The seventh series of the ITV television series Benidorm, which is a sitcom set in an all-inclusive holiday resort (The Solana) in Benidorm, Spain, began broadcasting on 2 January 2015, consisting of seven episodes. The entire series was written by Derren Litten whereas both Sandy Johnson and David Sant were credited as individual directors throughout the series. This was the final series to feature the Garvey family, consisting of Mick (Steve Pemberton), Janice (Siobhan Finneran), Michael Garvey (Oliver Stokes) and Janice's mother Madge Barron (Sheila Reid), though Reid did briefly return in the eighth series. Furthermore, it was the first series not to feature Donald Stewart (Kenny Ireland), due to Ireland's diagnosis of cancer and subsequent death. Janine Duvitski reprised her role of Jacqueline Stewart, the character's wife, who was joined by newcomer Glynn (Alan David). Other returning cast members included Tiger (Danny Walters) and Clive Dyke (Perry Benson), who were joined by Terry Dyke (Charlotte Eaton); hairdressers Liam Conroy (Adam Gillen) and Kenneth Du Beke (Tony Maudsley); and Solana staff, consisting of barmen Mateo Castellanos (Jake Canuso) and Les/Lesley Conroy (Tim Healy), and manageress Joyce Temple-Savage (Sherrie Hewson). Elsie Kelly and Johnny Vegas, who are both original cast members of the programme, also reprised their roles during the seventh series.
Cast
Main Jake Canuso as Mateo Castellanos Sherrie Hewson as Joyce Temple-Savage Tim Healy as Les/Lesley Conroy Janine Duvitski as Jacqueline Stewart Adam Gillen as Liam Conroy Tony Maudsley as Kenneth Du Beke Danny Walters as Tiger Dyke Perry Benson as Clive Dyke Alan David as Glynn Charlotte Eaton as Terry Dawson (episodes 1, 3–7) Elsie Kelly as Noreen Maltby (episodes 3–7) Johnny Vegas as Geoff "The Oracle" Maltby (episodes 3–7)
Recurring Steve Pemberton as Mick Garvey Siobhan Finneran as Janice Garvey Sheila Reid as Madge Harvey Oliver Stokes as Michael Garvey Leslie Jordan as Buck A. Roo Amanda Barrie as Psychic Sue Alice Barlow as Annie Redmond Milanka Brooks as Ionella Nadia Sawalha as Melanie O'Mara Crissy Rock as Janey Yorke John Challis as Monty Staines
Guest Joan Collins as Crystal Hennessy-Vass Philip Olivier as Jason Gallagher
Episodes
Production Benidorm was confirmed to be returning for both a sixth and seventh series in April 2013.
Ahead of the seventh series, Steve Pemberton and Siobhan Finneran announced that the Garvey family would be departing the show. Both actors wanted to spend less time filming abroad and neither wanted to quit individually, thus collectively agreeing for the entire Garvey family to leave, including Sheila Reid and Oliver Stokes. As part of their exit storyline, Leslie Jordan guest starred as Buck A. Roo for two episodes, an attorney who revealed that the Garveys had inherited $30 million before relocating them to Las Vegas.
Charlotte Eaton was cast as Terri Dawson, a new member of the established Dyke family: the sister of Clive and aunt of Tiger. Kenny Ireland pulled out of the seventh series after being diagnosed with cancer with his character being written out. To facilitate Ireland's absence, Alan David joined the cast as Glynn Flint, a new holiday companion for Jacqueline Stewart. Ruth Madoc made a brief appearance as Glynn's wife Rhiannon, who had been holidaying in France with Donald. In March 2014, it was announced that original cast members Johnny Vegas and Elsie Kelly would reprise their roles of Geoff and Noreen Maltby, the former last appearing in the third series and the latter having last appeared in the fifth series. Another member of the original cast, Crissy Rock, also briefly reprised her role of Janey Yorke.
Home media The two-disc DVD for the seventh series was released in the United Kingdom on 23 February 2015.
The seventh series first became available for streaming through Netflix in the United Kingdom on 10 December 2016.
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