Benidorm legend confirms "possibility" series is returning amid fan excitement
The popular British sitcom is rumoured to be making a comeback.
Eight years after it was cancelled, Benidorm could be making a comeback, at least according to one of its stars.
Radio Times understands ITV has not officially commissioned a return yet, but star Sherrie Hewson recently addressed the possibility on the Best's Suddenly Single podcast, stating: "There is this thing that it's coming back though, and I keep that alive.
"It is now a possibility. That would be wonderful because we all miss it desperately."
Hewson played the Solana Hotel's often lovelorn manager, Joyce Temple-Savage, for the sitcom's 10-season run.
ITV cancelled the series in 2018, just two months before it won Best Comedy at the TV Choice Awards.
Creator Derren Litten said in his acceptance speech: "This is a bit awkward – the show's just been cancelled. I have huge respect for ITV – a show that's getting 5.5 million and still picking up awards, but they've cancelled it. That takes balls."
It's unclear at this stage whether Litten would take the reins anew should season 11 be green-lit.
The same goes for the comedy's iconic cast, which included some household British names including Johnny Vegas as Geoff Maltby, Inside No. 9's Steve Pemberton as Mick Garvey and Downton Abbey's Siobhan Finneran as his wife Janice, all of whom are seasoned holidaymakers at the Solana.
Other famous faces include Sheila Reid, who played iconic chain-smoker and mobility scooter user Madge Harvey, and Jake Canuso as the Solana's barman Mateo Castellanos.
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