15/09/2009
Following the recent Summer special and it winning Best Comedy at The National TV Awards, BENIDORM returns for a third series on ITV1 in a new one hour format.
Set one year later, the new series sees the return of all your favourite holidaymakers as they take up the offer of a free holiday given to them by the Solana Resort.
The Garveys; Mick (Steve Pemberton – Whitechapel, The League of Gentlemen), Janice (Siobhan Finneran – Unforgiven, Clocking Off), their kids Telle (Hannah Hobley – Cranford) and Michael and Telle’s baby son Coolio are all back and find themselves right in the middle of the action, courtesy of Madge (Sheila Reid – Midsomer Murders) and Mel (Geoffrey Hutchings - Eastenders)
Good hearted swingers Donald (Kenny Ireland – Rose and Maloney, New Tricks) and Jacqueline (Janine Duvitski – One Foot in the Grave, Abigail’s Party) are back and this time they meet a new friend along the way!
Martin (Nicholas Burns – Nathan Barley) returns without wife Kate, choosing instead to bring loud scouser Brandy as his holiday companion (played by guest star Sheridan Smith). It’s not long before Brandy is rubbing up all the holidaymakers the wrong way!
The Oracle (Johnny Vegas – Ideal) is back with his mum Noreen (Elsie Kelly – The Famous Five) and this time his mission to find true love takes him to some very interesting places.
Gay couple Gavin (Hugh Sachs - Him and Us) and Troy (Paul Bazely – Vanity Fair, Green Wing) return and one of them is hiding a huge secret that could tear them apart.
The new series continues the trend in having popular guest stars playing outlandish characters and this year is no exception with Sheridan Smith, Robin Askwith, Keith Barron, Una Stubbs and Tim Healy all making appearances.
BENIDORM is written and created by Derren Litten, produced by Ben Cavey and directed by BAFTA award winning Sandy Johnson (Jonathan Creek, Kingdom, Love Soup). Sophie Clarke-Jervoise is executive producer.
BENIDORM is back to lift your spirits, brighten up your Autumn and deliver more sun, sangria and of course swinging!
