Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun

TV Show · Reality · Travel

Fancy swapping the damp and grey of the UK for a new cheap-as-chips life in the sun? This new Benidorm-based observational series charts the lives of Brits who have done exactly that. Caravan parks across the sunny Spanish coastal town are bursting at the seams with British ex-pats blinging up their statics, tarting up their tourers and tucking into tapas on the cheap. Local business owners slog 24/7 to make a profit in a town where two pints can cost just one euro.

2016 · 1h 0m
Starring John Thomson
Director Phil Niland

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Essex lad Dean pays less than £300 a month for his bachelor pad. Val is the third-highest selling Avon rep in Spain. Wayne runs a cabaret bar as his drag alter ego Ms Levi G, and Eddie is hoping to crack the local entertainment scene.
    1h
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Mo and Peggy are `swallows', flitting between Benidorm and Bournemouth according to the weather. Tad owns a handful of hostelries but his latest expansion plan has him in trouble with the law. Dave supports his family by doing a range of small jobs, but his dream is to run a bar.
    1h
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    This episode features 51-year-old Graham, the entertainments manager of the popular Villamar campsite, who longs to be with his girlfriend Jackie 2,000 miles away in Northern Ireland and Scouse singer Eddie who is trying to crack Benidorm's entertainment scene.
    1h
  • EPISODE 5
    Episode 5
    Salon owner Vikki thinks her British clients should embrace the Spanish lifestyle and has organised a Spanish Day. Raj is the proud owner of a curry house but has decided to expand his operation and open an Italian restaurant too. Benidorm has given widowed Grace a new lease of life and the outrageous octogenarian teaches the younger ex-pats how to party.
    1h
  • EPISODE 6
    Episode 6
    Jill and Maria are former pub landladies who decided on a whim to buy a caravan off eBay and head off to the sun. Michelle and Paco run a successful campsite business, but the authorities have just closed it down. Wayne, Des and Paul intend to raise thousands for a local children's home by creating the resort's first naked calendar.
    1h
  • EPISODE 7
    Episode 7
    Drag artist Dusty Crack has seen her earnings go down from 100 euros per gig to 30. Paul and Jacqui run Foley's bar, which charges significantly more than others. Eddie and Pauline live opposite the bins but consider it a prime spot. Eric takes motorbike rides into the beautiful Spanish countryside.
    1h

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Cast & Crew

  • John Thomson
    Narrator
  • P‌N
    Phil Niland
    Director
  • S‌S
    Suneil Sahota
    Producer
  • G‌B
    Gerard Barry
    Producer
  • B‌S
    Ben Smith
    Producer
  • N‌O
    Ninishuka Oller-Stracey
    Producer
  • T‌E
    Tom Edwards
    Producer

About

Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun

Reality

Fancy swapping the damp and grey of the UK for a new cheap-as-chips life in the sun? This new Benidorm-based observational series charts the lives of Brits who have done exactly that. Caravan parks across the sunny Spanish coastal town are bursting at the seams with British ex-pats blinging up their statics, tarting up their tourers and tucking into tapas on the cheap. Local business owners slog 24/7 to make a profit in a town where two pints can cost just one euro.

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Channel 5
Released
2016

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Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
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  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
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  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
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  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

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  • 香港
  • Indonesia (English)
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  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
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  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
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