Madge Harvey

Madge Delilah Harvey (née Barron) is a Scottish pensioner. She is the mother of Janice Garvey and the grandparent of Michael and Chantelle. She has eight daughters, only one of whom (Janice) still speaks to her. 
Madge was a frequent visitor to Benidorm until her and her family moved to Las Vegas when they discovered Madge's inheritance from her deceased second husband Mel Harvey. Madge is known for three things: smoking, irritating people and sitting in a mobility scooter, despite not actually needing one.
== Biography ==
Madge Barron was born in Scotland. From her first marriage, she has eight daughters: Janice, Valda, Olga, Cheryl, Sharon, Maureen, Jackie and Mandi. Her first husband died in 1990. Out of all of her daughters, only Janice still talks to Madge.
=== Series 1 ===
Madge came on holiday to Benidorm with Janice, Janice's husband Mick Garvey and their kids Chantelle and Michael. On the first night of their stay, the family discovered that Chantelle was in fact pregnant, which Madge believed was a plot to ruin her holiday. She befriended Donald and Jacqueline Stewart, who invited her up to their hotel room. Madge was unaware that the couple were actually swingers until it was too late. Horrified, Madge quickly left, although the couple made their apologies clear and accompanied Madge and her family to the beach the following day.
=== Series 2 ===
Madge and the Garveys returned to Benidorm the following year, this time accompanied by Mel Harvey, Madge's new boyfriend. On the second day of their holiday, Mel proposed to Madge in Neptune's Bar, which she accepted. After a misunderstanding which led Madge to believe that Mel was cheating on her with Sylvia, Mel decided that both he and Madge would be married in Benidorm. However, their wedding on the beach was ruined when Geoff Maltby accidentally knocked Mel out.
=== Summer Special ===
In the aftermath of the wedding, as the guests made their way back to the Solana, Madge and Janice asked an unidentified Spanish man for a lift to the hospital. However, this man turned out to be murderer Enrique Lopez, who took them back to their hotel room at the Solana and attempted to have them smuggle his supply of drugs. A rescue group of hotel guests led by Mick entered the room to save Madge and Janice. However, the murderer took all of them onto the hotel roof, where he held them hostage until they were saved by Mel.
=== Series 3 ===
After being given a free holiday due to the events of the previous year, the Garveys returned to Benidorm once again. On the first day of the holiday, Mel opened up a new mobility scooter shop, which burned down within minutes of its opening party. The family later visited the Benidorm Palace, which Mel took an interest in. Mel and Madge decided to buy the Benidorm Palace, therefore staying in Spain while the rest of the Garveys returned home.
=== Christmas Special ===
Janice, Mick and Michael visited Madge in her Benidorm villa for Christmas Day. Madge had hired Les Conroy to find the guest performer for the Benidorm Palace's Christmas Show, Su Pollard. At the Christmas Show, Madge and the Garveys were informed via phone call that Mel had passed away.
=== Series 4 ===
Unbeknownst to the Garveys, in the time between Christmas and series 4, Madge had lost the Benidorm Palace and was now living in a caravan park with barely any money. Janice, Mick and Michael eventually learned of her whereabouts and she met them at the Solana. Madge's debt for Scary Mary was bought by Mr Pink's mafia, leading to a go-kart race showdown between Madge and the crime boss. Madge won and the debt was cleared and was gifted €3000. Madge was tipped off by Johnny Neptune about a bar that needed buying, which cost exactly €3000. Believing it was a sign from Mel, Madge took control of the bar and continued to live in Benidorm alongside her family. 
=== Series 5 ===
Unfortunately for Madge, the bar in Benidorm did not succeed and the Garveys moved back to the UK, where they continued their sunbed shop business. However, they did return to Benidorm in series 5. 
On their holiday, Madge met a man named Mohammed, who claimed that he had a large fortune from Mel, but could only give it to Madge if she married him. On the day that Madge was supposed to marry Mohammed, Mick and Michael discovered that he was in fact a con man.
=== Series 6 ===
In series 6, the Garveys returned to Benidorm once again. However, at the airport, they were stopped as it was suspected that Madge's bag contained drugs, which were actually tanning pills, and Mick was forced to spend the night in the Spanish cells. 
Over the course of the holiday, the Garveys began to realise that Madge was acting a lot nicer to people. When they questioned why, she revealed that she had been given 6 months to live by Doctor Kundu. However, they eventually discovered that Madge had in fact been given 6 months to leave her local doctor and find a new one due to her threatening behaviour and racism.
=== Series 7 ===
Upon their return to Benidorm the following year, Madge and the Garveys were followed by an American lawyer named Buck A. Roo, who told them that as the last remaining relatives of Mel, they had in fact inherited a large fortune of over $1 million and land in Las Vegas that was connected to Mel's family. Despite initially believing that this was a scam, Madge and the Garveys placed their trust in Buck A. Roo and went to Las Vegas with him, where he promised that they would live a "happily ever after".
=== Series 8 ===
Having told her family that she had briefly returned to the UK, Madge returned to Benidorm for a single day in the hopes of buying a villa for her grandson Michael's birthday.
== Appearances ==
*Series 1 — Episode 1: "Hello Benidorm" (First appearance)
*Series 1 — Episode 2: "The Day Trip"
*Series 1 — Episode 3: "Busy Boy"
*Series 1 — Episode 4: "A Civilised Couple"
*Series 1 — Episode 5: "The Return of the Oracle"
*Series 1 — Episode 6: "The Beach"
*Series 2 — Episode 1: "In the Deep End"
*Series 2 — Episode 2: "The Babysitters"
*Series 2 — Episode 3: "The Arm-Wrestling Competition"
*Series 2 — Episode 4: "The Bullfight"
*Series 2 — Episode 5: "The Mother of the Ex"
*Series 2 — Episode 6: "Second Thoughts"
*Series 2 — Episode 7: "The Anniversary"
*Series 2 — Episode 8: "The Wedding"
*Benidorm Special
*Series 3 — Episode 1: "Back In Bennie"
*Series 3 — Episode 2: "The Waterfalls of Algar"
*Series 3 — Episode 3: "Blind Date"
*Series 3 — Episode 4: "The Long-Lost Daughter"
*Series 3 — Episode 5: "A Helping Hand"
*Series 3 — Episode 6: "A New Business"
*Christmas Special
*Series 4 — Episode 1: "Back in Sunny Beni"
*Series 4 — Episode 2: "Saudi Arabian Bashir"
*Series 4 — Episode 3: "Gamblers Anonymous"
*Series 4 — Episode 4: "So Far in Benidorm is Thunderous Rain"
*Series 4 — Episode 5: "Bananarama's Performance"
*Series 4 — Episode 6: "Benidorm's For Sale"
*Series 5 — Episode 1: "Keeping Control"
*Series 5 — Episode 2: "The New Manager"
*Series 5 — Episode 3: "Stag Do's and Stag Don'ts"
*Series 5 — Episode 4: "Thieving Organs"
*Series 5 — Episode 5: "The British Olympic Synchronised Swimming Contest"
*Series 5 — Episode 6: "Mel and Mick's Wedding Disaster"
*Series 5 — Episode 7: "Eviction and Rent"
*Benidorm's Got Talent
*Series 6 — Episode 1: "Ole Arriba Arriba ole Benidorm"
*Series 6 — Episode 2: "Jeopardising the Hotel"
*Series 6 — Episode 3: "Blow N Go"
*Series 6 — Episode 4: "Stag and Henny's"
*Series 6 — Episode 5: "Joyce Temple"
*Series 6 — Episode 6: "Madge's Health Kick"
*Series 6 — Episode 7: "VIP"
*Series 7 — Episode 1: "Cashflow"
*Series 7 — Episode 2: "Buck A Roo"
*Series 8 — Episode 3: "Teetotal Geoff"
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