Benidorm Bastards
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Tim Vanhamel
| Benidorm Bastards | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Tim Van Aelst |
| Theme music composer | Pascal Deweze Tim Vanhamel |
| Country of origin | Belgium |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 30+ |
| Production | |
| Producer | Shelter |
| Original release | |
| Network | 2BE |
| Release | 2010 – 2011 |
Benidorm Bastards is a Belgian comedy television series.
Awards
Benidorm Bastards is a Belgian hidden camera comedy programme on the Flemish TV channel 2BE. All characters are amateur actors and senior citizens. The programme has a similar concept to Trigger Happy TV, a Belgian version of which was broadcast on the same channel. In October 2010, a second season started on 2BE. In the program old actors try to act as if they were young talking about things no older person would dare to talk about. They also have funny situations like out-of-control electric wheelchairs and other funny happenings which seem strange to young people.
- In September 2010, the programme won the Rose d'Or in Lucerne in the category "comedy", and also "best of 2010."[citation needed]
- In November 2011 the series won an International Emmy Award in the category "comedy."[citation needed]
Criticism
The mayor of the Spanish town of Benidorm does not approve of the programme's title Benidorm Bastards. He demands that "Benidorm" be removed from the title because the term "bastard" created "a negative projection" that damaged its image.[1] The name Benidorm is used because many Belgian and Dutch seniors move to Benidorm after retirement.