for a BAFTA in the category of Best Reality and Constructed Factual. Contents 1 Episodes 1.1 The Real Marigold Hotel 1.2 The Real Marigold on Tour 2 Reception 3 See Also 4 References 5 External links Episodes The Real Marigold Hotel Series Episodes Air date Participants Location Ref. 26 January - 9 February 2016 Miriam Margolyes, Sylvester McCoy, Wayne Sleep, Roy Walker, Rosemary Shrager, Bobby George, Patti Boulaye, Jan Leeming India, Jaipur 15 February - 15 March 2017 Bill Oddie, Paul Nicholas, Rustie Lee, Sheila Ferguson, Amanda Barrie, Lionel Blair, Dennis Taylor, Miriam Stoppard India, Kochi 01 - 22 August 2018 Stanley Johnson, Selina Scott, Stephanie Beacham, Susan George, Bob Champion, Syd Little, Janette and Ian Tough, Peter Dean India, Udaipur The Real Marigold on Tour Series Episode Air date Participants Location 27 December 2016 Miriam Margolyes, Wayne Sleep, Rosemary Shrager, Bobby George United States, Florida 30 December 2016 Japan, Kyoto 4 December 2017 China, Chengdu 11 December 2017 Miriam Margolyes, Wayne Sleep, Jan Leeming, Bobby George Cuba, Havana 20 December 2017 Sheila Ferguson, Rustie Lee, Paul Nicholas, Dennis Taylor Iceland, Reykjavik 31 December 2017 Rosemary Shrager, Sheila Ferguson, Paul Nicholas, Dennis Taylor Thailand, Chiang Mai Reception First aired on BBC Two, the series was described as heart - warming by The Independent and credited by The Daily Telegraph as exposing the contrasting perceptions of ageism in India and the United Kingdom. Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail called it a rancid nightmare while Radio Times called it funny and charming. The show was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Reality and Constructed Factual. The first series was the highest rating factual series on BBC Two in 2016 with an average of 4.1 million and a 13.6 percent share. It was also awarded a prestigious Rose d'Or Award for Reality and Factual Entertainment, a Grierson Award for Constructed Documentary Series, and a Broadcast Award for Popular Factual programme. After the popularity of the first series, the show 's second series was moved to BBC One where it continued to receive mostly positive reviews despite a different cast of celebrities. After the series ended, a new series named The Real Marigold on Tour was commissioned which saw celebrities travel to Florida and Japan. A second series was also produced which was broadcast at the end of 2017 with celebrities visiting China, Cuba, Iceland and Thailand. See Also Arvind Singh Mewar References ^ Jump up to : `` The Real Marigold Hotel ''. Twofour. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Television Reality And Constructed Factual in 2017 ''. BAFTA. Retrieved 6 December 2017. ^ Jump up to : Dowell, Ben ( 24 August 2017 ). `` The Real Marigold on Tour gets a `` bumper '' BBC1 run ``. Radio Times. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.amethaveliudaipur.com/aboutus.html Jump up ^ https://theudaipurstore.wordpress.com/category/dhan-mandi-udaipur/ Jump up ^ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dhan+Mandi,+Nada+Khada,+Udaipur,+Rajasthan+313001,+India/@24.582378,73.6769629,14z/ Jump up ^ Stevens, Christopher ( 27 January 2016 ). `` Retire to the real Marigold Hotel ? I 'd rather work till I drop dead ! Christopher Stevens reviews last night 's TV ''. Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ Delgado, Kasia ( 26 January 2016 ). `` The Real Marigold Hotel might entice you to India -- but you might want to leave Miriam Margolyes at home ''. Radio Times. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` BBC - The Real Marigold Hotel - series two - Media Centre ''. www.bbc.co.uk. Jump up ^ Monahan, Mark ( 15 February 2017 ). `` The Real Marigold Hotel was gentle and decidedly winning -- series 2 review ''. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2017. External links The Real Marigold Hotel on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Real_Marigold_Hotel&oldid=859729365 '' Categories : BBC high definition programmes 2016 British television programme debuts Television shows set in India 2010s British travel television series 2010s British documentary television series BBC travel television series Television series by ITV Studios English - language television programs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 15 September 2018, at 23 : 00 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when was the real marigold hotel series 3 filmed
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