Benidorm
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 2007 - 2018
- 74 episodes (10 series)
An ensemble sitcom that focuses on the adventures of a group of British holiday makers staying at the Solana holiday resort in Spain. Stars Jake Canuso, Janine Duvitski, Tim Healy, Adam Gillen, Tony Maudsley and more.
Streaming rank this week: 689
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Series 3, Episode 5
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 30th October 2009
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jake Canuso | Mateo |
| Janine Duvitski | Jacqueline Stewart |
| Elsie Kelly | Noreen Maltby |
| Sheila Reid | Madge |
| Steve Pemberton | Mick Garvey |
| Siobhan Finneran | Janice Garvey |
| Oliver Stokes | Michael Garvey |
| Johnny Vegas | The Oracle |
| Kenny Ireland | Donald Stewart |
| Nicholas Burns | Martin Weedon |
| Abigail Cruttenden | Kate Weedon |
| Hugh Sachs | Gavin |
| Paul Bazely | Troy |
| Hannah Hobley | Chantelle Garvey |
| Crissy Rock | Janey York |
| Geoffrey Hutchings | Mel |
| Una Stubbs | Diana |
| Joe Ferrera | Dario |
| Ashley Kumar | Jamie |
| Tony Tonito | Self |
| Derren Litten | Writer |
| Sandy Johnson | Director |
| Jo Willett | Producer |
| Ben Cavey | Producer |
| Sophie Clarke-Jervoise | Executive Producer |
| Clive Barrett | Editor |
| Heather Gibson | Production Designer |
| Mark Thomas | Composer |
Press
Popular though it may be, Benidorm, the sitcom starring Sheila Reid, can be distasteful. In tonight's penultimate episode of the third series, dishonesty pervades the Spanish seaside resort: Gavin (Hugh Sachs) learns that Troy (Paul Bazely) is apparently cheating on him, while the elaborate stories of the Oracle (Johnny Vegas) land him in a spot of bother with the local police. Elsewhere, Diana (Una Stubbs) arrives to help her recently conned son Martin (Nicholas Burns) get back on his feet.
Patrick Smith, The Telegraph, 30th October 2009Last week's outsider from the world of the un-north was Robin Askwith as a cockney conman. This week it's Una Stubbs, who comes from the world of Posh. She plays the snooty but enigmatic Diana, who makes a flying trip to bail out her son, hapless con victim Martin. Meanwhile, The Oracle's whoppers about fighting off criminals come back to bite him on the backside, Madge gets a Bo Derek-style makeover and Gavin suspects that Troy is cheating on him. This is just one aspect of the show that makes it a bit more than Coronation Street by the pool-side.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 30th October 2009