Episode 5.1

The first day of the holidays, and chaos reigns at the Solana Hotel. Staff regulars Mateo and Les/Lesley can barely keep control. Liam is now the hotel's hopeless handyman too. When will new manager Joyce Temple-Savage appear?

In-Depth Episode Synopsis

Warning: the below synopsis may contain spoilers

The first day of the holidays, and chaos reigns at the Solana Hotel. Staff regulars Mateo and Les/Lesley can barely keep control. Les's son Liam is now the hotel's hopeless handyman too. When will the new manager appear?

A coachload of angry holiday-makers arrives - including an irate Gavin and Noreen: somehow, the travel company has lost all their luggage.

Sam is already out by the pool with a new friend - Trudy. Trudy is hungry for 24 hour fun and determined not to let anything stand in her way...

Mateo reluctantly coaches Liam in the art of chatting up pretty women, while Madge borrows money from grandson Michael and provokes Janice about Mick's late arrival: "very pretty lass he's just taken on at the Claremont Road shop...".

Kenneth, now proprietor of the Solana's new hair salon - and Gavin comfort lately widowed Jacqueline, but get a nasty shock when they see what can surely only be the ghost of Donald...

Watching all this, from beneath an artful cascade of blonde locks, is Joyce Temple-Savage, the new manager - determined to set the Solana on the road to 4 star respectability. Has she bitten off more than she can chew? Will the guests take to her taste in classical music? Will she ever stop making those pesky announcements? And what will everyone make of reluctant but dishy opera singer Asa Elliott? It's not going to be an easy ride!

First Broadcast Details

Date:
Fri 24th February 2012
Time:
9:00pm
Channel:
ITV1
Ratings:
6.24 million viewers (26.7% audience share)
Length:
60 minutes

Main Repeats

  • Sun 26th February 2012 (9:00pm, ITV2)
  • Tue 28th February 2012 (10:35pm, ITV1)

Episode 5.1 Cast & Crew

Regular Cast
Siobhan Finneran ... Janice Garvey
Sheila Reid ... Madge
Hugh Sachs ... Gavin
Kenny Ireland ... Donald Stewart
Janine Duvitski ... Jacqueline Stewart
Elsie Kelly ... Noreen Maltby
Oliver Stokes ... Michael Garvey
Jake Canuso ... Mateo
Tim Healy ... Les
Shelley Longworth ... Sam
Adam Gillen ... Liam
Tony Maudsley ... Kenneth
Michelle Butterly ... Trudy
Sherrie Hewson ... Joyce
Asa Elliott ... Self
Writing Team
Derren Litten ... Writer
Simon Carlyle ... Script Editor
Production Team
John Henderson ... Director
Francis Matthews ... Producer
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise ... Exec Producer
Ben Cavey ... Exec Producer
Derren Litten ... Exec Producer
Heather Gibson ... Production Design
Mark Thomas (II) ... Composer
David Yardley ... Editor