The tenth 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 28 February 2018, consisting of nine episodes. The series was written by Derren Litten and Mark Brotherhood whereas it was directed by David Sant, Duncan Foster and Litten, the latter of whom made his directorial debut. Returning from the ninth series included Solana staff Mateo Castellanos (Jake Canuso), Les/Lesley Conroy (Tim Healy), Joyce Temple-Savage (Sherrie Hewson) and Monty Staines (John Challis), hairdressers Kenneth Du Beke (Tony Maudsley) and Liam Conroy (Adam Gillen) and holiday rep Sam Wood (Shelley Longworth). Holidaymakers included the Dawson family, consisting of married couple Billy (Steve Edge) and Sheron (Julie Graham), son Rob (Josh Bolt), Billy's father Eddie (Bobby Knutt) and Sheron's mother Loretta Chase (Kate Fitzgerald), Joey Ellis (Nathan Bryon), Jacqueline Stewart (Janine Duvitski) and the Maltby family, consisting of Noreen (Elsie Kelly) and Pauline (Selina Griffiths). New additions to the cast included Cyd (Laila Zaidi) and Callum (Julian Moore-Cook).

Cast

Main Jake Canuso as Mateo Castellanos Janine Duvitski as Jacqueline Stewart Tim Healy as Les/Lesley Conroy Tony Maudsley as Kenneth Du Beke Shelley Longworth as Sam Wood Sherrie Hewson as Joyce Temple-Savage John Challis as Monty Staines Bobby Knutt as Eddie Dawson Steve Edge as Billy Dawson Julie Graham as Sheron Dawson Kate Fitzgerald as Loretta Chase Josh Bolt as Rob Dawson Nathan Bryon as Joey Ellis Julian Moore-Cook as Callum Laila Zaidi as Cyd Adam Gillen as Liam Conroy Elsie Kelly as Noreen Maltby Selina Griffiths as Pauline Maltby

Recurring Nigel Havers as Stanley Keen Michael Fenton Stevens as Sir Henry Paul Chan as Mr Wu Shane Richie as Sammy Valentino Antonio de la Cruz as Vladimir Norman Pace as Nigel Gareth Hale as Dennis Gary Oliver as Franco

Guest David O'Reilly as Bean Mark Heap as Malcolm Barrett

Episodes

Production Benidorm was renewed for a tenth series in March 2017 whilst the ninth series was being broadcast. Filming began later that month. In August 2017, ITV dismissed speculation that the show would be ending, citing that the tenth series had been confirmed shortly after the ninth series' premiere. An ITV spokesperson stated that future commissioning for additional series would be determined around the time that the tenth series came to airing.

Upon the programme being confirmed to return for its tenth series, it was confirmed that Johnny Vegas, Paul Bazely and Danny Walters would not reprise their respective roles of Geoff Maltby, Troy Ganatra and Tiger Dyke. Shane Richie, who had portrayed the role of Sammy Valentino during a guest stint in the eighth series, was announced to be reprising his role in the tenth series, establishing a supporting role in the cast. Laila Zaidi joined the cast in the role of Cyd, the new South American girlfriend of established character Rob Dawson, featuring in his exit storyline. Additionally, Julian Moore-Cook was also a newcomer for the tenth series, portraying the role of Callum, a new holiday companion for Joey, replacing Tiger.

This series also featured an array of guest stars including children's TV comedy duo The Chuckle Brothers, legendary comedian Bobby Ball and singers Holly Johnson, Carol Decker and Tony Hadley. Plus another comic duo, Hale and Pace starred as undercover detectives investigating Lesley as well as actors Claire Sweeney as Maxine a snooty holiday rep and Nigel Havers returning as conman dentist Stanley. Young comedy star Layton Williams also appeared in the series in episode 9. Another notable appearance is that of Mark Heap, returning as "Malcolm" the oddball mystery ex of Pauline and Kenneth.

Home media The three-disk DVD for the tenth series was released in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2018. It included a documentary, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the programme's first broadcast, entitled Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday.

The tenth series first became available for streaming through Netflix in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2024.

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