Garvey family
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| Created by | Derren Litten |
| Written by | Derren Litten Steve Pemberton Neil Fitzmaurice Gaby Hull |
| Directed by |
Kevin Allen Sandy Johnson John Henderson David Sant Robin Shepperd |
| Starring | See List of characters |
| Opening theme | "Benidorm Theme Tune" |
| Composer(s) | Mark Thomas |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 65 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sophie Clarke-Jervoise Ben Cavey Derren Litten |
| Producer(s) |
Geoffrey Perkins Jo Willet Ben Carvey Francis Matthews Lucy Armitage |
| Location(s) | Benidorm, Spain |
| Cinematography | John Ignutius |
| Running time | 23-25 minutes (2007–2008) 44-46 minutes (2009– present) |
| Production company(s) | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Distributor | Endemol UK |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format |
16:9 576i SDTV (2007–09) 16:9 1080i HDTV (2010–) |
| Original release | 1 February 2007 – present |
Benidorm is a British sitcom written by Derren Litten and produced by Tiger Aspect for ITV. The series features an ensemble cast of holiday makers and staff at the Solana all-inclusive hotel in Benidorm, Spain.
The show first aired on 1 February 2007. Critically acclaimed, Benidorm has received two National Television Awards and nominations at the British Comedy Awards and BAFTAs.
Benidorm has currently aired nine series, with the latest from 1 March until 3 May 2017. A tenth series commenced filming in March 2017.
On 31 July 2017, writer Derren Litten confirmed that he is due to begin writing a stage adaption of the show, and the production of an eleventh series is not in progress yet.
Series 1 introduced the main characters, the Garvey family: parents [[Mark Garvey|Mark (Steve Pemberton) and Janice (Siobhan Finneran), teenage daughter Chantelle ('Telle' – Hannah Hobley) and seven-year-old son Michael (Oliver Stokes). They are on their first holiday abroad, paid for by Janice's mother – the sun-worshipping, chain-smoking Madge (Sheila Reid), who doesn't have a kind word for anyone.
Jacqueline (Janine Duvitski) and Donald (Kenny Ireland) have been coming to Benidorm for twenty years and are enthusiastic, middle-aged swingers. Kate (Abigail Cruttenden) and Martin Weedon (Nicholas Burns) are going through a rough patch during their third year of marriage. Within seconds of arriving they realise that the Solana is the worst place for them to make a fresh start.
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