A whopping 7.1m viewers tuned into ITV's new series of Benidorm last Thursday

by Newsdesk | 6th January

Jason Gallagher (guest star Philip Olivier) turns up at The Solana looking for bar work. and impresses Joyce Temple Savage – much to Mateo's annoyance.

Clive Dyke finds his daughter Bianca (Bel Powley) wandering through Alicante Airport in tears.

Tiger Dyke persuades Michael to help him steal the Solana’s all inclusive wristbands & sell them in town, leading to Neptune’s Bar being completely rammed that night.

Benidorm returns to ITV on 9th January at 9:00PM