Benidorm

[Jordyboy9]

I know that we all have different tastes but surely no one could find this last episode funny and yet some people will say I like it ,personally I think they are scraping the bottom of the barrel time for it to go

[mallyh]

I much preferred it when madge and co were in it ,it has it's amusing times but not as good x

[derek-33]

i love this programme,but last nights was dire ! and yes it lost a lot of sparkle when the garveys left but its still the best comedy for me on itv

[gollob]

All the new characters are simply awful not one funny person amongst them . Gone from being very funny to almost total unfunny rubbish. One thing is there will never be another series

[Gill55]

I worked as a rep at the hotel Benidorm is filmed at in the early 80s. As you say the earlier episodes were more credible but some of the characters from the earlier episodes take me back!

[Georgiesmum]

Ive never watched it, I heard people say it is very tacky so I never bothered.

[gina32]

Absolute rubbish

[hc4361]

There could be another series - it's not being filmed next year because there is a live touring show around the UK, but the writer is planning on another series for tv.

[hc4361]

Georgiesmum, you should make your own mind up. We all enjoy different things, one person's rubbish is treasure to another.

[mallyh]

we really need a few good comedy progs like frasier and two doors down there are so many police and cookery progs on bring back the laughter x

[hc4361]

mallyh, my favourite ever sitcom is currently on tv, Still Game, BBC1.
I'm also enjoying the new Idris Elba sitcom InThe Long Run, Sky One.
Living the Dream, starring Phil Glenister, has ended but worth seeing if you can find it on catch up (Sky One).
I agree that Two Doors Down is well worth watching.

[mallyh]

I will give still game a go ,it didn't appeal to me in adverts though x

[hc4361]

I have every series on DVD, and I still laugh like a drain at it

[jambutty]

Watched Benidorm the other night to see what Shayne Richie was up to, really wish I hadn't bothered!

[hc4361]

I liked Shane Richie in the remade Minder series a few years ago

[dance2trance]

Fear not it ends for ever and ever this week. I find it anti-gay, anti-coloureds, racist, sneering, nasty, spiteful, kind of 'oh look at Johnny Foreigner isn't he funny cos he ain't Ingerlish. And also twisted and sick. It seems pro-fascist and thoroughly worthless. Every actor in it should hang their head in shame.

[Samuraisan]

You don't like it then dance2trance ?

[hc4361]

It sneers at the British, too, dance2trance, some of the most obnoxious characters in it are English. Thinking about it, Mateo is the only 'foreign' character in the series and is probably the most 'normal' of the lot.

It is a caricature of 'Brits abroad' without the punch ups, don't you think?

It is hardly anti gay - the creator and writer is a gay man.