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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #923 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-11-17
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 179 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Benidorm proved to be a surprise hit out of nowhere for ITV, earning not just good ratings, but a sizeable amount of acclaim for the sheer number of laughs it crammed in per episode. This second series picks things up again very quickly too, having immense fun with the notion of the British being away on holiday.

If you’ve not caught the show before, the basic premise behind Benidorm is that it follows a group of holidaymakers, be they regulars or new visitors, at the Solana resort. The writers take little time settling people in before they start having fun with traditional holiday scenarios, hurling their characters head-first into the fun and frolics.

And it all works very, very well. Thanks to its pacey, energetic script, and a plethora of quite brilliant belly-laughs, Benidorm is one of the most deliciously enjoyable comedies that ITV has produced in some time. And a lot of the credit for that too must be aimed in the direction of the cast, who are clearly having a ball here. Johnny Vegas, Steve Pemberton, Sheila Reid and Geoffrey Hutchings are among the highlights, but it’s an ensemble effort, and all the better for it.

Series two of Benidorm features eight episodes, all of which are gathered together here. And with a great deal of rewatch potential, along with some uproariously memorable moments, the chances of you not thirsting for more come the end of the series are really quite slim. --Jon Foster

Synopsis
More sun, sangria and swinging in series two of Benidorm…

Once again the Solana, Benidorm’s premier all-inclusive resort, plays host to its usual mix of holidaymakers all looking for sun, sea and savings.

The Garveys return with a few new additions – Telle’s baby Coolio and Madge’s new boyfriend Mel Harvey (Disbury’s answer to Julio Iglesias). The Oracle gets romantic with Telle; enthusiastic swingers Donald and Jacqueline are, as ever, on hand with helpful advice and Kate and Martin are happy in the knowledge that they are never, ever coming back to Benidorm…

With plenty of karaoke, bull-fighting and a spectacular mobility chair shoot-out, this second series of Benidorm is unmissable. EXTRAS: Out takes, Behind The Scenes, Audio Commentaries, Photo Album

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Customer Reviews

A blast from start to finish
So here we are back for a second series, and is it as good as the first one? In the words of Jacquelin "Oh yes!" In fact this latest series may even contain the best episode ever! And that's, in my opinion episode two - the one where new character Mel (Madge's new partner and owner of five sunbed shops) blings it up BIG TIME, by dressing up like John Travolta from Saturday Night Fever at the karaoke night. He then murders a classic song by attempting to sing it in the same high pitched vocal style as the original. It made me cry with laughter, and it's worth buying this DVD just for that episode alone.

Benidorm is a real joy to watch, with a sharp script that is chock full of great oneliners, plus a superb cast that were so up for it - you could tell they were all having a blast - and so will you. How can you say no to this?

FUN IN THE SUN :-)
This is one of the funniest programmes I have ever watched typical working class on holiday well worth watching time & time again :-)

Chavs on tour
The set-up for Benidorm series 2 follows exactly the same as series 1. A series of disasters befall the tourists & beleaguered staff of a naff Benidorm hotel.
The characters are standard sit-com stuff with a family of chavs including their single teenage daughter wheeling about her baby boy, the wifes unspeakable mother, a gay couple, a middle class couple with a snotty wife who had an affair the previous year with the hotels bartender, johnny Vegas as a saddo batchelor with his tactless mum & a couple of total pervs who will try anything with anyone.
The families mum brings a beau with her this time. He is a charmless old git who nearly kills himself several times in his desperate attempts to appear younger,( his appearance in a leopard skin thong should not be seen on a full stomach!),.
The bartender continues to leer over every woman & Johnny Vegas finds someone to date!
This continues to produce the laughs & although it covers much of the same territory it is still funny.
This won't appeal to everyone as it is pretty crude and the language can be a bit salty at times. Also when stripped of it' s modern appearance this is little more than a slightly spicier 'are you being served' on holiday or the 80's sitcom 'duty free'.
The beauty of this show is that you know that these sort of people are all too real. The British flocking to the tatty bits of Spain in their thousands, all looking for everything to be exactly the same as at home except for added sunshine & a pool, all hoping to get laid, drunk, do some karaoke and get into a punch up before flying back to Britain.
If you fancy an easy going, quick moving laugh then this is recommended.