The fifth series of the

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'', which is a sitcom set in an all-inclusive holiday resort ( The Solana) in

, Spain, began broadcasting on 24 February 2012, consisting of seven episodes. The series was directed by both John Henderson and

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, though was written by Derren Litten,

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and Neil Fitzmaurice. The series saw the returns of

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, consisting of

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(

), Janice ( Siobhan Finneran), Michael Garvey (

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) and Janice's mother Madge Barron ( Sheila Reid); swingers Donald ( Kenny Ireland) and

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( Janine Duvitski); Noreen Maltby (

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); hairdressers Gavin Ramsbottom (

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) and Kenneth Du Beke (

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); Sam Wood ( Shelley Longworth) and Solana staff

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( Jake Canuso), Les/Lesley Conroy ( Tim Healy) and

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( Adam Gillen). Sherrie Hewson and Michelle Butterly joined the cast of Joyce Temple-Savage, the new Solana manageress, and Trudy, the new holiday companion of Sam, respectively.

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, Kathryn Drysdale and Selina Griffiths did not return;

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did not return either, though did make a brief return during the sixth episode. Initially, Litten did not want to write a fifth series, believing that the

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had allowed the programme to conclude on a high. However, due to popular demand, he agreed to write further episodes, with cast member

, as well as Neil Fitzmaurice, agreeing to help him write episodes and storylines. Overall, the series received an average viewership of 7.06 million, with the opening episode receiving 6.84 million viewers. The series concluded on 6 April 2012, with the series finale attracting 5.66 million.

Cast

* Sheila Reid as

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* Siobhan Finneran as

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as Michael Garvey *

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(episodes 2–7) * Janine Duvitski as Jacqueline Stewart * Kenny Ireland as Donald Stewart * Jake Canuso as

as Noreen Maltby *

as Gavin Ramsbottom * Tim Healy as Les/Lesley Conroy * Adam Gillen as Liam Conroy *

as Kenneth Du Beke * Shelley Longworth as Sam Wood * Sherrie Hewson as Joyce Temple-Savage * Michelle Butterly as Trudy *

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