The second episode was much better, really funny I couldn't stop laughing at some parts.

lol yeah when he was dancing(Kates husband)

I'm currently watching the box set, Im on seires 2 episode 1 :spin:

im ahamed of myself ive missed both episode's itv dont adverties good enought!

You mean seires'?

I might have some news on Seires 3 in a few days

DS

Big mistake making the show 1 hour long, I think 30mins was just right
Also bad news for Big Brother if it returns to the Friday night slot

No as the 1 hour is the same as 2 x 30mins joined faster.


This 30mins style is wrong on other shows
it is to short.



The late Wendy Richard was great in it,
as a guest star

im dunno about the hour thing i think it might kill it half an hour was just right

Awesome news!

Your favourite holidaymakers are back. Benidorm returns for a one-hour Summer special on ITV1 that delivers thrills, drama, action and, of course, award-winning comedy.

Will Mel survive?
Will Mick be left stranded in a Benidorm jail?
Will Janice run off with Jack?
Will The Oracle ever reach dry land?
And just how will Madge cope?!!

Set in the all inclusive Solana resort with an award-winning ensemble cast, the first two series of Benidorm have proved a huge hit for ITV1 with the show being nominated for a British Comedy Award and winning The National TV Award for Best Comedy on TV last year.

The one-hour Summer special – created and written by the award-winning Derren Litten – picks up exactly where series two ended.

The Garveys - Mick (Steve Pemberton – Whitechapel, The League of Gentlemen), Janice (Siobhan Finneran – Unforgiven, Clocking Off), their kids Telle and Michael and Telle’s baby son Coolio - are all back and, as usual, find themselves at the centre of the action.

The Garvey’s outspoken grandma Madge (Sheila Reid – Midsomer Murders, Monarch of the Glen) is distraught her new husband Mel (Geoffrey Hutchings – Eastenders, Cor Blimey) is unconscious in hospital…. but she’s soon to be faced with a much more dangerous situation.

The Oracle (Johnny Vegas – Ideal, Bleak House) was last seen flying out to sea on a rogue paraglider, as his mum Noreen (Elsie Kelly – The Famous Five, Crossroads) looks on.

Kate (Abigail Cruttenden – Foyle’s War, The Robinsons) and Martin (Nicholas Burns – Nathan Barley, Man Stroke Woman) are back and celebrating Kate’s surprise pregnancy news.

Gay couple Gavin (Hugh Sachs - The Catherine Tate Show, Him and Us) and Troy (Paul Bazely – Vanity Fair, Green Wing) return and find themselves drawn into the Garvey’s dramatic situation.

Good-hearted swingers Donald (Kenny Ireland – Rose and Maloney, New Tricks) and Jacqueline (Janine Duvitski – One Foot in the Grave, Abigail’s Party) end up becoming ‘unofficial babysitters’ to the Garvey kids.

The special also features a return appearance from Elliott Jordan (EastEnders) who plays Jack – the local bar boy who declared his love for Janice at the end of series two.

Michaela Hennessy-Vass, ITV’s Commissioning Editor of Comedy says: ”Our favourite characters have returned with a spectacular and of course very funny show. I’m thrilled that once again Derren Litten, the writer and creator has delivered a holiday gem for ITV viewers. We have a great cast and production team and as a result a fabulously funny show”.

Benidorm is written and created by Derren Litten, produced by Jo Willett, and directed by BAFTA award winning Sandy Johnson (Jonathan Creek, Kingdom, Love Soup). Sophie Clarke-Jervoise is executive producer.

Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, from Tiger Aspect, adds “We’re delighted that Benidorm is making a welcome return to ITV1 for this one-off Special. Fans are in for a treat with an action-packed comedy adventure which picks up where series 2 ended, and sets the scene for the forthcoming third series in the autumn.”

Benidorm is a Tiger Aspect production for ITV1.



from ITV

I don't think its a mistake, I always thought it felt cut short with 30 minutes

I hope ITV move it back to a Thursday (nout to do with BB), I preferred it then. Its pretty easy to forget to catch up with it especially as they don't repeat it much, but BB is on about 6 times on Saturday

When?

awww i love it, cant wait for it to come back, madge is fantastic :cheer:

I'm guessing June or July :spin:

Thanks Chewy better not be when im on holiday though ^_^

Its just been added that it airs on 31st :D

Thanks Chewy

Wendy Richard was just on the repeat, so strange, R.I.P :sad:

I know what you mean Tom it feels very strange

Love Benidorm! Nice one! my favourite line- Madge-"I'll have the beef curtains"

Yes a Funny show
looking forward for the New 1 hour shows.

Just saw the trailer :laugh3:

Me2 chewy ^_^

Madge is amazing, I remember most of her one liners :blush2:

"when my waters broke I was half way up some ladders cleaning windows. Mrs Carr next door thought I wrung my shammy out and missed the bucket"

"I'm not one of those racialists. We had a black man live next door to us once and he was no bother"

"You're a big fat lad aren't you?"

"Lets get the bull out and stick some fireworks up its a*se"

:laugh3:

Just bumping this for tommorow:dance:

I will be watching this tonight, It always makes me laugh.

Cant wait :D

On in a bit :) 30 mins to be exact

On now yey!

Yes just were they left off
on the last series.

unplugging life support to clean behind it LOL

LMAO
"You might be paralised"

..when hes stood up HAHA

This is great so far xD I'm gonna get the DVD when it comes out ;D

That was a Great 1 Hour Episode
Second to none.

I dont think I have ever laughed so much at a TV show, it was epicly brilliant

That doctor who said hes been good in 20 years hahaha then he got mentioned at the end
Then when mel arrived to save them

I was literally LMAO when Mel turned up in the chopper xD

It took a while for the episode to get going and it wasn't a very good with predictable and poor comedy lines. But there were some hilarious moments especially when Madge and her daughter was kidnapped and when Mel turned up on the chopper.
The 1 hour format doesn't work and I hope ITV re-think their decision into turning into 1 hour episodes for series 3
I also loved how the episode set up series 3 for everyone to return but some character like Johnny Vegas' character and his mother need to be axed

bahahahha i loved this <3
amazing when Mel saved the day :D

I got the DVDVDDVD today :3