BENIDORM: ITV EYES RETURN OF HIT COMEDY FOR BRAND NEW SERIES

ITV are reportedly developing a brand new series of Benidorm, eight years after the hit comedy was axed by the broadcaster.

A source told The Sun: "Benidorm was adored by millions when it was suddenly cancelled. Fans will be thrilled to hear ITV wants to bring it back. An 11th series hasn’t been commissioned yet, but there’s major excitement building as early talks begin. Producers have started to reach out to the show’s stars and are hopeful a decision can be made later this year."

Meanwhile, ITV last year announced that Alan Carr's breakout sitcom Changing Ends has been recommissioned for a third and fourth series on ITVX & ITV1. Since the series 1 launch, Alan Carr’s semi autobiographical comedy has been streamed over 13 million times on ITVX.

The new 6 x 30 third and fourth series (12 episodes in total) will again be made by multi award winning Baby Cow Productions (Gavin & Stacey, Alan Partridge) and recorded back to back. Changing Ends is based on Alan’s own life in Northampton in the 1980s growing up as the son of a fourth division football manager.

The series is produced by Baby Cow Productions, written by Alan Carr, co-written by Gabby Best and was co-created by the late Simon Carlyle. The director is Dave Lambert and the producer is Mollie Freedman Berthoud. The Executive producers are Baby Cow’s Sarah Monteith and Rupert Majendie, Alan Carr and Danny Julian.

Alan Carr said “To get your own sitcom recommissioned for a series is the most wonderful news ever, but to have TWO series recommissioned is utterly mind-blowing and such a huge compliment which I do not take lightly...

"I know how much this show has resonated with the viewers and I promise I won’t let you down, and for someone whose actual life at times feels like a sitcom, believe me there are more tales from my childhood to be told. Two series commissioned eh? My dream of Changing Ends becoming Northampton's answer to The Crown becomes two steps closer to being a reality.”

Previous episodes of Benidorm and Changing Ends are available to stream now on ITVX.