''Club Reps'' is a factual entertainment programme made for

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(''then known as "SMG TV Productions"''). It ran from 2001 to 2004. The programme has been repeated on

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, Pick and STV local channels

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and

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Main series

In series 1, the show is in

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and the series follows a team of

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s. Some of the main people featured in the series include; Resort manager Marie Slater, AKA "Maz"; Area controller Lee; and Club Rep Mark. As with series 1, series 2 (''Club Reps: The Workers'') is also in Faliraki, although this time the series looks at individual people working in the resort. Some of the main people featured include: Lee from series 1 returns as he has left Club 18–30, Andy King, Stacey, and Charmaine. In series 3, the show moved to

Playa del Inglés Playa del Inglés (; English: ''Englishman's Beach'') is a beach resort in Maspalomas on the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. It is part of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana San Bartolomé de Ti ...

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. This series was similar to the first, as it followed the everyday working life of the small team of

reps there. Some of the main people featured include: Area controller Ash, Senior rep Max, Admin girl Syreeta, Rep Lou, and Rep Johnny Hormone. Each series contained 10 episodes, totaling 30 episodes.

Spin-off series

In addition to the main series, there was a spin-off series to accompany the main program, known as ''Club Reps: Uncut'' (series 1, 2 and 3) and ''Club Reps: Aftersun'' (series 3). The uncut series is an extended version of each episode that was broadcasts later on in the week on ITV2. This spinoff aired for every series with an increased duration from 30 to 60 minutes. The ''Aftersun'' series was broadcast on ITV2 and each episode was 60 minutes in length, double that of the regular series. This series followed a similar format to the regular series 2, (''Club Reps: The Workers'') in where it focused on individual people unrelated to a

team. There were 6 episodes in this series.

History

The original series was filmed between April and October 2000. Former ''

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appeared in the very first episode of the first series; he was at the Hotel Matina in Faliraki with his friends who, after a night of

anti-social behaviour Antisocial behavior is a behavior that is defined as the violation of the rights of others by committing crime, such as stealing and physical attack in addition to other behaviors such as lying and manipulation. It is considered to be disrupti ...

, were kicked out of the hotel by "Maz". The original series became an instant hit not least due to "Miss Nasty" resort manager Marie Slater known to viewers as "Maz". Nevertheless, she later claimed the show ruined her life.

Broadcasts

''Club Reps'' was televised on the

Network and had sister shows, ''Club Reps: Uncut'' and ''Club Reps: Aftersun'' that were broadcast on

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between 2001 and 2004.

After Club Reps

Over the years, ''Club Reps'' and ''Aftersun'' have all been repeated on

, Pick and most recently in 2016 on STV local channels

and

, where the "''Uncut''" version is also receiving its first rerun since the original broadcast. Maz, who featured in series 1, now owns a bar called H. Nicholsons in

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. This opened in February 2006. As well as this, she occasionally works as a television presenter in the tourism area. Lee Watson, who also featured in series 1 and additionally series 2, was a resident DJ in

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

nightclub, Syndicate up until its closure in 2011. Lee is also a successful DJ producer under the name Delta3.Delta3: Scott Ashworth, Lee Watson; Blackpool, United Kingdom
/ref> Jonny Hormone moved on to a successful career as a football manager, managing Leicestershire Laundry Equipment Premier League side Glen Villa. He is good friends with famous comedian Rob Beckett and is nurturing an up and coming generation of menaces.

References

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