Benidorm (British TV series)

***Benidorm*** is a British sitcom written and created by Derren Litten and produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for ITV that aired for ten series from 1 February 2007 until 2 May 2018.

The series features an ensemble cast of holiday makers and staff at the Solana all-inclusive hotel in Benidorm, Spain over the course of a week each year.

In 2025, Derren Litten confirmed he was in talks with ITV to bring back the sitcom 7 years after it was cancelled.

## Story

Each series, different families and couples arrive in an all-inclusive hotel in Benidorm. There are many different characters and storylines throughout the series.

## Behind the scenes

_The Solana_ is the fictional hotel featured in the show, where most of the characters stay. The pool scenes are filmed at the Sol Pelicanos Ocas Hotel in Benidorm, and the room scenes are filmed in the Acuariam II Apartments (which overlook the pool). The reception area and the salon is filmed in a studio set in a building opposite Benidorm Palace, known as "The Pink House".

_Neptune's_ is an all-inclusive bar/restaurant featured in the show, and owned by The Solana. Most of the characters are seen here in the evening, where seemingly there is karaoke and live entertainment every night.

## Cancellation and revival

After the end of the tenth season, it was confirmed that the show would not return. This was because fewer people were watching the show in its final years

In 2025, Derren Litten confirmed he was in talks with ITV to bring back the sitcom 7 years after it was cancelled.

## Viewing figures

|Series|colspan="2"|Episodes|Year|Series average (in millions)|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|colspan="2"|6|2007|4.43||
|colspan="2"|8|2008|5.98||
|rowspan="2"|2009|5.23|||
|colspan="2"|6|6.52|||
|2010|7.41||||
|colspan="2"|6|2011|7.77||
|colspan="2"|7|2012|7.06||
|colspan="2"|7|2014|6.76||
|colspan="2"|7|2015|5.60||
|colspan="2"|7|2016|5.32||
|colspan="2"|9|2017|4.78||
|colspan="2"|9|2018|4.98||

## Main characters

|rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"|Character|rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"|Actor|colspan="10"|Series|rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"|Duration|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Kate Weedon**|Abigail Cruttenden|colspan="2"|colspan="1"|colspan="7"|1x01–2x09, 3x05–3x06|||
|**Martin Weedon**|Nicholas Burns|colspan="3"|colspan="2"|colspan="1"|colspan="4"|1x01–3x06, 6x03–6x04||
|**Noreen Maltby**|Elsie Kelly|colspan="5"|colspan="1"|colspan="4"|1x01–5x07, 7x03–8x05, 9x05–10x07|||
|**Geoff Maltby **|Johnny Vegas|colspan="3"|colspan="3"|colspan="3"|colspan="1"|1x01–3x06, 7x03–8x05, 9x05–9x08||
|**Mick Garvey**|Steve Pemberton|colspan="6"|colspan="1"|colspan="3"|1x01–7x02|||
|**Janice Garvey**|Siobhan Finneran|colspan="6"|colspan="1"|colspan="3"|1x01–7x02|||
|**Madge Harvey**|Sheila Reid|colspan="6"|colspan="1"|colspan="1"|colspan="2"|1x01–7x02, 8x03||
|**Michael Garvey**|Oliver Stokes|colspan="6"|colspan="1"|colspan="3"|1x01–7x02|||
|**Chantelle Garvey**|Hannah Hobley|colspan="3"|colspan="7"|1x01–3x06||||
|**Jacqueline Stewart**|Janine Duvitski|colspan="10"|1x01–8x07, 9x02-10x09|||||
|**Donald Stewart**|Kenny Ireland|colspan="6"|colspan="4"|1x01–6x07||||
|**Gavin Ramsbottom**|Hugh Sachs|colspan="5"|colspan="5"|1x01–5x07||||
|**Troy Ramsbottom**|Paul Bazely|colspan="3"|colspan="1"|colspan="3"|colspan="2"|colspan="1"|1x01–3x06, 4x06, 8x01–9x08|
|**Mateo Castellanos**|Jake Canuso|colspan="10"|1x01–10x09|||||
|**Janey Yorke**|Crissy Rock|colspan="4"|colspan="1"|colspan="1"|colspan="1"|colspan="3"|1x01–4x06, 5x06, 7x05–7x06|
|**Mel Harvey**|Geoffrey Hutchings|colspan="1"|colspan="2"|colspan="7"|2x01–3x06|||
|**Brandy**|Sheridan Smith|colspan="2"|colspan="1"|colspan="7"|3x01–3x04|||
|**Les/Lesley Conroy**|Tim Healy|colspan="2"|colspan="1"|colspan="7"|3x02–3x03, 4x01–10x07|||
|**Sam Wood**|Shelley Longworth|colspan="3"|colspan="2"|colspan="3"|colspan="2"|4x01–5x07, 9x01–10x09||
|**Natalie Jones**|Kathryn Drysdale|colspan="3"|colspan="1"|colspan="6"|4x01–4x06|||
|**Liam Conroy**|Adam Gillen|colspan="3"|colspan="4"|colspan="1"|colspan="2"|4x01–7x07, 8x07–10x09||
|**Kenneth Du Beke Gupter**|Tony Maudsley|colspan="3"|colspan="7"|4x01–10x09||||
|**Pauline Maltby**|Selina Griffiths|colspan="3"|colspan="1"|colspan="3"|colspan="3"|4x02–4x06, 8x02–8x05, 9x05–10x07||
|**Joyce Temple-Savage**|Sherrie Hewson|colspan="4"|colspan="6"|5x01–9x04, 9x06–10x09||||
|**Trudy**|Michelle Butterly|colspan="4"|colspan="1"|colspan="5"|5x01–5x07|||
|**Clive Dyke**|Perry Benson|colspan="5"|colspan="2"|colspan="3"|6x01–7x07|||
|**Tonya Dyke**|Hannah Waddingham|colspan="5"|colspan="1"|colspan="4"|6x01–6x07|||
|**Tiger Dyke**|Danny Walters|colspan="5"|colspan="4"|colspan="1"|6x01–9x09|||
|**Bianca Dyke**|Bel Powley|colspan="5"|colspan="1"|colspan="4"|6x02–6x07|||
|**Glynn Flint**|Alan David|colspan="6"|colspan="1"|colspan="3"|7x01–7x07|||
|**Terri Dawson**|Charlotte Eaton|colspan="6"|colspan="1"|colspan="3"|7x01–7x07|||
|**Monty Evans/Staines**|John Challis|colspan="6"|colspan="3"|colspan="1"|7x06–7x07, 8x04, 8x07, 9x08–10x09|||
|**Eddie Dawson**|Bobby Knutt|colspan="7"|colspan="3"|8x01–10x09||||
|**Billy Dawson**|Steve Edge|colspan="7"|colspan="3"|8x01–10x09||||
|**Sheron Dawson**|Julie Graham|colspan="7"|colspan="3"|8x01–10x09||||
|**Rob Dawson**|Josh Bolt|colspan="7"|colspan="3"|8x01–10x06||||
|**Jodie Dawson**|Honor Kneafsey|colspan="7"|colspan="2"|colspan="1"|8x01–9x05|||
|**Joey Ellis**|Nathan Bryon|colspan="7"|colspan="3"|8x01–10x09||||
|**Amber Platt**|Jessica Ellerby|colspan="7"|colspan="1"|colspan="2"|8x01–8x07|||
|**Loretta Chase**|Kate Fitzgerald|colspan="8"|colspan="2"|9x01–10x09||||
|**Neville**|Simon Greenall|colspan="8"|colspan="1"|colspan="1"|9x05–9x09|||
|**Callum Byrne**|Julian Moore-Cook|colspan="9"|colspan="1"|10x02–10x09||||
|**Cyd**|Laila Zaidi|colspan="9"|colspan="1"|10x02–10x06||||

## Other websites

- _Benidorm_ at British TV Comedy
- _Benidorm_  at TigerAspect.co.uk
- Solana_ at Sol Pelícanos Ocas

## Infobox (television)

- **genre**: Sitcom
- **creator**: Derren Litten
- **starring**: #Main characters, See cast below
- **theme music composer**: Mark Thomas
- **composer**: Mark Thomas
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **language**: English
- **num series**: 10
- **num episodes**: 74
- **runtime**: 23–46 minutes

- **company**: Tiger Aspect Productions
- **network**: ITV (TV channel), ITV, STV (TV channel), STV, UTV (TV channel), UTV
- **network2**: In development
- **first aired2**: In development
- **related**: _Benidorm Live_
_Scarborough (TV series), Scarborough_