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• MA CHARACTERS     INTRODUCED IN SERI 1 MICHAEL 'MICK' GARVEYPLAYED BY: STEVE PEMBERTON FIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1 LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 2PATRIARCH OF THE GARVEYS, A WORKG CLASS FAY OM LANSHIRE. ACCINTAL MISNAMG: A MOR RUNNG GAG IS PEOPLE ACCINTALLY LLG HIM MICK GRAVY. DEADPAN SNARKER: CHIEF SNARKER OF THE FAY. HAPPILY EVER AFTER: THE GARVEYS HEAD OFF TO LAS VEGAS DURG SERI 7 TO CHASE AFTER A MULTI-LN DOLLAR HERANCE. THEIR SOLICOR NAMEDROPS THIS TROPE WORD-FOR-WORD. JERK WH A HEART OF GOLD: HE MAY BE A TIGHT-FISTED CHANCER BUT HE LOV JANICE AND DOT ON HIS CHILDREN. HE'LL EVEN BE KD TO MADGE THE RIGHT SUATN. LOWER-CLASS LOUT: DRKS HEAVILY, LIV OFF DISABILY BENEFS, AND HAS A HAB OF FLIRTG WH OTHER WOMEN WHILE ON HOLIDAY. OH, AND HIS DISABILY CLAIM IS DULENT. THE PRANKSTER: DON'T LET HIM NEAR A JOKE SHOP. RICH TO RAGS: AFTER ALL FIVE OF MEL'S SUNBED SHOPS BURN DOWN THANKS TO MICK G DODGY TANNG SHEETS THE MACH AND NOT SURG ANY OF THE SHOPS. THE SCROOGE: KEEPS A CLOSE EYE ON HIS MONEY AND IS UALLY UNWILLG TO DO ANYTHG OUTSI OF THE HOTEL UNLS 'S EE.JANICE GARVEYPLAYED BY: SBHAN FNERANFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 2MICK'S WIFE. ACTN MOM: A NECSY WHEN MADGE IS YOUR MOTHER. SHE LATER BE AN ACTN GRANDMOTHER AS WELL. BEWARE THE NICE ON: AS MOHAMMED LEARNED WHEN WHEN HE TRIED TO SM MADGE, TRY TO HARM JANICE'S FAY AND SHE WILL, AS SHE PUTS , "GET MEDIEVAL ON YOUR ARSE". THE DZ: ALTERNAT BETWEEN A VERY D VERSN OF THIS AND THE ONLY SANE MAN. HAPPILY EVER AFTER: PART OF THE GARVEYS' LLECTIVE ONE SERI 7. HAPPILY MARRIED: DPE A FEW UPS AND DOWNS, 'S CLEAR SHE AND MICK ARE VERY HAPPY TOGETHER. MAMA BEAR: IF YOU MS WH HER FAY, YOU WILL GET HEADBUTTED THE FACE. ONLY SANE MAN: PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE FAY WHO'S NOT SNARKG OR GETTG TO BIZARRE SCRAP. TEAM MOM: THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE GARVEYS TOGETHER.MADGE HARVEY (NéE BARRON)PLAYED BY: SHEILA REIDFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 2JANICE'S MOTHER. A UNIQUELY ILL-TEMPERED CHA SMOKER WH AN UNHEALTHY LOVE OF TANNG. BROKE EPISO: THE FIRST HALF OF SERI 4. DISABILY AS AN EXCE FOR JERKASSERY: SUBVERTED THAT WHILE SHE A MOBILY SOTER ON HOLIDAY, ’S BEE SHE’S LAZY. SHE’S ACTUALLY PERFECT HEALTH AND IS SURPRISGLY SPRIGHTLY WHEN ANGERED ENOUGH. DISTRACTED BY THE LUXURY: ALTHOUGH SHE DO GENUELY LOVE MEL, SHE DON'T IGNORE THE FACT THAT HE’S A LNAIRE WH FIVE SUN-BED SHOPS AND A STATIC RAVAN LISBON EVEN EVIL HAS LOVED ON: AS MUCH OF A HORRIBLE PERSON AS SHE IS, ’S CLEAR THAT HER FEELGS FOR MEL ARE GENUE. EVEN EVIL CAN BE LOVED: FOURTH-DATE MARRIAGE: MARRI MEL AFTER ONLY KNOWG HIM FOR A FEW WEEKS. FRDIAN EXCE: IMPLIED BY JANICE. HAIR-TRIGGER TEMPER: WILL SUGGT VLENT SOLUTNS AT THE DROP OF A HAT; EVEN SUGGTG THAT JANICE SHOULD “HOBBLE” (BREAK HIS ANKL SO HE N’T WALK) MICHAEL AFTER HE GETS A TATTOO, AND THREATENS TO BATTER HIM TO WH AN CH OF HIS LIFE AFTER HE LLS HER OUT FOR HER BEG SUCH A HORRIBLE PERSON. HAPPILY EVER AFTER: PART OF THE GARVEYS' LLECTIVE ONE SERI 7. INIC ITEM: ALTHOUGH SHE HIR A DIFFERENT ONE AT THE START OF EACH HOLIDAY, HER MOBILY SOTER. JERKASS: A SHG EXAMPLE OF THIS TROPE. JERK WH A HEART OF GOLD: ONCE A BLUE MOON. MA OF IRON: GIVEN HER AGE (73 AS OF SERI 6), EXCSIVE TANNG, AND CHA SMOKG; ’S AMAZG THAT SHE’S NOT SUFFERG OM ANY NOTICEABLE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND N STILL BE A TOUGH OLD WOMAN. NEVER MS WH GRANNY: LOAN SHARKS, GANGSTERS, AND ATTEMPTED N ARTISTS HAVE LEARNED THAT MADGE IS NOT TO BE TRIFLED WH. NOT WH THEM FOR THE MONEY: THOUGH SHE CERTALY DON'T MD . RACIST GRANDMA: IS QUICK TO NY THIS, CG (AMONG OTHERS THGS) THE FACT THAT HER GREAT-GRANDSON IS MIXED RACE AND THAT SHE HAS RERDS OF ALL OF WIED ATWELL’S SONGS. RICH TO RAGS: AFTER MEL DI SER BT. SCREW POLENS, I'M A SENR!: YOU'D BE HARD PRSED TO FD A BETTER EXAMPLE. SIR SWEARS-A-LOT: FOND OF LLG PEOPLE "BASTARDS" AND TELLG THEM TO "IG OFF". TROLL: LOV NOTHG MORE THAN TO STIR UP TROUBLE. TOOK A LEVEL KDNS: WHEN SHE MISTAKENLY THKS SHE’S DYG. ONCE SHE FDS OUT THE TTH, SHE IMMEDIATELY SNAPS BACK. TOKEN EVIL TEAMMATE: UNSPECTGLY SOED: WHEN CHANTELLE SLIPS HER AN ECSTASY TABLET AS A PRANK. WHAT DO SHE SEE HIM?: DPE LOVG MEL, SHE’S QUICK TO PLA ABOUT HIS HAEMORRHOIDS AND HIS SNORG, AND IS SQUICKED OUT BY HIS LEOPARD-PRT THONG.CHANTELLE 'TELLE' GARVEYPLAYED BY: HANNAH HOBLEYFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 6MICK AND JANICE'S TEENAGE DGHTER. BABI EVER AFTER: EVENTUALLY REVEALED TO BE LIVG WH GEOFF AND EXPECTG A BABY. THEN IS LATER MENTNED TO HAVE SEPARATED OM HIM. DEADPAN SNARKER: USUALLY DIRECTED AT MADGE. HAPPILY EVER AFTER: PLAYED STRAIGHT BUT LATER SUBVERTED. SEE BABI EVER AFTER. MY SECRET PREGNANCY: REVEALED AT THE END OF THE FIRST EPISO. THE PRANKSTER: WHEN MADGE ACCINTALLY ENDS UP WH A BAG OF ECSTASY TABLETS, CHANTELLE CIS TO HAVE SOME FUN WH THEM. PUT ON A B: AT THE END OF SERI 3. SIR SWEARS-A-LOT: HER UAL UNTER TO MADGE'S SNI REMARKS. TEEN PREGNANCY: THROUGHOUT SERI 1MICHAEL GARVEY JRPLAYED BY: OLIVER STOKFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 2MICK AND JANICE'S EXCABLE YOUNG SON. ANNOYG YOUNGER SIBLG: IN SERI 1 – 3. HTG PUBERTY BY SERI 4 AND CHANTELLE BEG WRTEN OUT PULLS HIM OUT OF THIS TROPE. THE ATONER: BE THIS SERI 6 AFTER PULLG OFF SEVERAL SMS WH TIGER AND GETTG A TATTOO. CALLG THE OLD MAN OUT: GIV AN EPIC ONE TO MADGE SERI 5, TELLG HER THAT WHAT MICK SAYS ABOUT HER BEG HORRIBLE IS BEE SHE’S OLD IS RRECT, AND THAT’S ACTUALLY BEE SHE’S A GENUELY HORRIBLE PERSON. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: DEVELOPS A MORE FED PERSONALY AS OF SERI 4 BEE OF HIS CREASED AGE AND GETS HIS OWN B-PLOTS AND CHARACTER ARC SERI 6. COOL AND UNUAL PUNISHMENT: AFTER HE GETS A TATTOO, JANICE ATTACH AN ELASTIC LEASH TO HIM AND TETHERS TO MADGE’S SOTER WHEN SHE’S NOT AROUND. DID NOT GET THE GIRL: PLAYED STRAIGHT SERI 4 WHEN HE FALLS FOR A GIRL NAMED PAIGE WHO IS STAYG AT THE SOLANA BUT MISS OUT ON THE CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW HER BETTER WHEN SHE AND HER FAY ARE MOVED TO ANOTHER HOTEL AFTER THE SOLANA FLOODS. EARN YOUR HAPPY ENDG: AT THE END OF SERI 6, HE SGLEHANDLY ENDS THE FD BETWEEN THE GARVEYS AND THE DYK AND GETS THE GIRL. EMBARRASSG TATTOO: IN THE FIRST EPISO OF SERI 6 (THANKS TO TIGER), HE GETS DNK AND HAS THE WORD “BENIDORM” TATTOOED ON HIS FOREARM HUGE LETTERS. HAPPILY EVER AFTER: PART OF THE GARVEYS' LLECTIVE ONE SERI 7. INTERGENERATNAL FRIENDSHIP: WH LIAM SERI 5.DONALD STEWARTPLAYED BY: KENNY IRELANDFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 6 EPISO 7 (PLAYED BY KENNY IRELAND)LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 7 (VOICE PART PLAYED BY AN UNCREDED IMPERSONATOR)AN AMIABLE MIDDLE-AGED SWGER WHO IS DISTURBGLY OPEN ABOUT HIS SEX LIFE. ANYTHG THAT MOV: AS LONG AS 'S NSENSUAL, ANYBODY'S FAIR GAME. EVEN MADGE. BIG EATER: ONE NIGHT THE RTRANT, HE EAGERLY TUCKS TO GAV'S HALF-EATEN MA URSE AFTER ASKG IF HE N HAVE AS A STARTER. CHARACTER OUT LIV ACTOR: KENNY IRELAND PASSED AWAY BEFORE SERI 7 WAS FILMED BUT DONALD IS STATED TO BE FRANCE ON A WIFE SWAPPG HOLIDAY WH A WELSH UPLE, AND MAK A FAL APPEARANCE ON THE PHONE TO JACQUELE PLAYED BY AN IMPERSONATOR. CLOUD CUCKOO LANRS MR: ISN'T THE SHARPT TOOL THE BOX HIMSELF BUT FELY MORE ON THE BALL THAN JACQUELE. THE CON: FAK HIS OWN ATH AT THE END OF SERI 4 AS PART OF A LIFE SURANCE SM. IT DON'T WORK AND HE ENDS UP PRISON BETWEEN SERI 4 AND 5. DIRTY OLD MAN: PLAYED WH. SEX OBSSED HE MAY BE BUT NSENT IS HIS HIGHT PRRY. THE DZ: HE'S CERTALY MORE TELLIGENT THAN HIS WIFE BUT NOT EXACTLY AN TELLECTUAL HEAVYWEIGHT HIMSELF. DOUBLE ENTENDRE: MOST OF WHAT HE SAYS. THOUGH UNLIKE JACQUELE, A LOT OF HIS NUENDOS ARE LIBERATE. FAKG THE DEAD: TELLS GAV AND KENH THAT HE IS DYG OF NCER BEFORE FAKG HIS SUICI TO TRY AND A LLECT A LIFE SURANCE POLIY WORTH £500,000. HAPPILY MARRIED: HE AND JACQUELE HAVE THE MOST SOLID MARRIAGE OF ANYONE AT THE SOLANA. NICE GUY: HE AND JACQUELE ARE ALWAYS AMIABLE AND HAPPY TO MAKE NEW IENDS REGARDLS OF WHETHER OR NOT SEX TO . THE POLLYANNA: NO MATTER WHAT THE SUATN, HE REMAS GOOD-NATURED AND OPTIMISTIC. THE ONLY EXCEPTN IS WHEN HIS PERSONAL "MR BIG" OM HIS TIME PRISON (AN ARMED ROBBER NAMED LENNY CHAPMAN) TURNS UP AT THE SOLANA. THE SCROOGE: BIG TIME. HE AND JACQUELE ALMOST NEVER LEAVE THE HOTEL OR BRG MONEY ON HOLIDAY WH THEM, AND HE'LL EVEN TRY TO STOP OTHER PEOPLE SPENDG MONEY IF HE THKS 'S UNNECSARY. BUT THAT DON'T STOP HE AND JACQUELE OM EXPLOG OTHER PEOPLE'S GENEROSY. AS MICK PUTS "YOU'D HAVE A POKE THE EYE IF YOU THOUGHT WAS EE". TOO MUCH INFORMATN: SOMETHG DONALD HAS NO NCEPT OF. IN THE SPACE OF THREE EPISOS, HE TALKS ABOUT HIS IEND'S SEX CHANGE OVER LUNCH, AN Y HE AND JACQUELE HAD WH SIX IENDS BEFORE FLYG OUT, AND THAT THE RORT'S ENTERTAER IS VERY WELL ENDOWED AND THAT JACQUELE "N'T GET ENOUGH OF HIM".JACQUELE STEWARTPLAYED BY: JANE DUVSKIFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: ONGOGDONALD'S WIFE. ALSO A SWGER BUT SHE DON'T TALK ABOUT EXTENSIVELY AS HIM. THE CON: TRI TO PULL OFF A LIFE SURANCE SM WH DONALD SERI 4. CONSUMMATE LIAR: EVERYTHG SHE SAYS AND DO AFTER DONALD'S 'SUICI' IS AN ACT. IT'S EVEN GOOD ENOUGH TO FOOL THE BRISH CONSULATE. DIRTY OLD WOMAN: WELL SHE IS A SWGER. THE DZ: SHE'S FAR OM AN TELLECTUAL. DOUBLE ENTENDRE: CONSTANTLY. HAPPILY MARRIED: HER MARRIAGE TO DONALD IS UNSHAKABLE. HIDN DEPTHS: A TALENTED BALL PLAYER, VOLLEYBALL PLAYER, ACTRS, AND PABLE OF REPLITG STICKY VICKY'S MAGIC ACT. INNOCENT INNUENDO: THANKS TO HER BEG BOTH THE DZ AND A DIRTY OLD WOMAN, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHG SAID TO HER IS TERPRETED AS SEXUAL E.G. ASSUMG THAT A DONGLE IS A SEX TOY, AND THKG THAT GLYNN'S PLAN TO PIGGYBACK OFF SOMEBODY'S WI-FI IS HIM TRYG TO HOOK UP WH SOMEBODY. KARMA HOUDI: SUFFERS NO LEGAL FALLOUT OM THE FAILED LIFE SURANCE SM THANKS TO KNOWG A JUDGE WHO IS A FELLOW SWGER AND DONALD TAKG THE FALL FOR HER. SCREW THE RUL, I HAVE CONNECTNS!: HOW SHE AVOIDS REPERCSNS OM THE FAILED LIFE SURANCE SM.GEOFF MALTBY AKA THE ORACLEPLAYED BY: JOHNNY VEGASFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: ONGOGAS HE TRODUC HIMSELF: "REIGNG LANSHIRE PUB QUIZ CHAMPN. UNBEATEN SCE 1993." ALWAYS HOLIDAYS WH HIS MOTHER, WHO HE SISTS IS HIS PA. BABI EVER AFTER: HAS A SON NAMED PYTHAGORAS WH CHANTELLE AT SOME POT AFTER SERI 3. THOUGH BY SERI 7 THEY HAVE SEPARATED.ARCH-ENEMY: MATEO--> BIG EATER: FOUR BURGERS IS A NORMAL DNER FOR HIM. BLATANT LI: BASILLY 95% OF EVERYTHG HE SAYS.BERSERK BUTTON: LOSG AT ABSOLUTELY ANYTHG, AND PEOPLE NOT TAKG THGS AS SERLY AS HE DO. EVEN CROSSWORDS.--> HAPPILY ADOPTED: TAK VERY WELL WHEN HE FDS OUT AND STILL NSIRS NOREEN TO BE HIS MOTHER. LS EMBARRASSG TERM: "SHE'S NOT MY MUM, SHE'S MY PA". MANCHILD: HE'S PRETTY MUCH AN ARROGANT AND EMOTNALLY UNSTABLE TWELVE YEAR OLD A FORTY YEAR OLD'S BODY. MOMMA'S BOY: GO ON HOLIDAY WH HIS MOTHER WHILE HIS FORTI AND IS BASILLY TREATED LIKE A CHILD.PUT ON A B: AT THE END OF SERI 3--> SER BS: ANY FORM OF PETN NO MATTER HOW TRIVIAL. SMALL NAME, BIG EGO: H NOWHERE NEAR AS BIG A AL AS HE LIK TO THK.THE B CAME BACK: RETURNS SERI 7.-->NOREEN MALTBYPLAYED BY: ELSIE KELLYFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: ONGOGGEOFF'S MOTHER. OFTEN BABI HIM AND IS WALKED ALL OVER BY HIM. ACCINTAL MISNAMG: CALL GEOFF'S FIANCEE RUBELLA SPE BEG TOLD UNTLS TIM THAT HER NAME IS IONELLA. AMAZGLY EMBARRASSG PARENTS: PRONE TO SUALLY REVEALG EMBARRASSG FACTOIDS ABOUT HER CHILDREN AS WELL BEG A GENERAL CLOUD CUCKOO LANR. CLOUD CUCKOO LANR: PUT THIS WAY: SHE THKS L IS ACTUALLY A WOMAN AND DON'T REGNISE HIM WHEN HE'S DRSED AS TAMMY WYTE TO ENTERTA THE GUTS. SHE'S NOT WHOUT MOMENTS OF LUCIDY AND PETENCE THOUGH. COOL OLD LADY: WHEN SHE TRI TO HANG OUT WH SAM AND TDY WHILE ON HOLIDAY ALONE, THEY WARN HER THAT THEY SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME EYEG UP MEN. SHE JOS EFFORTLSLY. EXTREME DOORMAT: WH VERY RARE EXCEPTNS, SHE PRETTY MUCH PANRS TO GEOFF'S EVERY WHIM. INTERGENERATNAL FRIENDSHIP: EVENTUALLY VELOPS ONE WH GAV SERI 5. ONLY SANE MAN: BE THIS BY NECSY WHEN HER ALHOLIC DGHTER IS ABOUT TO RELAPSE.PUT ON A B: AFTER SERI 5.--> RAMBLG OLD MAN MONOLOGUE: CAN TURN ANY NVERSATN TO THIS.THE B CAME BACK: WH GEOFF SERI 7.--> UNUAL EUPHEMISM: TENDS TO E THE PHRASE "OH BLOOD AND SAND!" PLACE OF PROFANY.MART WEEDONPLAYED BY: NICHOLAS BURNSFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 6 EPISO 4A RECENTLY MARRIED MIDDLE CLASS HOLIDAYMAKER STAYG AT THE SOLANA WH HIS WIFE KATE. ARCH-ENEMY: MATEO BE THIS AFTER HE SLEEPS WH KATE. IT’S ONE-SID THOUGH BEE MATEO DON’T EVEN REMEMBER A YEAR LATER. THE CHEW TOY: LIFE HAS A TENNCY TO CRAP ON MART. HIS WIFE CHEATG ON HIM IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. EARN YOUR HAPPY ENDG: IN HIS LAST APPEARANCE, AFTER STRIKG OUT WH BIAN HE DONALD’S LUCKY ON A SLOT MACHE AND SR A MASSIVE W. FROM BAD TO WORSE: HIS RELATNSHIPS. KATE WAS BAD ENOUGH BUT BRANDY TAK THGS TO AN ENTIRELY NEW LEVEL, BEG REVEALED AS A NWOMAN WHO ED HIM TO ROB EVERY SGLE ROOM THE SOLANA. MISTAKEN FOR PEDOPHILE: MISTAK HIMSELF FOR ONE AFTER THKG HIS ONE-NIGHT-STAND WAS ONLY FIFTEEN YEARS OLD. SHE’S ACTUALLY TWENTY-THREE AND WAS JT MSG WH HIM. NICE GUY: A GENERALLY UPBEAT AND PERSONABLE GUY SPE HIS SUATN. THE POLLYANNA: ATTEMPTS THIS BUT HIS TENNCY TO END UP AS THE CHEW TOY PUTS THE BRAK ON AT TIM.PUT ON A B: LEAV AFTER SERI 3.--> THE B CAME BACK: RETURNS FOR TWO EPISOS SERI 6 AS PART OF A STAG PARTY. TOOK A LEVEL BADASS: WHEN HE ENTERS GEOFF'S ARM WRTLG PETN SERI 2. EVEN KATE IS IMPRSED. SLUMMG IT: THE SOLANA IS BELOW THE STANDARDS OF HIS UAL HOLIDAYS BUT HE'S MUCH MORE OPTIMISTIC AND ACCEPTG OF THAN KATE.KATE WEEDONPLAYED BY: ABIGAIL CTTENNFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 6MART'S WIFE. IS HORRIFIED ABOUT STAYG AT THE SOLANA. LAW OF INVERSE FERTILY: SUBVERTED. MART HAS AN CREDIBLY LOW SPERM UNT AND THEY BOTH KNOW HE N'T GIVE HER A BABY. KATE THEN REVEALS THAT SHE'S PREGNANT THE SERI 2 FALE. EXCEPT SHE'S NOT AND THE DOCTOR SHE NSULTED WAS A PLETE QUACK WHO BASED HIS DIAGNOSIS ON A 'GIFT' HE HAS RATHER THAN ANY MEDIL EVINCE. OH, NO... NOT AGA!: WHEN THE HOTEL SHE AND MART ARE STAYG AT IS SERI 2 DOUBLE BOOKED, SHE AND MART ARE GIVEN A ROOM AT THE HOTEL'S SISTER LOTN: THE SOLANA. PUT ON A B: IS A REGULAR FOR SERI 1 AND 2 ONLY. THE B CAME BACK: APPEARS THE LAST TWO EPISOS OF SERI 3. SLUMMG IT: IS CREDIBLY VOL ABOUT HOW FAR BENEATH HER THE SOLANA IS.GAV RAMSBOTTOMPLAYED BY: HUGH SACHSFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 5 EPISO 7A GAY HAIRDRSER ON HOLIDAY WH BOYIEND (AND LATER HBAND) TROY. CAMP GAY: MORE FEME AND EFFETE THAN MP BUT AS BCHY AS THEY E. DEADPAN SNARKER: ALMOST EXCLIVELY HOW HE MUNIT. HAPPILY MARRIED: TO TROY. INTERGENERATNAL FRIENDSHIP: WH NOREEN SERI 5. EVENTUALLY. POOR COMMUNITN KILLS: RECEIV A TEXT OM TROY AND THKS TROY IS LEAVG HIM, LEADG TO A BRIEF DALLIANCE WH ANOTHER MAN. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE TEXT WAS ACTUALLY ONE TROY WAS PLANNG TO SEND TO SOMEONE SQUATTG ONE OF HIS PROPERTI. PUT ON A B: LEAV AFTER SERI 5. SLUMMG IT: HIS FIRST SCENE HAS HIM SCRIBG THE OTHER GUTS AS " A ROOMFUL OF PIKEY BREATHERS".TROY RAMSBOTTOMPLAYED BY: PL BAZELYFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 4 EPISO 6GAV'S BOYIEND AND LATER HBAND. ALSO A HAIRDRSER. EASILY FIVEN: GAV FIV HIM FOR HIS FLG WH MATEO RELATIVELY QUICKLY. HAPPILY MARRIED: TO GAV. NICE GUY: ONE OF THE SOLANA'S IENDLIER GUTS. PARTG-WORDS REGRET: HE DON'T NECSARILY REGRET BUT HE NOT THAT, BEE HIS FATHER DIED WHILE HE (TROY) WAS MOVG HIS R, HIS FATHER'S LAST WORDS TO HIM WERE "I'VE HAD THE WRONG TEETH FOR FOUR DAYS". PUT ON A B: IS WRTEN OUT AFTER SERI 3 WHEN HE STAYS ENGLAND TO LOOK AFTER HIS DYG FATHER WHILE GAV GO TO SPA, AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY MENTNED TO STAY ENGLAND MANAGG HIS FATHER'S BS RATHER THAN GOG ON HOLIDAY WH GAV. STRAIGHT GAY: NOTHG ABOUT HIS APPEARANCE OR MANNER WOULD SUGGT HE'S GAY. THE B CAME BACK: APPEARS AT THE END OF SERI 4 AFTER LEAVG SERI 3.MATEO CASTELLANOSPLAYED BY: JAKE CANOFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 7THE SOLANA'S BARMAN. HIS PRRI ARE SLEEPG WH GUTS AND STAFF, AND DOG AS LTLE WORK AS HE N GET AWAY WH. AMBIGUOLY BI: WILL ASSERT HIS HETEROSEXUALY IF IS QUTNED BUT STILL HAS SEX WH TROY SERI 1. ANYTHG THAT MOV: WELL, AS LONG AS HE FDS THEM ATTRACTIVE. ARCH-ENEMY: MART AND GEOFF SERI 1 AND 2, AND JASON (A BARMAN WHO TRI TO TAKE HIS JOB) SERI 6 AND 7. BUT FOR ME, IT WAS TUDAY: FETS ABOUT SLEEPG WH KATE A YEAR AFTER HAPPENS, CLAIMG “I’M A BY MAN”. IT TAK HER SLAPPG HIM THE FACE FOR HIM TO REMEMBER. DEADPAN SNARKER: IN THE EARLIER EPISOS. IT GETS TONED DOWN AS THE SERI GO ON. FLAIR BARTENDG: DPE TRYG, HE HAS NO AFFY FOR WHATSOEVER AND IS GUARANTEED TO BREAK EVERYTHG. GRATUO SPANISH: WHEN TRYG TO FLIRT WH SOMEBODY OR WHEN CURSG A PERSON OR SUATN. LOVABLE SEX MANIAC: THOUGH "LOVABLE" IS BATABLE. MALAPROPER: A RUNNG GAG LATER EPISOS IS HIS FAILURE TO UNRSTAND BRISH IDMS ED BY STAFF AND GUTS, AND HIS FAILURE TO UNRSTAND ANYONE WH A REGNAL ACCENT MISTAKEN FOR GAY: SEVERAL TIM. PUT ON A B: LERALLY AT THE END OF SERI 7 SCREW THIS, I'M OUT OF HERE!: HEADS TO MADRID WH LIAM AFTER NARROWLY PG HIS SHOTGUN-WIELDG MOTHER--LAW. SUPREME CHEF TOOK A LEVEL KDNS: IS MUCH LS OF AN ANTAGONIST OM SERI 4 ONWARDS. ULTIMATE JOB SECURY: FREQUENTLY PROPOSNS AND SLEEPS WH SOLANA STAFF AND GUTS BUT ONLY SE ANY KD OF JOB-RELATED REPERCSNS FOR WHEN L SACKS HIM FOR GROPG BIAN DYKE. THOUGH L DO THIS ONLY TO KEEP UP APPEARANC AND JOYCE HAS REHIRED HIM MERE HOURS LATER.JANEY YORKPLAYED BY: CRISSY ROCKFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 6MANAGERS OF THE SOLANA. THE CON: ARRANG A EE OUTG TO SEE A BULLFIGHT FOR THE GUTS. THE TCH IS THAT ONE OF THEM HAS TO BUY AN EXPENSIVE JUICER FIRST. AND THE BULL IS A DOG WEARG PLASTIC HORNS. WHEN MICK PLAS ABOUT THIS, HER SMUG RPONSE IS "IT'S A EE TRIP. WHAT ARE YOU GOG TO DO? ASK FOR YOUR MONEY BACK?" DEADPAN SNARKER DEPRAVED KIDS' SHOW HOST: WHEN SHE'S MC-G AT NEPTUNE'S (THE HOTEL'S BAR), SHE'S IENDLY AND ENTHIASTIC. AT ANY OTHER TIME, SHE'S A DEADPAN SNARKER WH FEW TERPERSONAL SKILLS. MONEY, DEAR BOY: THE BASIS OF MOST OF HER BS CISNS. WHEN THERE IS A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO GUTS; SHE THROWS OUT THE PARTY THAT ONLY NUMBERS TWO AND IS ONLY BOOKED FOR A FEW NIGHTS, AND LETS THE OTHER PARTY STAY SCE THEY NUMBER SEVEN AND ARE BOOKED FOR A WEEK. PET THE DOG: THE SOLANA MAK A €500 DONATN TO MADGE AFTER MEL DI. PUT ON A B: IS REPLACED AS MANAGERS BY JOYCE TEMPLE-SAVAGE SERI 5. THE B CAME BACK: RETURNS SERI 7 AS WELL AS A BRIEF MEO AT THE END OF SERI 5. TOOK A LEVEL JERKASS: AFTER SHE RETURNS.     INTRODUCED IN SERI 2 MELV CHURCHILL 'MEL' HARVEYPLAYED BY: GEOFEY HUTCHGSFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 2 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 6MADGE'S NEW BOYIEND AND LATER HBAND. A SUCCSFUL BSMAN WH A BIG EGO. BATTER UP!: WIELDS A BASEBALL BAT DURG HIS BIG DAMN HERO MOMENT. BIG DAMN HERO: WHEN MICK, JANICE, MADGE, AND SEVERAL OTHERS ARE HELD HOSTAGE ON THE ROOF OF THE SOLANA BY A WANTED CRIMAL; MEL HIR A HELIPTER, HAS THE PILOT FLY LEVEL WH ROOF, AND PH THE HOSTAGE TAKER OFF WHEN HE TRI TO BOARD . BIG FANCY HOE: BUYS ONE AFTER MOVG TO BENIDORM. THE CHARACTER DIED WH HIM: SEE REAL LIFE WR THE PLOT EGOPOLIS: IN SERI 3; HE PLANS TO BUY AN ISLAND AND BUILD A SERI OF BS ON , EVEN NSIRG THE IA OF LLG "MEL'S ISLAND". IT TURNS OUT HE N'T BEE 'S A BIRD SANCTUARY. FAY BS: HIS SUNBED SHOPS BEE THIS FOR THE GARVEYS AFTER HE DI. FOURTH-DATE MARRIAGE: MARRI MADGE AFTER ONLY KNOWG HER FOR A FEW WEEKS. GET-RICH-QUICK SCHEME: AFTER HIS ATH, IS REVEALED HE TRIED SEVERAL OF THE (CLUDG HELIPTER TOURS OF BENIDORM, AND BUYG A RACEHORSE), NONE OF WHICH PANNED OUT. THE FORMER NEVER UGHT ON AND THE LATTER FAILED BEE THE HORSE MTED SUICI. GOOFY PRT UNRWEAR: HIS DISTURBGLY TIGHT LEOPARD-PRT THONG. HONORARY UNCLE: HONORARY GRANDFATHER TO MICHAEL AFTER HE MARRI MADGE. HYPOCRIL HUMOUR: SAYS THAT HE DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIS VAR MISHAPS AT THE SOLANA BEFORE PROCEEDG TO TALK ABOUT THEM AT LENGTH. INFORMED ATTRIBUTE: PLAYED FOR LGHS. MADGE SCRIB HIM AS THE MOST PAFULLY SHY AND TROVERTED PERSON SHE KNOWS. RIGHT AS THEIR B PASS AN ENORMO ADVERT FOR HIS NEW SHOP WH HIS FACE ON . JERK WH A HEART OF GOLD: THOUGH THE HEART OF GOLD UALLY ONLY APPLI TO MICHAEL, CHANTELLE, AND MADGE KILLED OFF FOR REAL: SEE REAL LIFE WR THE PLOT KILLED OFFSCREEN: SEE REAL LIFE WR THE PLOT MAN OF WEALTH AND TASTE: THE HOE HE BUYS SHOWS THAT HE DO HAVE BETTER TASTE THAN THE LEOPARD-PRT THONG WOULD SUGGT. MA OF IRON: HE SUFFERS A NUMBER OF URI THROUGHOUT SERI 2 AND IS BACK ON HIS FEET SHORTLY AFTERWARDS SPE HIS ADVANCED AGE. NOT QUE DEAD: NEARLY DROWNS THE FIRST EPISO, IS MISTAKENLY PRONOUNCED AD BY KATE THE SEND AFTER BEG ELECTROCUTED BY A FLTY JUICG MACHE, AND SUFFERS AMNIA AT HIS WEDDG AFTER A PARASAILG GEOFF CRASH TO HIM. REAL LIFE WR THE PLOT: KILLED OFFSCREEN THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL BEE GEOFEY HUTCHGS DIED WHILE THE EPISO WAS BEG WRTEN. RICH TO RAGS: HE IS REVEALED TO HAVE BEEN SER BT AFTER HIS ATH. RICH DOLLARS, POOR SENSE: ALTHOUGH HE'S A SUCCSFUL BSMAN, HIS WEALTH AND MON SENSE DON'T ALWAYS MATCH UP. RUNNG GAG: ENDS UP JURED NO LS THAN THREE TIM DURG SERI 2. SECRETLY WEALTHY: HIS WEALTH IS HTED AT EARLY ON BUT THE FULL EXTENT OF IS NOT REVEALED UNTIL THE SERI 2 FALE. SELF-MA MAN: MA HIS FORTUNE NNG SANDWICH SHOPS AND THEN OPENG A CHA OF SUNBED SHOPS. SMALL NAME, BIG EGO: HE'S NOT AS IMPORTANT AS NSIRS HIMSELF TO BE. VRLIC BT BUDS: EVENTUALLY BE THIS WH MICK. WHAT DO SHE SEE HIM?: THE GARVEYS NEVER REALLY WORK OUT WHY HE'S LOVE WH MADGE.JACKPLAYED BY: ELLTT JORDANFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 2 EPISO SIXLAST APPEARANCE: SERI 6 EPISO SIXA BRISH BAR-OWNER WHO FORMS A CSH ON JANICE. BUT FOR ME IT WAS TEDAY IRRATN IS THE SCERT FORM OF FLATTERY THE PRANKSTER: IN HIS MEO APPEARANCE SERI SIX, HE PRANKS MICHAEL AND TIGER BY PRETENDG TO BE A SHARK. SGLE-TARGET SEXUALY: TELLS LIAM HE HAS A VERY SPECIFIC TYPE OF WOMAN WHILST LOOKG OVER AT JANICE. THE SOCPATH: A D VERSN, MOSTLY HIS APPEARANCE SERI 5. STALKER WH A CSH: TOWARDS JANICE. IT GETS QUE CREEPY SERI 5.     INTRODUCED IN SERI 3 L/LLEY MARSHALLPLAYED BY: TIM HEALYFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 2LAST APPEARANCE: ONGOGA GEORDIE CROSSDRSER WHO WORKS AT THE SOLANA. ACQUIRED SUATNAL NARCISSISM: SEE TYRANT TAK THE HELM AMAZGLY EMBARRASSG PARENTS: OCSNALLY SE HIMSELF AS THIS. LIAM DISAGRE. AMBIGUOLY BI: WE ONLY SEE HIM ON DAT WH MEN BUT HE WAS MARRIED AND HAS A SON. ASCEND EXTRA: WAS ORIGALLY A MOR RECURRG CHARACTER SERI 3 AS A DATE GEOFF MEETS ONLE BEFORE APPEARG THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL AS MADGE'S DRIVER, AND BEG A REGULAR SERI 4 AFTER GETTG A JOB AT THE SOLANA COMIC TR: OCSNALLY FORMS THIS SERI 5 WH LIAM AND MATEO DEADPAN SNARKER: PARTICULARLY TOWARDS JOYCE. GOOD PARENTS: WILL DO ANYTHG FOR LIAM, EVEN BRIEFLY ABANDONG HIS LLEY PERSONA BEE HE THKS LIAM NEEDS A MASCULE FLUENCE HIS LIFE. NICE GUY: GENIAL AND EASYGOG BOTH HIS PERSONAL AND PROFSNAL LIFE. PAPER-TH DISGUISE: WHEN DRSED AS LLEY, HE’S FAR OM NVCG. SUPREME CHEF: BEFORE LIAM WAS BORN, HE WORKED AS A CHEF ON AN OIL RIG. THOSE TWO GUYS: USUALLY HALF OF THIS WH EHER LIAM OR MATEO TYRANT TAK THE HELM: WHEN LEFT CHARGE OF THE SOLANA, HE ADOPTS A HARDLE MANAGEMENT APPROACH AND RC THE PLACE TO CHAOS THE SPACE OF A SGLE DAY. WHOLOME CROSSDRSER: ALTHOUGH 'S THE FOC OF SOME JOK, 'S SHOWN A POSIVE LIGHT AND ONLY ANTAGONISTIC CHARACTERS ACT NEGATIVELY TOWARDS . WRENCH WENCH: PLAYED WH. ALTHOUGH HE IS A MAN, HE DRS AS LLEY BY FLT AND DO HIS OWN R SERVICG. WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS HE WON’T GET BREAST IMPLANTS.BRANDYPLAYED BY: SHERIDAN SMH FIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 1 LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 4MART'S NEW GIRLIEND. THE CON: HER RELATNSHIP WH MART IS A SM TO ROB THE RINTS OF THE SOLANA. LOWER-CLASS LOUT: MADGE DISPARAGGLY REFERS TO HER AS MART'S "B OF SE ROUGH". MS. FANSERVICE: GETS QUE A FEW MOMENTS. ONLY ONE NAME THE PRANKSTER: STEALS MART'S CLOTH DURG A TRIP TO A WATERFALL. REALLY GETS AROUND: SLEEPS WH PA, MATEO, AND MART DURG HER BRIEF TIME AT THE SOLANA. THOUGH THE LAST TWO ARE PART OF THE CON; MART TO GA HIS TST, AND MATEO TO STEAL HIS STAFF ROOM KEY. SIR SWEARS-A-LOT SLUMMG IT: SHE'S NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE STATE OF THE SOLANA OR S CLIENTELE.     INTRODUCED IN SERI 4 LIAM CONROYPLAYED BY: ADAM GILLEN FIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 4 EPISO 1 LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 7L'S SON WHO TAK A JOB AT THE SOLANA AS A HANDYMAN. CALLG THE OLD MAN OUT: DELIVERS A HEROIC VERSN TO L WHEN THE LATTER STOPS CROSSDRSG AND TRI TO BE THE MASCULE FLUENCE HE THKS LIAM NEEDS. GIV ANOTHER HEROIC ONE WHEN HE CIS THAT KENH NEEDS TO TAKE BETTER RE OF HIMSELF AFTER HE HAS A HEART ATTACK. CAMP STRAIGHT DOGGED NICE GUY: TO NATALIE SERI 4 THE DZ: AND HOW. FIERY REDHEAD: WHEN HE CIS THAT KENH NEEDS TO START TAKG BETTER RE OF HIMSELF. HIDN DEPTHS: IS AN CREDIBLY TALENTED MANICURIST AND BE AN APPRENTICE BETICIAN UNR KENH SERI 6. INTERGENERATNAL FRIENDSHIP: WH MICHAEL SERI 5 AND LATER WH KENH AFTER THE LATTER BE HIS BOSS. LERAL-MD: METAPHORS AND RHETORIL QUTNS APPEAR TO BE A FOREIGN NCEPT TO HIM. MALAPROPER NICE GUY: DPE BEG ONE STICK SHORT OF A BUNDLE, HE’S ONE OF THE GENUELY NICT CHARACTERS. SER BS: TREATS KENH IMPROVG HIS HEALTH AS THIS WHICH HELPS HIM TAKE A LEVEL IN BADASS. PUT ON A B: LERALLY AT THE END OF SERI 7 WHEN GETS A JOB MADRID. TOO DUMB TO LIVE: IT TAK A LTLE HELPFUL PERSUASN OM L FOR HIM TO REALISE THAT STANDG OVER THE POOL’S VERTIL WATER JET AND ASKG FOR TO BE TTED AFTER CLEARG A BLOCKAGE ISN’T THE BT IA. TOOK A LEVEL BADASS: BE MORE ASSERTIVE SERI 6 IF ONLY TOWARDS KENH. HE REALLY HS HIS STRI AS FAR AS THIS TROPE GO AFTER KENH HAS A HEART ATTACK AND KEEPS IGNORG HIS DOCTOR’S ADVICE.KENH DU BEKEPLAYED BY: TONY MDSLEYFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 4 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: ONGOGA LLEAGUE AND IEND OF GAV AND TROY WHO EVENTUALLY OPENS HIS OWN SALON AT THE SOLANA. BIG EATER: THERE'S ONLY ONE CHE BUFFET BENIDORM THAT HE ISN'T BANNED OM, AS LONG AS HE BRGS HIS OWN RERCED CHAIR. CAMP GAY: WHOUT DOUBT THE PROGRAMME'S MPT CHARACTER DOUBLE ENTENDRE: CONSTANTLY. EVEN THE NAME OF HIS SALON (BLOW 'N GO) IS ONE. FAN DISSERVICE: IS FAR OM AN ADONIS AND WANRS AROUND NIM HOT PANTS. FUN T-SHIRT: A PRETTY WI SELECTN THAT ALMOST ALL HAVE A GAY JOKE ON THEM. HARD-DRKG PARTY GIRL: HAS BEEN KNOWN TO STAY OUT ALL NIGHT PARTYG, GET BREAKFAST AT THE SOLANA, AND GO TO WORK. HIS ONE-HOUR WORK WEEK IS PROBABLY THE ONLY REASON HE'S STILL ALIVE. LOVABLE SEX MANIAC LIMED WARDROBE: PLAYED STRAIGHT WH HIS NIM HOT PANTS AND SUBVERTED WH HIS LARGE LLECTN OF FUN T-SHIRTS. ONE-HOUR WORK WEEK: HIS SALON IS BARELY EVER OPEN WHICH SEVERAL CHARACTERS DRAW ATTENTN TO. HIS EXCE IS THAT HE HAS A HIGH PROFILE CLIENT LIST THAT CLUS JUDI DENCH WHO PREFER A CLOSED DOOR POLICY.NATALIE JON
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MA CHARACTERS     INTRODUCED IN SERI 1 MICHAEL 'MICK' GARVEYPLAYED BY: STEVE PEMBERTON FIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1 LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 2PATRIARCH OF THE GARVEYS, A WORKG CLASS FAY OM LANSHIRE. ACCINTAL MISNAMG: A MOR RUNNG GAG IS PEOPLE ACCINTALLY LLG HIM MICK GRAVY. DEADPAN SNARKER: CHIEF SNARKER OF THE FAY. HAPPILY EVER AFTER: THE GARVEYS HEAD OFF TO LAS VEGAS DURG SERI 7 TO CHASE AFTER A MULTI-LN DOLLAR HERANCE. THEIR SOLICOR NAMEDROPS THIS TROPE WORD-FOR-WORD. JERK WH A HEART OF GOLD: HE MAY BE A TIGHT-FISTED CHANCER BUT HE LOV JANICE AND DOT ON HIS CHILDREN. HE'LL EVEN BE KD TO MADGE THE RIGHT SUATN. LOWER-CLASS LOUT: DRKS HEAVILY, LIV OFF DISABILY BENEFS, AND HAS A HAB OF FLIRTG WH OTHER WOMEN WHILE ON HOLIDAY. OH, AND HIS DISABILY CLAIM IS DULENT. THE PRANKSTER: DON'T LET HIM NEAR A JOKE SHOP. RICH TO RAGS: AFTER ALL FIVE OF MEL'S SUNBED SHOPS BURN DOWN THANKS TO MICK G DODGY TANNG SHEETS THE MACH AND NOT SURG ANY OF THE SHOPS. THE SCROOGE: KEEPS A CLOSE EYE ON HIS MONEY AND IS UALLY UNWILLG TO DO ANYTHG OUTSI OF THE HOTEL UNLS 'S EE.JANICE GARVEYPLAYED BY: SBHAN FNERANFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 2MICK'S WIFE. ACTN MOM: A NECSY WHEN MADGE IS YOUR MOTHER. SHE LATER BE AN ACTN GRANDMOTHER AS WELL. BEWARE THE NICE ON: AS MOHAMMED LEARNED WHEN WHEN HE TRIED TO SM MADGE, TRY TO HARM JANICE'S FAY AND SHE WILL, AS SHE PUTS , "GET MEDIEVAL ON YOUR ARSE". THE DZ: ALTERNAT BETWEEN A VERY D VERSN OF THIS AND THE ONLY SANE MAN. HAPPILY EVER AFTER: PART OF THE GARVEYS' LLECTIVE ONE SERI 7. HAPPILY MARRIED: DPE A FEW UPS AND DOWNS, 'S CLEAR SHE AND MICK ARE VERY HAPPY TOGETHER. MAMA BEAR: IF YOU MS WH HER FAY, YOU WILL GET HEADBUTTED THE FACE. ONLY SANE MAN: PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE FAY WHO'S NOT SNARKG OR GETTG TO BIZARRE SCRAP. TEAM MOM: THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE GARVEYS TOGETHER.MADGE HARVEY (NéE BARRON)PLAYED BY: SHEILA REIDFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 2JANICE'S MOTHER. A UNIQUELY ILL-TEMPERED CHA SMOKER WH AN UNHEALTHY LOVE OF TANNG. BROKE EPISO: THE FIRST HALF OF SERI 4. DISABILY AS AN EXCE FOR JERKASSERY: SUBVERTED THAT WHILE SHE A MOBILY SOTER ON HOLIDAY, ’S BEE SHE’S LAZY. SHE’S ACTUALLY PERFECT HEALTH AND IS SURPRISGLY SPRIGHTLY WHEN ANGERED ENOUGH. DISTRACTED BY THE LUXURY: ALTHOUGH SHE DO GENUELY LOVE MEL, SHE DON'T IGNORE THE FACT THAT HE’S A LNAIRE WH FIVE SUN-BED SHOPS AND A STATIC RAVAN LISBON EVEN EVIL HAS LOVED ON: AS MUCH OF A HORRIBLE PERSON AS SHE IS, ’S CLEAR THAT HER FEELGS FOR MEL ARE GENUE. EVEN EVIL CAN BE LOVED: FOURTH-DATE MARRIAGE: MARRI MEL AFTER ONLY KNOWG HIM FOR A FEW WEEKS. FRDIAN EXCE: IMPLIED BY JANICE. HAIR-TRIGGER TEMPER: WILL SUGGT VLENT SOLUTNS AT THE DROP OF A HAT; EVEN SUGGTG THAT JANICE SHOULD “HOBBLE” (BREAK HIS ANKL SO HE N’T WALK) MICHAEL AFTER HE GETS A TATTOO, AND THREATENS TO BATTER HIM TO WH AN CH OF HIS LIFE AFTER HE LLS HER OUT FOR HER BEG SUCH A HORRIBLE PERSON. HAPPILY EVER AFTER: PART OF THE GARVEYS' LLECTIVE ONE SERI 7. INIC ITEM: ALTHOUGH SHE HIR A DIFFERENT ONE AT THE START OF EACH HOLIDAY, HER MOBILY SOTER. JERKASS: A SHG EXAMPLE OF THIS TROPE. JERK WH A HEART OF GOLD: ONCE A BLUE MOON. MA OF IRON: GIVEN HER AGE (73 AS OF SERI 6), EXCSIVE TANNG, AND CHA SMOKG; ’S AMAZG THAT SHE’S NOT SUFFERG OM ANY NOTICEABLE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND N STILL BE A TOUGH OLD WOMAN. NEVER MS WH GRANNY: LOAN SHARKS, GANGSTERS, AND ATTEMPTED N ARTISTS HAVE LEARNED THAT MADGE IS NOT TO BE TRIFLED WH. NOT WH THEM FOR THE MONEY: THOUGH SHE CERTALY DON'T MD . RACIST GRANDMA: IS QUICK TO NY THIS, CG (AMONG OTHERS THGS) THE FACT THAT HER GREAT-GRANDSON IS MIXED RACE AND THAT SHE HAS RERDS OF ALL OF WIED ATWELL’S SONGS. RICH TO RAGS: AFTER MEL DI SER BT. SCREW POLENS, I'M A SENR!: YOU'D BE HARD PRSED TO FD A BETTER EXAMPLE. SIR SWEARS-A-LOT: FOND OF LLG PEOPLE "BASTARDS" AND TELLG THEM TO "IG OFF". TROLL: LOV NOTHG MORE THAN TO STIR UP TROUBLE. TOOK A LEVEL KDNS: WHEN SHE MISTAKENLY THKS SHE’S DYG. ONCE SHE FDS OUT THE TTH, SHE IMMEDIATELY SNAPS BACK. TOKEN EVIL TEAMMATE: UNSPECTGLY SOED: WHEN CHANTELLE SLIPS HER AN ECSTASY TABLET AS A PRANK. WHAT DO SHE SEE HIM?: DPE LOVG MEL, SHE’S QUICK TO PLA ABOUT HIS HAEMORRHOIDS AND HIS SNORG, AND IS SQUICKED OUT BY HIS LEOPARD-PRT THONG.CHANTELLE 'TELLE' GARVEYPLAYED BY: HANNAH HOBLEYFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 6MICK AND JANICE'S TEENAGE DGHTER. BABI EVER AFTER: EVENTUALLY REVEALED TO BE LIVG WH GEOFF AND EXPECTG A BABY. THEN IS LATER MENTNED TO HAVE SEPARATED OM HIM. DEADPAN SNARKER: USUALLY DIRECTED AT MADGE. HAPPILY EVER AFTER: PLAYED STRAIGHT BUT LATER SUBVERTED. SEE BABI EVER AFTER. MY SECRET PREGNANCY: REVEALED AT THE END OF THE FIRST EPISO. THE PRANKSTER: WHEN MADGE ACCINTALLY ENDS UP WH A BAG OF ECSTASY TABLETS, CHANTELLE CIS TO HAVE SOME FUN WH THEM. PUT ON A B: AT THE END OF SERI 3. SIR SWEARS-A-LOT: HER UAL UNTER TO MADGE'S SNI REMARKS. TEEN PREGNANCY: THROUGHOUT SERI 1MICHAEL GARVEY JRPLAYED BY: OLIVER STOKFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 2MICK AND JANICE'S EXCABLE YOUNG SON. ANNOYG YOUNGER SIBLG: IN SERI 1 – 3. HTG PUBERTY BY SERI 4 AND CHANTELLE BEG WRTEN OUT PULLS HIM OUT OF THIS TROPE. THE ATONER: BE THIS SERI 6 AFTER PULLG OFF SEVERAL SMS WH TIGER AND GETTG A TATTOO. CALLG THE OLD MAN OUT: GIV AN EPIC ONE TO MADGE SERI 5, TELLG HER THAT WHAT MICK SAYS ABOUT HER BEG HORRIBLE IS BEE SHE’S OLD IS RRECT, AND THAT’S ACTUALLY BEE SHE’S A GENUELY HORRIBLE PERSON. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: DEVELOPS A MORE FED PERSONALY AS OF SERI 4 BEE OF HIS CREASED AGE AND GETS HIS OWN B-PLOTS AND CHARACTER ARC SERI 6. COOL AND UNUAL PUNISHMENT: AFTER HE GETS A TATTOO, JANICE ATTACH AN ELASTIC LEASH TO HIM AND TETHERS TO MADGE’S SOTER WHEN SHE’S NOT AROUND. DID NOT GET THE GIRL: PLAYED STRAIGHT SERI 4 WHEN HE FALLS FOR A GIRL NAMED PAIGE WHO IS STAYG AT THE SOLANA BUT MISS OUT ON THE CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW HER BETTER WHEN SHE AND HER FAY ARE MOVED TO ANOTHER HOTEL AFTER THE SOLANA FLOODS. EARN YOUR HAPPY ENDG: AT THE END OF SERI 6, HE SGLEHANDLY ENDS THE FD BETWEEN THE GARVEYS AND THE DYK AND GETS THE GIRL. EMBARRASSG TATTOO: IN THE FIRST EPISO OF SERI 6 (THANKS TO TIGER), HE GETS DNK AND HAS THE WORD “BENIDORM” TATTOOED ON HIS FOREARM HUGE LETTERS. HAPPILY EVER AFTER: PART OF THE GARVEYS' LLECTIVE ONE SERI 7. INTERGENERATNAL FRIENDSHIP: WH LIAM SERI 5.DONALD STEWARTPLAYED BY: KENNY IRELANDFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 6 EPISO 7 (PLAYED BY KENNY IRELAND)LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 7 (VOICE PART PLAYED BY AN UNCREDED IMPERSONATOR)AN AMIABLE MIDDLE-AGED SWGER WHO IS DISTURBGLY OPEN ABOUT HIS SEX LIFE. ANYTHG THAT MOV: AS LONG AS 'S NSENSUAL, ANYBODY'S FAIR GAME. EVEN MADGE. BIG EATER: ONE NIGHT THE RTRANT, HE EAGERLY TUCKS TO GAV'S HALF-EATEN MA URSE AFTER ASKG IF HE N HAVE AS A STARTER. CHARACTER OUT LIV ACTOR: KENNY IRELAND PASSED AWAY BEFORE SERI 7 WAS FILMED BUT DONALD IS STATED TO BE FRANCE ON A WIFE SWAPPG HOLIDAY WH A WELSH UPLE, AND MAK A FAL APPEARANCE ON THE PHONE TO JACQUELE PLAYED BY AN IMPERSONATOR. CLOUD CUCKOO LANRS MR: ISN'T THE SHARPT TOOL THE BOX HIMSELF BUT FELY MORE ON THE BALL THAN JACQUELE. THE CON: FAK HIS OWN ATH AT THE END OF SERI 4 AS PART OF A LIFE SURANCE SM. IT DON'T WORK AND HE ENDS UP PRISON BETWEEN SERI 4 AND 5. DIRTY OLD MAN: PLAYED WH. SEX OBSSED HE MAY BE BUT NSENT IS HIS HIGHT PRRY. THE DZ: HE'S CERTALY MORE TELLIGENT THAN HIS WIFE BUT NOT EXACTLY AN TELLECTUAL HEAVYWEIGHT HIMSELF. DOUBLE ENTENDRE: MOST OF WHAT HE SAYS. THOUGH UNLIKE JACQUELE, A LOT OF HIS NUENDOS ARE LIBERATE. FAKG THE DEAD: TELLS GAV AND KENH THAT HE IS DYG OF NCER BEFORE FAKG HIS SUICI TO TRY AND A LLECT A LIFE SURANCE POLIY WORTH £500,000. HAPPILY MARRIED: HE AND JACQUELE HAVE THE MOST SOLID MARRIAGE OF ANYONE AT THE SOLANA. NICE GUY: HE AND JACQUELE ARE ALWAYS AMIABLE AND HAPPY TO MAKE NEW IENDS REGARDLS OF WHETHER OR NOT SEX TO . THE POLLYANNA: NO MATTER WHAT THE SUATN, HE REMAS GOOD-NATURED AND OPTIMISTIC. THE ONLY EXCEPTN IS WHEN HIS PERSONAL "MR BIG" OM HIS TIME PRISON (AN ARMED ROBBER NAMED LENNY CHAPMAN) TURNS UP AT THE SOLANA. THE SCROOGE: BIG TIME. HE AND JACQUELE ALMOST NEVER LEAVE THE HOTEL OR BRG MONEY ON HOLIDAY WH THEM, AND HE'LL EVEN TRY TO STOP OTHER PEOPLE SPENDG MONEY IF HE THKS 'S UNNECSARY. BUT THAT DON'T STOP HE AND JACQUELE OM EXPLOG OTHER PEOPLE'S GENEROSY. AS MICK PUTS "YOU'D HAVE A POKE THE EYE IF YOU THOUGHT WAS EE". TOO MUCH INFORMATN: SOMETHG DONALD HAS NO NCEPT OF. IN THE SPACE OF THREE EPISOS, HE TALKS ABOUT HIS IEND'S SEX CHANGE OVER LUNCH, AN Y HE AND JACQUELE HAD WH SIX IENDS BEFORE FLYG OUT, AND THAT THE RORT'S ENTERTAER IS VERY WELL ENDOWED AND THAT JACQUELE "N'T GET ENOUGH OF HIM".JACQUELE STEWARTPLAYED BY: JANE DUVSKIFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: ONGOGDONALD'S WIFE. ALSO A SWGER BUT SHE DON'T TALK ABOUT EXTENSIVELY AS HIM. THE CON: TRI TO PULL OFF A LIFE SURANCE SM WH DONALD SERI 4. CONSUMMATE LIAR: EVERYTHG SHE SAYS AND DO AFTER DONALD'S 'SUICI' IS AN ACT. IT'S EVEN GOOD ENOUGH TO FOOL THE BRISH CONSULATE. DIRTY OLD WOMAN: WELL SHE IS A SWGER. THE DZ: SHE'S FAR OM AN TELLECTUAL. DOUBLE ENTENDRE: CONSTANTLY. HAPPILY MARRIED: HER MARRIAGE TO DONALD IS UNSHAKABLE. HIDN DEPTHS: A TALENTED BALL PLAYER, VOLLEYBALL PLAYER, ACTRS, AND PABLE OF REPLITG STICKY VICKY'S MAGIC ACT. INNOCENT INNUENDO: THANKS TO HER BEG BOTH THE DZ AND A DIRTY OLD WOMAN, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHG SAID TO HER IS TERPRETED AS SEXUAL E.G. ASSUMG THAT A DONGLE IS A SEX TOY, AND THKG THAT GLYNN'S PLAN TO PIGGYBACK OFF SOMEBODY'S WI-FI IS HIM TRYG TO HOOK UP WH SOMEBODY. KARMA HOUDI: SUFFERS NO LEGAL FALLOUT OM THE FAILED LIFE SURANCE SM THANKS TO KNOWG A JUDGE WHO IS A FELLOW SWGER AND DONALD TAKG THE FALL FOR HER. SCREW THE RUL, I HAVE CONNECTNS!: HOW SHE AVOIDS REPERCSNS OM THE FAILED LIFE SURANCE SM.GEOFF MALTBY AKA THE ORACLEPLAYED BY: JOHNNY VEGASFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: ONGOGAS HE TRODUC HIMSELF: "REIGNG LANSHIRE PUB QUIZ CHAMPN. UNBEATEN SCE 1993." ALWAYS HOLIDAYS WH HIS MOTHER, WHO HE SISTS IS HIS PA. BABI EVER AFTER: HAS A SON NAMED PYTHAGORAS WH CHANTELLE AT SOME POT AFTER SERI 3. THOUGH BY SERI 7 THEY HAVE SEPARATED.ARCH-ENEMY: MATEO--> BIG EATER: FOUR BURGERS IS A NORMAL DNER FOR HIM. BLATANT LI: BASILLY 95% OF EVERYTHG HE SAYS.BERSERK BUTTON: LOSG AT ABSOLUTELY ANYTHG, AND PEOPLE NOT TAKG THGS AS SERLY AS HE DO. EVEN CROSSWORDS.--> HAPPILY ADOPTED: TAK VERY WELL WHEN HE FDS OUT AND STILL NSIRS NOREEN TO BE HIS MOTHER. LS EMBARRASSG TERM: "SHE'S NOT MY MUM, SHE'S MY PA". MANCHILD: HE'S PRETTY MUCH AN ARROGANT AND EMOTNALLY UNSTABLE TWELVE YEAR OLD A FORTY YEAR OLD'S BODY. MOMMA'S BOY: GO ON HOLIDAY WH HIS MOTHER WHILE HIS FORTI AND IS BASILLY TREATED LIKE A CHILD.PUT ON A B: AT THE END OF SERI 3--> SER BS: ANY FORM OF PETN NO MATTER HOW TRIVIAL. SMALL NAME, BIG EGO: H NOWHERE NEAR AS BIG A AL AS HE LIK TO THK.THE B CAME BACK: RETURNS SERI 7.-->NOREEN MALTBYPLAYED BY: ELSIE KELLYFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: ONGOGGEOFF'S MOTHER. OFTEN BABI HIM AND IS WALKED ALL OVER BY HIM. ACCINTAL MISNAMG: CALL GEOFF'S FIANCEE RUBELLA SPE BEG TOLD UNTLS TIM THAT HER NAME IS IONELLA. AMAZGLY EMBARRASSG PARENTS: PRONE TO SUALLY REVEALG EMBARRASSG FACTOIDS ABOUT HER CHILDREN AS WELL BEG A GENERAL CLOUD CUCKOO LANR. CLOUD CUCKOO LANR: PUT THIS WAY: SHE THKS L IS ACTUALLY A WOMAN AND DON'T REGNISE HIM WHEN HE'S DRSED AS TAMMY WYTE TO ENTERTA THE GUTS. SHE'S NOT WHOUT MOMENTS OF LUCIDY AND PETENCE THOUGH. COOL OLD LADY: WHEN SHE TRI TO HANG OUT WH SAM AND TDY WHILE ON HOLIDAY ALONE, THEY WARN HER THAT THEY SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME EYEG UP MEN. SHE JOS EFFORTLSLY. EXTREME DOORMAT: WH VERY RARE EXCEPTNS, SHE PRETTY MUCH PANRS TO GEOFF'S EVERY WHIM. INTERGENERATNAL FRIENDSHIP: EVENTUALLY VELOPS ONE WH GAV SERI 5. ONLY SANE MAN: BE THIS BY NECSY WHEN HER ALHOLIC DGHTER IS ABOUT TO RELAPSE.PUT ON A B: AFTER SERI 5.--> RAMBLG OLD MAN MONOLOGUE: CAN TURN ANY NVERSATN TO THIS.THE B CAME BACK: WH GEOFF SERI 7.--> UNUAL EUPHEMISM: TENDS TO E THE PHRASE "OH BLOOD AND SAND!" PLACE OF PROFANY.MART WEEDONPLAYED BY: NICHOLAS BURNSFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 6 EPISO 4A RECENTLY MARRIED MIDDLE CLASS HOLIDAYMAKER STAYG AT THE SOLANA WH HIS WIFE KATE. ARCH-ENEMY: MATEO BE THIS AFTER HE SLEEPS WH KATE. IT’S ONE-SID THOUGH BEE MATEO DON’T EVEN REMEMBER A YEAR LATER. THE CHEW TOY: LIFE HAS A TENNCY TO CRAP ON MART. HIS WIFE CHEATG ON HIM IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. EARN YOUR HAPPY ENDG: IN HIS LAST APPEARANCE, AFTER STRIKG OUT WH BIAN HE DONALD’S LUCKY ON A SLOT MACHE AND SR A MASSIVE W. FROM BAD TO WORSE: HIS RELATNSHIPS. KATE WAS BAD ENOUGH BUT BRANDY TAK THGS TO AN ENTIRELY NEW LEVEL, BEG REVEALED AS A NWOMAN WHO ED HIM TO ROB EVERY SGLE ROOM THE SOLANA. MISTAKEN FOR PEDOPHILE: MISTAK HIMSELF FOR ONE AFTER THKG HIS ONE-NIGHT-STAND WAS ONLY FIFTEEN YEARS OLD. SHE’S ACTUALLY TWENTY-THREE AND WAS JT MSG WH HIM. NICE GUY: A GENERALLY UPBEAT AND PERSONABLE GUY SPE HIS SUATN. THE POLLYANNA: ATTEMPTS THIS BUT HIS TENNCY TO END UP AS THE CHEW TOY PUTS THE BRAK ON AT TIM.PUT ON A B: LEAV AFTER SERI 3.--> THE B CAME BACK: RETURNS FOR TWO EPISOS SERI 6 AS PART OF A STAG PARTY. TOOK A LEVEL BADASS: WHEN HE ENTERS GEOFF'S ARM WRTLG PETN SERI 2. EVEN KATE IS IMPRSED. SLUMMG IT: THE SOLANA IS BELOW THE STANDARDS OF HIS UAL HOLIDAYS BUT HE'S MUCH MORE OPTIMISTIC AND ACCEPTG OF THAN KATE.KATE WEEDONPLAYED BY: ABIGAIL CTTENNFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 6MART'S WIFE. IS HORRIFIED ABOUT STAYG AT THE SOLANA. LAW OF INVERSE FERTILY: SUBVERTED. MART HAS AN CREDIBLY LOW SPERM UNT AND THEY BOTH KNOW HE N'T GIVE HER A BABY. KATE THEN REVEALS THAT SHE'S PREGNANT THE SERI 2 FALE. EXCEPT SHE'S NOT AND THE DOCTOR SHE NSULTED WAS A PLETE QUACK WHO BASED HIS DIAGNOSIS ON A 'GIFT' HE HAS RATHER THAN ANY MEDIL EVINCE. OH, NO... NOT AGA!: WHEN THE HOTEL SHE AND MART ARE STAYG AT IS SERI 2 DOUBLE BOOKED, SHE AND MART ARE GIVEN A ROOM AT THE HOTEL'S SISTER LOTN: THE SOLANA. PUT ON A B: IS A REGULAR FOR SERI 1 AND 2 ONLY. THE B CAME BACK: APPEARS THE LAST TWO EPISOS OF SERI 3. SLUMMG IT: IS CREDIBLY VOL ABOUT HOW FAR BENEATH HER THE SOLANA IS.GAV RAMSBOTTOMPLAYED BY: HUGH SACHSFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 5 EPISO 7A GAY HAIRDRSER ON HOLIDAY WH BOYIEND (AND LATER HBAND) TROY. CAMP GAY: MORE FEME AND EFFETE THAN MP BUT AS BCHY AS THEY E. DEADPAN SNARKER: ALMOST EXCLIVELY HOW HE MUNIT. HAPPILY MARRIED: TO TROY. INTERGENERATNAL FRIENDSHIP: WH NOREEN SERI 5. EVENTUALLY. POOR COMMUNITN KILLS: RECEIV A TEXT OM TROY AND THKS TROY IS LEAVG HIM, LEADG TO A BRIEF DALLIANCE WH ANOTHER MAN. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE TEXT WAS ACTUALLY ONE TROY WAS PLANNG TO SEND TO SOMEONE SQUATTG ONE OF HIS PROPERTI. PUT ON A B: LEAV AFTER SERI 5. SLUMMG IT: HIS FIRST SCENE HAS HIM SCRIBG THE OTHER GUTS AS " A ROOMFUL OF PIKEY BREATHERS".TROY RAMSBOTTOMPLAYED BY: PL BAZELYFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 4 EPISO 6GAV'S BOYIEND AND LATER HBAND. ALSO A HAIRDRSER. EASILY FIVEN: GAV FIV HIM FOR HIS FLG WH MATEO RELATIVELY QUICKLY. HAPPILY MARRIED: TO GAV. NICE GUY: ONE OF THE SOLANA'S IENDLIER GUTS. PARTG-WORDS REGRET: HE DON'T NECSARILY REGRET BUT HE NOT THAT, BEE HIS FATHER DIED WHILE HE (TROY) WAS MOVG HIS R, HIS FATHER'S LAST WORDS TO HIM WERE "I'VE HAD THE WRONG TEETH FOR FOUR DAYS". PUT ON A B: IS WRTEN OUT AFTER SERI 3 WHEN HE STAYS ENGLAND TO LOOK AFTER HIS DYG FATHER WHILE GAV GO TO SPA, AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY MENTNED TO STAY ENGLAND MANAGG HIS FATHER'S BS RATHER THAN GOG ON HOLIDAY WH GAV. STRAIGHT GAY: NOTHG ABOUT HIS APPEARANCE OR MANNER WOULD SUGGT HE'S GAY. THE B CAME BACK: APPEARS AT THE END OF SERI 4 AFTER LEAVG SERI 3.MATEO CASTELLANOSPLAYED BY: JAKE CANOFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 7THE SOLANA'S BARMAN. HIS PRRI ARE SLEEPG WH GUTS AND STAFF, AND DOG AS LTLE WORK AS HE N GET AWAY WH. AMBIGUOLY BI: WILL ASSERT HIS HETEROSEXUALY IF IS QUTNED BUT STILL HAS SEX WH TROY SERI 1. ANYTHG THAT MOV: WELL, AS LONG AS HE FDS THEM ATTRACTIVE. ARCH-ENEMY: MART AND GEOFF SERI 1 AND 2, AND JASON (A BARMAN WHO TRI TO TAKE HIS JOB) SERI 6 AND 7. BUT FOR ME, IT WAS TUDAY: FETS ABOUT SLEEPG WH KATE A YEAR AFTER HAPPENS, CLAIMG “I’M A BY MAN”. IT TAK HER SLAPPG HIM THE FACE FOR HIM TO REMEMBER. DEADPAN SNARKER: IN THE EARLIER EPISOS. IT GETS TONED DOWN AS THE SERI GO ON. FLAIR BARTENDG: DPE TRYG, HE HAS NO AFFY FOR WHATSOEVER AND IS GUARANTEED TO BREAK EVERYTHG. GRATUO SPANISH: WHEN TRYG TO FLIRT WH SOMEBODY OR WHEN CURSG A PERSON OR SUATN. LOVABLE SEX MANIAC: THOUGH "LOVABLE" IS BATABLE. MALAPROPER: A RUNNG GAG LATER EPISOS IS HIS FAILURE TO UNRSTAND BRISH IDMS ED BY STAFF AND GUTS, AND HIS FAILURE TO UNRSTAND ANYONE WH A REGNAL ACCENT MISTAKEN FOR GAY: SEVERAL TIM. PUT ON A B: LERALLY AT THE END OF SERI 7 SCREW THIS, I'M OUT OF HERE!: HEADS TO MADRID WH LIAM AFTER NARROWLY PG HIS SHOTGUN-WIELDG MOTHER--LAW. SUPREME CHEF TOOK A LEVEL KDNS: IS MUCH LS OF AN ANTAGONIST OM SERI 4 ONWARDS. ULTIMATE JOB SECURY: FREQUENTLY PROPOSNS AND SLEEPS WH SOLANA STAFF AND GUTS BUT ONLY SE ANY KD OF JOB-RELATED REPERCSNS FOR WHEN L SACKS HIM FOR GROPG BIAN DYKE. THOUGH L DO THIS ONLY TO KEEP UP APPEARANC AND JOYCE HAS REHIRED HIM MERE HOURS LATER.JANEY YORKPLAYED BY: CRISSY ROCKFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 1 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 6MANAGERS OF THE SOLANA. THE CON: ARRANG A EE OUTG TO SEE A BULLFIGHT FOR THE GUTS. THE TCH IS THAT ONE OF THEM HAS TO BUY AN EXPENSIVE JUICER FIRST. AND THE BULL IS A DOG WEARG PLASTIC HORNS. WHEN MICK PLAS ABOUT THIS, HER SMUG RPONSE IS "IT'S A EE TRIP. WHAT ARE YOU GOG TO DO? ASK FOR YOUR MONEY BACK?" DEADPAN SNARKER DEPRAVED KIDS' SHOW HOST: WHEN SHE'S MC-G AT NEPTUNE'S (THE HOTEL'S BAR), SHE'S IENDLY AND ENTHIASTIC. AT ANY OTHER TIME, SHE'S A DEADPAN SNARKER WH FEW TERPERSONAL SKILLS. MONEY, DEAR BOY: THE BASIS OF MOST OF HER BS CISNS. WHEN THERE IS A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO GUTS; SHE THROWS OUT THE PARTY THAT ONLY NUMBERS TWO AND IS ONLY BOOKED FOR A FEW NIGHTS, AND LETS THE OTHER PARTY STAY SCE THEY NUMBER SEVEN AND ARE BOOKED FOR A WEEK. PET THE DOG: THE SOLANA MAK A €500 DONATN TO MADGE AFTER MEL DI. PUT ON A B: IS REPLACED AS MANAGERS BY JOYCE TEMPLE-SAVAGE SERI 5. THE B CAME BACK: RETURNS SERI 7 AS WELL AS A BRIEF MEO AT THE END OF SERI 5. TOOK A LEVEL JERKASS: AFTER SHE RETURNS.     INTRODUCED IN SERI 2 MELV CHURCHILL 'MEL' HARVEYPLAYED BY: GEOFEY HUTCHGSFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 2 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 6MADGE'S NEW BOYIEND AND LATER HBAND. A SUCCSFUL BSMAN WH A BIG EGO. BATTER UP!: WIELDS A BASEBALL BAT DURG HIS BIG DAMN HERO MOMENT. BIG DAMN HERO: WHEN MICK, JANICE, MADGE, AND SEVERAL OTHERS ARE HELD HOSTAGE ON THE ROOF OF THE SOLANA BY A WANTED CRIMAL; MEL HIR A HELIPTER, HAS THE PILOT FLY LEVEL WH ROOF, AND PH THE HOSTAGE TAKER OFF WHEN HE TRI TO BOARD . BIG FANCY HOE: BUYS ONE AFTER MOVG TO BENIDORM. THE CHARACTER DIED WH HIM: SEE REAL LIFE WR THE PLOT EGOPOLIS: IN SERI 3; HE PLANS TO BUY AN ISLAND AND BUILD A SERI OF BS ON , EVEN NSIRG THE IA OF LLG "MEL'S ISLAND". IT TURNS OUT HE N'T BEE 'S A BIRD SANCTUARY. FAY BS: HIS SUNBED SHOPS BEE THIS FOR THE GARVEYS AFTER HE DI. FOURTH-DATE MARRIAGE: MARRI MADGE AFTER ONLY KNOWG HER FOR A FEW WEEKS. GET-RICH-QUICK SCHEME: AFTER HIS ATH, IS REVEALED HE TRIED SEVERAL OF THE (CLUDG HELIPTER TOURS OF BENIDORM, AND BUYG A RACEHORSE), NONE OF WHICH PANNED OUT. THE FORMER NEVER UGHT ON AND THE LATTER FAILED BEE THE HORSE MTED SUICI. GOOFY PRT UNRWEAR: HIS DISTURBGLY TIGHT LEOPARD-PRT THONG. HONORARY UNCLE: HONORARY GRANDFATHER TO MICHAEL AFTER HE MARRI MADGE. HYPOCRIL HUMOUR: SAYS THAT HE DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIS VAR MISHAPS AT THE SOLANA BEFORE PROCEEDG TO TALK ABOUT THEM AT LENGTH. INFORMED ATTRIBUTE: PLAYED FOR LGHS. MADGE SCRIB HIM AS THE MOST PAFULLY SHY AND TROVERTED PERSON SHE KNOWS. RIGHT AS THEIR B PASS AN ENORMO ADVERT FOR HIS NEW SHOP WH HIS FACE ON . JERK WH A HEART OF GOLD: THOUGH THE HEART OF GOLD UALLY ONLY APPLI TO MICHAEL, CHANTELLE, AND MADGE KILLED OFF FOR REAL: SEE REAL LIFE WR THE PLOT KILLED OFFSCREEN: SEE REAL LIFE WR THE PLOT MAN OF WEALTH AND TASTE: THE HOE HE BUYS SHOWS THAT HE DO HAVE BETTER TASTE THAN THE LEOPARD-PRT THONG WOULD SUGGT. MA OF IRON: HE SUFFERS A NUMBER OF URI THROUGHOUT SERI 2 AND IS BACK ON HIS FEET SHORTLY AFTERWARDS SPE HIS ADVANCED AGE. NOT QUE DEAD: NEARLY DROWNS THE FIRST EPISO, IS MISTAKENLY PRONOUNCED AD BY KATE THE SEND AFTER BEG ELECTROCUTED BY A FLTY JUICG MACHE, AND SUFFERS AMNIA AT HIS WEDDG AFTER A PARASAILG GEOFF CRASH TO HIM. REAL LIFE WR THE PLOT: KILLED OFFSCREEN THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL BEE GEOFEY HUTCHGS DIED WHILE THE EPISO WAS BEG WRTEN. RICH TO RAGS: HE IS REVEALED TO HAVE BEEN SER BT AFTER HIS ATH. RICH DOLLARS, POOR SENSE: ALTHOUGH HE'S A SUCCSFUL BSMAN, HIS WEALTH AND MON SENSE DON'T ALWAYS MATCH UP. RUNNG GAG: ENDS UP JURED NO LS THAN THREE TIM DURG SERI 2. SECRETLY WEALTHY: HIS WEALTH IS HTED AT EARLY ON BUT THE FULL EXTENT OF IS NOT REVEALED UNTIL THE SERI 2 FALE. SELF-MA MAN: MA HIS FORTUNE NNG SANDWICH SHOPS AND THEN OPENG A CHA OF SUNBED SHOPS. SMALL NAME, BIG EGO: HE'S NOT AS IMPORTANT AS NSIRS HIMSELF TO BE. VRLIC BT BUDS: EVENTUALLY BE THIS WH MICK. WHAT DO SHE SEE HIM?: THE GARVEYS NEVER REALLY WORK OUT WHY HE'S LOVE WH MADGE.JACKPLAYED BY: ELLTT JORDANFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 2 EPISO SIXLAST APPEARANCE: SERI 6 EPISO SIXA BRISH BAR-OWNER WHO FORMS A CSH ON JANICE. BUT FOR ME IT WAS TEDAY IRRATN IS THE SCERT FORM OF FLATTERY THE PRANKSTER: IN HIS MEO APPEARANCE SERI SIX, HE PRANKS MICHAEL AND TIGER BY PRETENDG TO BE A SHARK. SGLE-TARGET SEXUALY: TELLS LIAM HE HAS A VERY SPECIFIC TYPE OF WOMAN WHILST LOOKG OVER AT JANICE. THE SOCPATH: A D VERSN, MOSTLY HIS APPEARANCE SERI 5. STALKER WH A CSH: TOWARDS JANICE. IT GETS QUE CREEPY SERI 5.     INTRODUCED IN SERI 3 L/LLEY MARSHALLPLAYED BY: TIM HEALYFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 2LAST APPEARANCE: ONGOGA GEORDIE CROSSDRSER WHO WORKS AT THE SOLANA. ACQUIRED SUATNAL NARCISSISM: SEE TYRANT TAK THE HELM AMAZGLY EMBARRASSG PARENTS: OCSNALLY SE HIMSELF AS THIS. LIAM DISAGRE. AMBIGUOLY BI: WE ONLY SEE HIM ON DAT WH MEN BUT HE WAS MARRIED AND HAS A SON. ASCEND EXTRA: WAS ORIGALLY A MOR RECURRG CHARACTER SERI 3 AS A DATE GEOFF MEETS ONLE BEFORE APPEARG THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL AS MADGE'S DRIVER, AND BEG A REGULAR SERI 4 AFTER GETTG A JOB AT THE SOLANA COMIC TR: OCSNALLY FORMS THIS SERI 5 WH LIAM AND MATEO DEADPAN SNARKER: PARTICULARLY TOWARDS JOYCE. GOOD PARENTS: WILL DO ANYTHG FOR LIAM, EVEN BRIEFLY ABANDONG HIS LLEY PERSONA BEE HE THKS LIAM NEEDS A MASCULE FLUENCE HIS LIFE. NICE GUY: GENIAL AND EASYGOG BOTH HIS PERSONAL AND PROFSNAL LIFE. PAPER-TH DISGUISE: WHEN DRSED AS LLEY, HE’S FAR OM NVCG. SUPREME CHEF: BEFORE LIAM WAS BORN, HE WORKED AS A CHEF ON AN OIL RIG. THOSE TWO GUYS: USUALLY HALF OF THIS WH EHER LIAM OR MATEO TYRANT TAK THE HELM: WHEN LEFT CHARGE OF THE SOLANA, HE ADOPTS A HARDLE MANAGEMENT APPROACH AND RC THE PLACE TO CHAOS THE SPACE OF A SGLE DAY. WHOLOME CROSSDRSER: ALTHOUGH 'S THE FOC OF SOME JOK, 'S SHOWN A POSIVE LIGHT AND ONLY ANTAGONISTIC CHARACTERS ACT NEGATIVELY TOWARDS . WRENCH WENCH: PLAYED WH. ALTHOUGH HE IS A MAN, HE DRS AS LLEY BY FLT AND DO HIS OWN R SERVICG. WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS HE WON’T GET BREAST IMPLANTS.BRANDYPLAYED BY: SHERIDAN SMH FIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 1 LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 3 EPISO 4MART'S NEW GIRLIEND. THE CON: HER RELATNSHIP WH MART IS A SM TO ROB THE RINTS OF THE SOLANA. LOWER-CLASS LOUT: MADGE DISPARAGGLY REFERS TO HER AS MART'S "B OF SE ROUGH". MS. FANSERVICE: GETS QUE A FEW MOMENTS. ONLY ONE NAME THE PRANKSTER: STEALS MART'S CLOTH DURG A TRIP TO A WATERFALL. REALLY GETS AROUND: SLEEPS WH PA, MATEO, AND MART DURG HER BRIEF TIME AT THE SOLANA. THOUGH THE LAST TWO ARE PART OF THE CON; MART TO GA HIS TST, AND MATEO TO STEAL HIS STAFF ROOM KEY. SIR SWEARS-A-LOT SLUMMG IT: SHE'S NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE STATE OF THE SOLANA OR S CLIENTELE.     INTRODUCED IN SERI 4 LIAM CONROYPLAYED BY: ADAM GILLEN FIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 4 EPISO 1 LAST APPEARANCE: SERI 7 EPISO 7L'S SON WHO TAK A JOB AT THE SOLANA AS A HANDYMAN. CALLG THE OLD MAN OUT: DELIVERS A HEROIC VERSN TO L WHEN THE LATTER STOPS CROSSDRSG AND TRI TO BE THE MASCULE FLUENCE HE THKS LIAM NEEDS. GIV ANOTHER HEROIC ONE WHEN HE CIS THAT KENH NEEDS TO TAKE BETTER RE OF HIMSELF AFTER HE HAS A HEART ATTACK. CAMP STRAIGHT DOGGED NICE GUY: TO NATALIE SERI 4 THE DZ: AND HOW. FIERY REDHEAD: WHEN HE CIS THAT KENH NEEDS TO START TAKG BETTER RE OF HIMSELF. HIDN DEPTHS: IS AN CREDIBLY TALENTED MANICURIST AND BE AN APPRENTICE BETICIAN UNR KENH SERI 6. INTERGENERATNAL FRIENDSHIP: WH MICHAEL SERI 5 AND LATER WH KENH AFTER THE LATTER BE HIS BOSS. LERAL-MD: METAPHORS AND RHETORIL QUTNS APPEAR TO BE A FOREIGN NCEPT TO HIM. MALAPROPER NICE GUY: DPE BEG ONE STICK SHORT OF A BUNDLE, HE’S ONE OF THE GENUELY NICT CHARACTERS. SER BS: TREATS KENH IMPROVG HIS HEALTH AS THIS WHICH HELPS HIM TAKE A LEVEL IN BADASS. PUT ON A B: LERALLY AT THE END OF SERI 7 WHEN GETS A JOB MADRID. TOO DUMB TO LIVE: IT TAK A LTLE HELPFUL PERSUASN OM L FOR HIM TO REALISE THAT STANDG OVER THE POOL’S VERTIL WATER JET AND ASKG FOR TO BE TTED AFTER CLEARG A BLOCKAGE ISN’T THE BT IA. TOOK A LEVEL BADASS: BE MORE ASSERTIVE SERI 6 IF ONLY TOWARDS KENH. HE REALLY HS HIS STRI AS FAR AS THIS TROPE GO AFTER KENH HAS A HEART ATTACK AND KEEPS IGNORG HIS DOCTOR’S ADVICE.KENH DU BEKEPLAYED BY: TONY MDSLEYFIRST APPEARANCE: SERI 4 EPISO 1LAST APPEARANCE: ONGOGA LLEAGUE AND IEND OF GAV AND TROY WHO EVENTUALLY OPENS HIS OWN SALON AT THE SOLANA. BIG EATER: THERE'S ONLY ONE CHE BUFFET BENIDORM THAT HE ISN'T BANNED OM, AS LONG AS HE BRGS HIS OWN RERCED CHAIR. CAMP GAY: WHOUT DOUBT THE PROGRAMME'S MPT CHARACTER DOUBLE ENTENDRE: CONSTANTLY. EVEN THE NAME OF HIS SALON (BLOW 'N GO) IS ONE. FAN DISSERVICE: IS FAR OM AN ADONIS AND WANRS AROUND NIM HOT PANTS. FUN T-SHIRT: A PRETTY WI SELECTN THAT ALMOST ALL HAVE A GAY JOKE ON THEM. HARD-DRKG PARTY GIRL: HAS BEEN KNOWN TO STAY OUT ALL NIGHT PARTYG, GET BREAKFAST AT THE SOLANA, AND GO TO WORK. HIS ONE-HOUR WORK WEEK IS PROBABLY THE ONLY REASON HE'S STILL ALIVE. LOVABLE SEX MANIAC LIMED WARDROBE: PLAYED STRAIGHT WH HIS NIM HOT PANTS AND SUBVERTED WH HIS LARGE LLECTN OF FUN T-SHIRTS. ONE-HOUR WORK WEEK: HIS SALON IS BARELY EVER OPEN WHICH SEVERAL CHARACTERS DRAW ATTENTN TO. HIS EXCE IS THAT HE HAS A HIGH PROFILE CLIENT LIST THAT CLUS JUDI DENCH WHO PREFER A CLOSED DOOR POLICY.NATALIE JON

Kenh Du Beke[1] is a gay character Benidorm, played by Tony Mdsley.

Kenh is a gay and lard-arsed lleague of Troy and Gav Ramsbottom. Kenh tak Gav to "The Benidorm Mm of Culture" and then sarstilly fds out s been closed for years and then tak him to a gay nudist beach. He says he will take a Gav to a mm which Kenh knows is closed and stead tak him to a gay nudist beach, much to the horror of Gav.

THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW

Kenh explas his absence after the attempted swim, revealg he was rcu by a passg boat, piloted by a handsome gay man, Vladimir, whom Kenh entered to a relatnship, and ghed about, however Kenh soon tir of Vladimir, but Vlad is pletely obssed wh him and won't leave him alone.

Vladimir was prevly a heterosexual marriage, and has children, but he me out as gay to his wife and left her for Kenh.

ON THE MOSW METRO AND BEG GAY

To get rid of Vlad, Kenh pretends that he is also a homosexual a heterosexual marriage, to Sam Wood, and that they also have kids. Slummg It: Is credibly vol about how far beneath her the Solana RamsbottomPlayed by: Hugh SachsFirst Appearance: Seri 1 Episo 1Last Appearance: Seri 5 Episo 7A gay hairdrser on holiday wh boyiend (and later hband) Troy. Camp Gay: More feme and effete than mp but as bchy as they e.

Straight Gay: Nothg about his appearance or manner would suggt he's gay. Malaproper: A Runng Gag later episos is his failure to unrstand Brish idms ed by staff and guts, and his failure to unrstand anyone wh a regnal accent Mistaken for Gay: Several tim.

GAY BENIDORM · BEACH

Camp Gay: Whout doubt the programme's mpt character Double Entendre: Constantly.

Fun T-Shirt: A pretty wi selectn that almost all have a gay joke on them. Good lotn: cy centre, another gay club (911) the nearby area and a gay iendly hostel next to stay (Inga Hotels). E., those who, bee of some character weakns, the type of crime they mted (not necsarily homosexualy, for which nvictns were actually rare), or some fatal nfluence of events, were rced to the posn of sexual slav.

A cursory review of rears’ ments to news ems scribg how some obscure elected official yet another Rsian regn has h upon the origal ia of banng “propaganda of homosexualy” reveals a near-unanimo rponse, namely “our shty ernment for once has done somethg right.

IS BENIDORM GAY FRIENDLY?

The gay rights movement around the world has promoted a basic ia: we want to show society that we are human begs like everyone else. It is therefore els to say here: “I’m gay and I have rights.

” What you n say stead is “I’m a well-known wrer and, bis, I’m gay and I have rights. ” Or “I’m a proment scientist, and, bis, I’m gay and I have rights.

BENIDORM GAY BARS & CLUBS

” Or else, “I’m a famo athlete, and, bis, I’m gay and I have rights, ” and so on. I often wonr what keeps those men om endg the chara—sce their close associat are all the know, anyway—and clarg openly: “I’m gay. I’m gay, and every attempt by the thori, the prs, and society to nigrate gays is directed not at some exotic prancg queer, whose image has been dbbed to mass nscns by the skillful splicg of footage om Wtern Pri Paras, and not at some browbeaten ‘low one’ at a prison mp, but at me personally.

I do not ask a long-servg member of the Mosw Cy Council wh whom our stunt days some twenty years ago I ed to chat sually at Mosw’s early gay clubs that so much rembled village Ho of Culture why he don’t raise his voice agast the law banng the mythil “propaganda of homosexualy” the pal after siar municipal laws have been passed St.