Benidorm (series 4)

Benidorm (series 4)
The official DVD cover for the fourth series.
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 6
Release
Original network ITV
Original release 25 February (2011-02-25) – 8 April 2011 (2011-04-08)
Series chronology

The fourth season of Benidorm ran from 25 February to 8 April 2011 on ITV1. Critically, series four was one of the most successful for the Benidorm show.

Production

On 22 February 2011, three days prior to the series' airing, Derren Litten, the show's writer and creator, announced that he would be stopping writing the script; this wasn't the case.[1]

Cast

Changes to the regular cast for season four saw the departure of Johnny Vegas (Geoff Maltby), the late Geoffrey Hutchings (Mel Harvey), Hannah Hobley (Chantelle Garvey), Nicholas Burns (Martin Weedon) and Abigail Cruttenden (Kate Weedon). As a result, several new characters were created for the fourth series of the show, including Shelley Longworth (Sam Wood), Tony Maudsley (Kenneth Du Beke), Kathryn Drysdale (Natalie Jones), Adam Gillen (Liam Conroy) and Selina Griffiths (Pauline Mahmood) as part of the regular cast.

The series saw cameo appearances from Cilla Black,[2] Denise Welch,[3] Bananarama's Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward,[4] Melvyn Hayes[5] and Shaun Foster-Conley.

Benidorm — Series 4 cast appearances
ActorCharacterEp. 1?Ep. 2?Ep. 3?Ep. 4?Ep. 5?Ep. 6?
Sheila ReidMadge HarveyYesYesYesYesYesYes
Siobhan FinneranJanice GarveyYesYesYesYesYesYes
Steve PembertonMick GarveyYesYesYesYesYesYes
Oliver StokesMichael GarveyYesYesYesYesYesYes
Jake CanusoMateo CastellanosYesYesYesYesYesYes
Janine DuvitskiJacqueline StewartYesYesYesYesYesYes
Kenny IrelandDonald StewartYesYesYesYesYesYes
Tim HealyLes / Lesley ConroyYesYesYesYesYesYes
Kathryn DrysdaleNatalie JonesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Adam GillenLiam ConroyYesYesYesYesYesYes
Shelley LongworthSam WoodYesYesYesYesYesYes
Hugh SachsGavin RamsbottomYesYesYesYesYesYes
Crissy RockJaney YorkYesYesYesYesYesYes
Elsie KellyNoreen MaltbyNoYesYesYesYesYes
Selina GriffithsPauline MahmoodNoYesYesYesYesYes
Shaun Foster-ConleyHimselfNoYesYesYesNoNo
Neil FitzmauriceLucky KevYesNoNoNoYesYes
Paul BazelyTroy RamsbottomNoNoNoNoNoYes
Melvyn HayesMr PinkNoNoYesNoNoNo
Denise WelchScary MaryYesNoNoNoNoNo
Cilla BlackHerselfYesNoNoNoNoNo
Steve SpiersUriNoNoYesNoNoNo
Ian ReddingtonJohnny NeptuneNoNoNoYesNoNo
Isabella Rose ThompsonPaigeNoNoNoYesNoNo
Sara DallinHerselfNoNoNoNoYesNo
Keren WoodwardHerselfNoNoNoNoYesNo
Julian BastidaRay{{cite webstyle="background:#F99;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|NoNoNoNoYesNo
Joey AnsahRickyNoNoNoNoYesNo
Michael Fenton StevensSir HenryNoNoNoNoNoYes

Episode listing

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K.= viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Sandy JohnsonDerren Litten25 February 2011 (2011-02-25)8.61

The Garveys are back in Benidorm to discover that Madge has mysteriously disappeared with her villa sold to Cilla Black and the Benidorm Palace also sold off. Meanwhile, Les/Leslie has got a new job as a barman at the Solana, much to Mateo's disapproval. Liam (Les's son) has a crush on new holidaymaker Natalie, who is accompanied by her close friend Sam. Kenneth, an employee at Troy & Gavin's salon, has joined Gavin, taking Troy's place whilst he is back in the UK tending to his critically ill long-lost father.

First appearance of Adam Gillen as Liam, Kathryn Drysdale as Natalie Jones, Shelley Longworth as Sam Wood and Tony Maudsley as Kenneth Du Beke.

Absent: Elsie Kelly as Noreen Maltby.

Guest starring Cilla Black, Neil Fitzmaurice and Denise Welch
2"Episode 2"Sandy JohnsonDerren Litten4 March 2011 (2011-03-04)8.11

Regular holidaymaker Noreen returns, instead with her daughter Pauline, who has just gone through a divorce with her Saudi Arabian husband Bashir. Later, they join the Garveys to a trip to the aqua park, but Mick has a strange encounter with Pauline. Meanwhile, Madge goes for a new makeover, whilst Natalie, Sam and Liam go out to a club.

First appearance of Selina Griffiths as Pauline Maltby.

Guest starring Shaun Foster-Conley
3"Episode 3"Sandy JohnsonDerren Litten11 March 2011 (2011-03-11)7.43

Mel's €6,000 debt has been bought by Mr Pink's mafia, which leads to a showdown between him and Madge at the go-kart racetrack. Back at the Solana, Donald is taken to hospital during Mateo's "water areobics session" after falling ill in the pool, which puts Mateo's job under threat. On the following night to the Garveys shock, Mr Pink gives Madge €3000 after winning the go-kart race.

Guest starring Melvyn Hayes and Shaun Foster-Conley
4"Episode 4"Sandy JohnsonDerren Litten25 March 2011 (2011-03-25)7.41

A freak thunderstorm hits Benidorm, leaving most of the apartments in the Solana flooded and wrecked. Meanwhile, emotions run high for Janice when Johnny Neptune, an old flame of Janice's appears at the Solana. Gavin and Kenneth are in for a shock from Donald and Jacqueline, whilst Michael is in love.

Guest starring Ian Reddington and Shaun Foster-Conley
5"Episode 5"Sandy JohnsonDerren Litten1 April 2011 (2011-04-01)7.24

It's "80s night" at the Solana, featuring a performance from Bananarama. Madge is tipped about a pub in Benidorm that needs buying. Meanwhile, Les/Leslie asks Mateo a big favour, which could possibly ruin his reputation. Gavin & Kenneth go on an outing to a museum, but does their little trip to the cove beach nearby go quite as planned? Back at the Solana, the bar staff are refusing to serve Pauline alcoholic drinks, and it is the conclusion of Liam's quest to woo Natalie.

Guest starring Bananarama and Neil Fitzmaurice
6"Episode 6"Sandy JohnsonDerren Litten8 April 2011 (2011-04-08)7.82

Madge's deal of buying the pub she was tipped about is complete, with the possibility of the Garveys staying in Benidorm permanently. Meanwhile, Jacqueline receives some devastating news, and Natalie is in for a shock when the truth about Mateo's private life is revealed.

Last appearance of Crissy Rock as Janey York, Kathryn Drysdale as Natalie Jones and Selina Griffiths as Pauline Maltby.

One episode return of Paul Bazely as Troy Ramsbottom.

Guest starring Neil Fitzmaurice

Reception

Throughout the series' run, the show commanded an average of 7.77 million viewers – a sharp 1.25 million increase from the previous season. Critically, the first episode broke the still-standing ratings record for the show.[6]

Similarly, at the time of broadcast, Metro reported the interest of holidays to Benidorm increase 159% upon the show's airing.[7]

The fourth series was nominated for Best Situation Comedy at the 17th National Television Awards, eventually losing out to Outnumbered. Similarly, the show was also nominated for a TV Quick Award.

Release history

The DVD of the fourth series was released on 14 November 2011.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Guide, British Comedy (22 February 2011). "Benidorm writer quits show".
  2. ↑ "Cilla buys villa in Benidorm thriller". 15 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Denise Welch teases 'Benidorm' cameo". 19 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "ITV1 hit goes Banana-dorm". 26 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Melvyn Hayes guests in 'Benidorm'". 11 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Benidorm scoops eight million". 28 February 2011.
  7. ↑ "Benidorm sees surge in British tourists after ITV show". 17 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "Benidorm: The Complete Series 4 : DVD | HMV Store". Store.hmv.com. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
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