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: 654
Episode menu
Series 9, Episode 9
Further details
When Baby Jesus contaminates the swimming pool with weedkiller, the guests have to be evacuated. The chips are down as Crystal Hennessey-Vass pressures Joyce to sort things out pronto. Joyce hastily arranges a trip to the circus, but circus manager Andre fails to tell her that the acts are not available.
Mateo surprises Joyce with his linguistic skills as they try to put a show together. Bean, the resident clown and old friend of Mateo, comes to the rescue. A fabulous show is pulled off and Monty uses all his connections to get the hotel re-opened in record time - but is it enough to keep Crystal happy?
Joyce needs a show-stopping act for Neptunes to save her job, and Jacqueline suggests some friends who are in town. Monty hopes to gain further approval by getting his nephew to do a number, as he has a very important question to ask Joyce.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 3rd May 2017
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jake Canuso | Mateo |
| Janine Duvitski | Jacqueline Stewart |
| Adam Gillen | Liam |
| Tony Maudsley | Kenneth |
| Sherrie Hewson | Joyce Temple Savage |
| John Challis | Monty |
| Shelley Longworth | Sam |
| Julie Graham | Sheron Dawson |
| Steve Edge | Billy Dawson |
| Bobby Knutt | Eddie Dawson |
| Josh Bolt | Rob Dawson |
| Kate Fitzgerald | Loretta |
| Nathan Bryon | Joey Ellis |
| Danny Walters | Tiger Dyke |
| Simon Greenall | Neville |
| Joan Collins | Crystal Henessy-Vass |
| Jason Manford | André |
| David O'Reilly | Bean |
| Josephine Berry | Marie Lavoie |
| Luca Chiarva | Faustino |
| Martyn Ford | Hercules |
| Chris Rogers | Eczema the Clown |
| Charlie Bird | Baby Jesus |
| Graham McPherson (as Madness) | Self |
| Chris Foreman (as Madness) | Self |
| Mike Barson (as Madness) | Self |
| Lee Thompson (as Madness) | Self |
| Daniel Woodgate (as Madness) | Self |
| Mark Bedford (as Madness) | Self |
| Danny Tetley | Self |
| Gaby Hull | Script Editor |
| Simon Bird | Producer |
| Derren Litten | Executive Producer |
| Paul Jackson | Executive Producer |
| Arnold Widdowson | Co-producer |
| Nick Ames | Editor |
| Antony Cartlidge | Production Designer |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Karen McKinlay-Gunn | Costume Designer |
| Marcus Whitney | Make-up Designer |
| Mark Thomas | Composer |
| Roy Estabrook | Director of Photography |
| Lee Trevor | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
Benidorm off the hook over cleft palate joke
Ofcom is to take no action over complaints that Benidorm was 'grossly offensive' to people with cleft palates.
Chortle, 22nd May 2017Benidorm under fire after complains of "cleft lip" joke
The remark, made by the character Joyce Temple-Savage, has sparked 118 complaints to the media regulator Ofcom.
Paul Revoir, The Sun, 11th May 2017Preview - Benidorm
The sitcom set on the Costa Blanca packs its bags for another season in the last episode of the current run but there's no sedate wind-down for Joyce when Baby Jesus contaminates the pool with weedkiller and all guests have to be evacuated.
Gareth Hargreaves, On The Box, 3rd May 2017