BenidormEpisode: 7 of 7
Friday, 6 April 2012, 9:00PM - 10:00PM

Joyce (Sherrie Hewson) is convinced that at last the hotel assessor has arrived. That coveted fourth star is within reach! Nothing must go wrong while Mrs Simmonds (Kate O'Mara) is in residence.

Unwisely, Joyce has chosen this day to turf Kenneth (Tony Maudsley) out of his salon for the late payment of rent. Kenneth is furious - and he and Joyce have a running cat-fight which ends with them both in the hotel pool, and Kenneth minus his two front teeth. Mrs Simmonds sees it all, and to compensate for the poor impression created, Joyce offers her any service at the hotel - for free. Mrs Simmonds would like a manicure. So Joyce has to patch things up with Kenneth .

Other guests at the hotel include Lennie (Anthony Denham) and Neville - two underworld figures who gave Donald (Kenny Ireland) a very hard time when he was in prison, and threaten the same now they've tracked him down in Benidorm. But Donald has agreed to help Sir Henry (Michael Fenton Stevens) - the British consul involved in Donald's arrest for fraud, now down on his luck. And Sir Henry might just be able to help Donald too.

Mick (Steve Pemberton) reveals to the rest of the Garveys that all the sunbed shops Mel left them have been destroyed by fire. And that's not the worst of it. Madge (Sheila Reid) is bitterly angry and turns on Mick, but Michael (Oliver Stokes) denounces her. She's just plain nasty, and always has been.

Who exactly is Mrs Simmonds? How will Joyce cope when the real assessor reveals himself? And what can Michael do to bring the Garveys back together?

With guest stars Kate O'Mara, Anthony Denham and Michael Fenton Stevens.



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