List of Benidorm episodes
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This is a list of episodes from the British television series Benidorm.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | Series average (in millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | ||||
| 1 | 6 | 1 February 2007 | 8 March 2007 | 4.43 | |
| 2 | 8 | 28 March 2008 | 16 May 2008 | 5.98 | |
| 3 | 1 | 31 May 2009 | 5.23 | ||
| 6 | 2 October 2009 | 6 November 2009 | 6.52 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 26 December 2010 | 7.41 | ||
| 6 | 25 February 2011 | 8 April 2011 | 7.77 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 24 February 2012 | 6 April 2012 | 7.06 | |
| 6 | 7 | 2 January 2014 | 13 February 2014 | 6.76 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 January 2015 | 13 February 2015 | 5.60 | |
| 8 | 7 | 11 January 2016 | 22 February 2016 | 5.32 | |
| 9 | 9 | 1 March 2017 | 3 May 2017 | 4.78 | |
| 10 | 9 | 28 February 2018 | 2 May 2018 | 4.98 | |
Episodes
Series 1 (2007)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Kevin Allen | Derren Litten | 1 February 2007 | 5.86 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Kevin Allen | Derren Litten | 8 February 2007 | 4.86 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Kevin Allen | Derren Litten | 15 February 2007 | 3.88 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Kevin Allen | Derren Litten | 22 February 2007 | 4.02 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Kevin Allen | Derren Litten | 1 March 2007 | 3.85 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Kevin Allen | Derren Litten | 8 March 2007 | 4.13 |
Series 2 (2008)
| No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | "Episode 1" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 28 March 2008 | 7.14 |
| 8 | "Episode 2" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 4 April 2008 | 6.05 |
| 9 | "Episode 3" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 11 April 2008 | 5.59 |
| 10 | "Episode 4" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 18 April 2008 | 6.29 |
| 11 | "Episode 5" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 25 April 2008 | 5.70 |
| 12 | "Episode 6" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 2 May 2008 | 5.21 |
| 13 | "Episode 7" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 9 May 2008 | 5.57 |
| 14 | "Episode 8" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 16 May 2008 | 6.32 |
Series 3 (2009)
| No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) [3] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special | ||||||||||||
| 15 | "Summer Special" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 31 May 2009 | 5.23 | |||||||
| Series | ||||||||||||
| 16 | "Episode 1" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 2 October 2009 | 6.50 | |||||||
| 17 | "Episode 2" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 9 October 2009 | 6.17 | |||||||
| 18 | "Episode 3" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 16 October 2009 | 6.38 | |||||||
| 19 | "Episode 4" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 23 October 2009 | 6.68 | |||||||
| 20 | "Episode 5" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 30 October 2009 | 6.61 | |||||||
| 21 | "Episode 6" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 6 November 2009 | 6.80 | |||||||
Series 4 (2011)
| No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) [4] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special | ||||||||||||
| 22 | "Christmas Special" | John Henderson | Derren Litten | 26 December 2010 | 7.41[nb 1] | |||||||
| Series | ||||||||||||
| 23 | "Episode 1" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 25 February 2011 | 8.61[nb 2] | |||||||
| 24 | "Episode 2" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 4 March 2011 | 8.11[nb 3] | |||||||
| 25 | "Episode 3" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 11 March 2011 | 7.43[nb 4] | |||||||
| 26 | "Episode 4" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 25 March 2011 | 7.41[nb 5] | |||||||
| 27 | "Episode 5" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 1 April 2011 | 7.24[nb 6] | |||||||
| 28 | "Episode 6" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 8 April 2011 | 7.82[nb 7] | |||||||
Series 5 (2012)
| No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | "Episode 1" | John Henderson | Derren Litten | 24 February 2012 | 7.72[nb 8] | |||||||
| 30 | "Episode 2" | John Henderson | Derren Litten | 2 March 2012 | 7.42[nb 9] | |||||||
| 31 | "Episode 3" | John Henderson | Steve Pemberton | 9 March 2012 | 7.56[nb 10] | |||||||
| 32 | "Episode 4" | John Henderson | Neil Fitzmaurice | 16 March 2012 | 7.06[nb 11] | |||||||
| 33 | "Episode 5" | John Henderson | Steve Pemberton | 23 March 2012 | 6.41[nb 12] | |||||||
| 34 | "Episode 6" | Sandy Johnson | Steve Pemberton | 30 March 2012 | 6.90[nb 13] | |||||||
| 35 | "Episode 7" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 6 April 2012 | 6.37[nb 14] | |||||||
| Sport Relief sketch (2012) | ||||||||||||
| N–A | "Benidorm's Got Talent" | Johnathan Bullen | Derren Litten | 23 March 2012 | 5.92 | |||||||
Series 6 (2014)
| No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | "Episode 1" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 2 January 2014 | 7.95[nb 15] |
| 37 | "Episode 2" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 9 January 2014 | 6.92[nb 16] |
| 38 | "Episode 3" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 16 January 2014 | 6.42[nb 17] |
| 39 | "Episode 4" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 23 January 2014 | 6.44[nb 18] |
| 40 | "Episode 5" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 30 January 2014 | 6.15[nb 19] |
| 41 | "Episode 6" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 6 February 2014 | 6.46[nb 20] |
| 42 | "Episode 7" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 13 February 2014 | 7.01 |
Series 7 (2015)
| No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) [6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | "Episode 1" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 2 January 2015 | 7.27[nb 21] |
| 44 | "Episode 2" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 9 January 2015 | 5.41[nb 22] |
| 45 | "Episode 3" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 16 January 2015 | 5.45[nb 23] |
| 46 | "Episode 4" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 23 January 2015 | 5.47[nb 24] |
| 47 | "Episode 5" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 30 January 2015 | 5.40[nb 25] |
| 48 | "Episode 6" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 6 February 2015 | 4.79[nb 26] |
| 49 | "Episode 7" | Sandy Johnson | Derren Litten | 13 February 2015 | 5.40[nb 27] |
Series 8 (2016)
| No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | "Episode 1" | Robin Shepperd | Derren Litten | 11 January 2016 | 6.82[nb 28][8] |
| 51 | "Episode 2" | Robin Shepperd | Derren Litten | 18 January 2016 | 5.05[nb 29][8] |
| 52 | "Episode 3" | Robin Shepperd | Derren Litten | 25 January 2016 | 5.09[nb 30][8] |
| 53 | "Episode 4" | Robin Shepperd | Derren Litten & Gaby Hull | 1 February 2016 | 4.68[nb 31][8] |
| 54 | "Episode 5" | David Sant | Derren Litten & Gaby Hull | 8 February 2016 | 6.09[nb 32][8] |
| 55 | "Episode 6" | David Sant | Derren Litten & Gaby Hull | 15 February 2016 | 4.84[nb 33][8] |
| 56 | "Episode 7" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 22 February 2016 | 4.68[nb 34] |
Series 9 (2017)
| No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) [9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | "Episode 1" | Robin Shepperd | Derren Litten | 1 March 2017 | 5.79 |
| 58 | "Episode 2" | Robin Shepperd | Derren Litten | 8 March 2017 | 4.95 |
| 59 | "Episode 3" | Robin Shepperd | Derren Litten & Gaby Hull | 15 March 2017 | 4.84 |
| 60 | "Episode 4" | Robin Shepperd | Derren Litten & Gaby Hull | 29 March 2017 | 4.59 |
| 61 | "Episode 5" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 5 April 2017 | 4.46 |
| 62 | "Episode 6" | David Sant | Mark Brotherhood | 12 April 2017 | 4.72 |
| 63 | "Episode 7" | David Sant | Damon Rochefort & Mark Brotherhood | 19 April 2017 | 4.62 |
| 64 | "Episode 8" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 26 April 2017 | 4.69 |
| 65 | "Episode 9" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 3 May 2017 | 4.46 |
Series 10 (2018)
| No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | "Episode 1" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 28 February 2018 | 5.77 |
| 67 | "Episode 2" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 7 March 2018 | 5.89 |
| 68 | "Episode 3" | David Sant | Derren Litten | 14 March 2018 | 5.15 |
| 69 | "Episode 4" | David Sant | Mark Brotherhood | 21 March 2018 | 5.60 |
| 70 | "Episode 5" | David Sant | Mark Brotherhood | 4 April 2018 | 5.30 |
| 71 | "Episode 6" | Duncan Foster | Mark Brotherhood | 11 April 2018 | 4.96 |
| 72 | "Episode 7" | Duncan Foster | Mark Brotherhood | 18 April 2018 | 4.54 |
| 73 | "Episode 8" | Derren Litten | Derren Litten | 25 April 2018 | 4.50 |
| 74 | "Episode 9" | Derren Litten | Derren Litten | 2 May 2018 | 4.45 |
Specials
10th Anniversary Documentary (2018)
| No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N–A | "Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday" | N/A | N/A | 20 February 2018 | N/A | |
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First screened in 2007 in a 30-minute format, the show grew to be hugely popular with ITV viewers and was BAFTA-nominated and won numerous TV awards over the years, including two National TV Awards. The show's creator and writer Derren Litten guides viewers around Benidorm to reveal how the show was created, whilst visiting the show's many real-life locations. Cast members past and present talk about their roles on the show, alongside show bloopers and behind-the-scenes footage of the upcoming 10th series being filmed. All the actors who played members of the Garvey family – Steve Pemberton, Siobhan Finneran, Sheila Reid, Ollie Stokes and Hannah Hobley – return for the one-off special to talk about their time on the show. | ||||||
Ratings
Benidorm : UK viewers per episode (millions)
Audience measurement performed by Broadcasters' Audience Research Board[citation needed]

| Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 1 | 5.86 | 4.86 | 3.88 | 4.02 | 3.85 | 4.13 | – | 4.43 | |||
| 2 | 7.14 | 6.05 | 5.59 | 6.29 | 5.70 | 5.21 | 5.57 | 6.32 | – | 5.98 | |
| 3 | 6.50 | 6.17 | 6.38 | 6.68 | 6.61 | 6.80 | – | 6.52 | |||
| 4 | 8.61 | 8.11 | 7.43 | 7.41 | 7.24 | 7.82 | – | 7.77 | |||
| 5 | 7.72 | 7.42 | 7.56 | 7.06 | 6.41 | 6.90 | 6.37 | – | 7.06 | ||
| 6 | 7.95 | 6.92 | 6.42 | 6.44 | 6.15 | 6.46 | 7.01 | – | 6.76 | ||
| 7 | 7.27 | 5.41 | 5.45 | 5.47 | 5.40 | 4.79 | 5.40 | – | 5.60 | ||
| 8 | 6.82 | 5.05 | 5.09 | 4.68 | 6.09 | 4.84 | 4.68 | – | 5.32 | ||
| 9 | 5.79 | 4.95 | 4.84 | 4.59 | 4.46 | 4.72 | 4.62 | 4.69 | 4.32 | 4.78 | |
| 10 | 5.77 | 5.89 | 5.15 | 5.60 | 5.09 | 4.70 | 4.36 | 4.14 | 4.13 | 4.98 | |