Benidorm

Benidorm creator finally confirms series ten was finale

Benidorm is over and will never return to television, its creator has revealed.

Benidorm finale review

Silly and seriously sunburnt, but a survivor.

Sombreros and sun loungers at the ready: Benidorm checks out as the latest series of gentle larks in the sun comes to an end. There is an airport strike threatening the Dawsons' anniversary plans, Sam's ex is in town and Monty and Joyce make up. Amiable chaos, as ever, ensues.

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An abrupt end for this old-fashioned comedy.

It is tempting to see it purely as a sort of TV equivalent of sheltered accommodation for light entertainment performers, but Benidorm, which is now 10 series old, clearly continues to find an appreciative audience. Tonight, Monty hunts for a job and Kenneth bricks himself when builders inadvertently brick him in.

Joyce is positively fuming after the appalling performance by Sammy (a returning Shane Richie) at Neptunes, made all the worse once she discovers that Monty has given him a contract at Solana. Elsewhere, Doreen makes a dreadful blunder by sending off Pauline's novel to be published prematurely.

Like a funny uncle who is still threatening to don his mankini and embarrass the family, long-running comedy Benidorm brings the larks. Yes, the holidaymakers are still trapped in the Spanish laugh pit, and this week Sammy and Monty are enjoying showbiz shenanigans while Noreen senses her twin sister Doreen is about to arrive. Guffaw.

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Joyce appoints Monty as the new entertainments manager at the Solana and, to make a splash, he plans a "magical" night at Neptune's. With the Dawson family still wary of Cyd, Rob decides to propose anyway. It's perhaps worth prepping any potential audience for an appearance from the Chuckle Brothers.