Benidorm star Sherrie Hewson has confirmed the show will return as a movie, with filming to start next year.
The 69-year-old actress played Joyce Temple Savage on the ITV sitcom, which was cancelled after the show’s tenth series last year.
After teasing the possibility of a movie shortly following its cancellation, Sherrie has since confirmed a movie is on the cards with filming kicking off in 2020.
Speaking to The Sun, Sherrie said: ‘I know it’s quite sad that Benidorm is gone but we are going to make a film and I assume there will be another tour. Benidorm will never die.
‘We’ll make it next year. We used to go out at the beginning of March and finish at the end of July and a film will only take eight weeks so it’ll be good.
‘It’s such a wonderful show and I love Joyce Temple Savage. I love everyone in it – we all keep in touch.’
Following its cancellation, the show hit the road for a special live tour which wrapped in April earlier this year.
It also means Benidorm joins the growing trend of British TV shows turning into movies, following the likes of The Inbetweeners, Downton Abbey, and, er, Mrs Brown’s Boys.
If you’re craving more Benidorm-style humour, creator Derren Litten has released new show Scarborough which is available on BBC iPlayer.
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