Hotel Babylon
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2006 - 2009
- 32 episodes (4 series)
Comedy drama about the workings of a glamorous 5-star London hotel, and the lives of its key staff members. Stars Tamzin Outhwaite, Max Beesley, Dexter Fletcher, Emma Pierson, Martin Marquez and more.
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Series 4, Episode 8
Further details
An exclusive dating agency is holding a "romantic event" at Babylon and Juliet is delighted when she bumps into her old friend, Karen.
Things have been hotting up in the relationship stakes between Juliet and Sam but he's just invited her to Hawaii and she can't get their troubled past out of her head. Unsure what to do, she confides in Karen. However, Karen's life isn't as rosy as she makes out and she bitterly reveals an explosive secret about Juliet to Sam. Juliet's blossoming relationship suddenly goes into free-fall.
On his night off, meanwhile, Tony is called back to the hotel to help a regular guest with a serious problem. However, it is not the guest who ends up in hot water with the police, but Tony, who finds himself facing serious charges and could lose everything.
Later, Gino is on the hunt to find which member of staff wrote the manuscript for an erotic novel he has found on the printer, featuring members of staff under paper-thin pseudonyms. Gino is convinced that the author carries a torch for him but is in for a nasty surprise when their identity is revealed...
Elsewhere, Ben decides it is make-over time for goofy receptionist Mel. With help from James and Tanya, Ben transforms Mel into a beautiful and sophisticated woman.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 14th August 2009
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Dexter Fletcher | Tony Casemore |
| Martin Marquez | Gino Primirola |
| Michael Obiora | Ben Trueman |
| Raymond Coulthard (as Ray Coulthard) | James Schofield |
| Danira Govic | Tanya Mihajlov |
| Alexandra Moen | Emily James |
| Nigel Harman | Sam Franklin |
| Anna Wilson Jones | Juliet Miller |
| Amy Nuttall | Melanie Hughes |
| Michelle Collins | Karen |
| Nadia Cameron-Blakey | Becky |
| Roger Barclay | Richard |
| Tom Knight | Graham Philpott |
| Jay Simpson | Mike |
| Satnam Bhogal | Ray |
| Daniel Newman | Liam |
| Richard Lawrence | Peter |
| Jonathan Coyne | Dickie Balls |
| Jack Williams | Writer |
| Katy Harmer | Script Editor |
| Andy Hay | Director |
| Gareth Neame | Executive Producer |
| Polly Williams | Producer |
| Christopher Aird | Executive Producer |
| Emma Oxley | Editor |
| Karl Probert | Production Designer |
| John Lunn | Composer |
| Jim Williams | Composer |
| Lincoln Noel | Pianist |
Press
Hotel Babylon Finale
Hotel Babylon is The Bill/Casualty for soap actors without a soap: all must agree to an appearance before their Equity card is released back into their care. For the last in the series, Michelle Collins pops up as an old friend of Juliet who isn't as trustworthy as she appears to be. Juliet might have noticed this, had she not been too busy noisily slurping face with Sam and churning out lines such as "My laptop, you bastard!" Meanwhile, Gino is gripped by the mysterious erotic novel he finds on the printer.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 14th August 2009Love is in the air in the final episode of this series of the glossy hotel drama as an exclusive dating agency holds a "romantic event" at the Babylon. Not only does the event reunite the no-nonsense Juliet (Anna Wilson-Jones) with an old friend (guest star Michelle Collins) but things heat up for Juliet and the chancer-cum-hotel owner Sam (Nigel Harman) too.
The Telegraph, 14th August 2009A final slice of sugary-sweet shenanigans from perhaps the worst five-star hotel in creation - you'd probably have a better time at Fawlty Towers to be honest. There's something about this series that hasn't quite gelled, with the ongoing plot of whether Sam and Juliet will get back together not setting the world alight. Not to insult his many fans, but Nigel Harman just ain't Max Beesley, and if there's going to be a fifth series, a rethink is needed. It's still fun to an extent - but is that enough any more?
Mark Wright, The Stage, 14th August 2009