Heartburn Hotel
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1998 - 2000
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom set in Birmingham's grotty Olympic Hotel, run by ex-Army man and Bucks Fizz devotee Harry Springer. Stars Tim Healy, Clive Russell, Peter Gunn, Zita Sattar, Kim Wall and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Blood
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 20th July 1998
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Tim Healy | Harry Springer |
| Clive Russell | Duggie Strachan |
| Peter Gunn | Simon Thorpe |
| Zita Sattar | Debbie |
| Kim Wall | Baker |
| Ifan Huw Dafydd | Morgan |
| Stephen Aintree | Scouse |
| Kaleem Janjua | Mr. Chander A. Singh |
| Madaleine Moffat (as Madeleine Moffatt) | Mrs. Muskett |
| Karzan Krekar | Mr. Hussan |
| Tony Armatrading | Cabbie |
| Andrew Francis | Mr. Abiola |
| Steve Glover | Writer |
| John Sullivan | Writer |
| Tony Dow | Director |
| Gareth Gwenlan | Producer |
| John Sullivan | Executive Producer |
| Chris Kaye | Editor |
| David Hitchcock | Production Designer |
| Graham Jarvis | Composer |
Press
First Basil Fawlty. Then that frightening woman at the Adelphi, who charged you for sleeping on the floor. Now the darkly funny Heartburn Hotel (BBC1) or, more properly, The Olympic, named in the belief that Birmingham would host the Olympics. An appropriate home for no-hopers. [...] It's like looking down a plug hole and seeing small, bright eyes looking back.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 21st July 1998But since Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Mr Healy himself will always command attention, and I liked Harry's tetchy insistence that his family have always been involved in public service - which turned out to mean that his grandfather was a hangman. Heartburn Hotel looks very promising.
Peter Bradshaw, Evening Standard, 21st July 1998