"Hotel Babylon" (2006)TV series

Creator:

Tony Basgallop

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

19 January 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Dexter Fletcher	...	Tony Casemore (24 episodes, 2006-2008)
Emma Pierson	...	Anna Thornton-Wilton (24 episodes, 2006-2008)
Martin Marquez	...	Gino Primirola (24 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michael Obiora	...	Ben Trueman (24 episodes, 2006-2008)
Raymond Coulthard	...	James Schofield (23 episodes, 2006-2008)
Max Beesley	...	Charlie Edwards (21 episodes, 2006-2008)
Natalie Jackson Mendoza	...	Jackie Clunes (21 episodes, 2006-2008)
Danira Govich	...	Tanya Mihajlov (20 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tamzin Outhwaite	...	Rebecca Mitchell (16 episodes, 2006-2007)

Runtime:

60 min (8 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:13

Company:

Carnival Films

Quotes:

Rebecca Mitchell: [about Tanya who has a black eye, due to a run in with a guest] Good God what happened to her?
Charlie Edwards: One of the guests attacked her
Rebecca Mitchell: Which guest?
[long pause]
Rebecca Mitchell: Was there anything broken?
Charlie Edwards: Maybe her jaw.
Rebecca Mitchell: No I mean fixtures and fittings, do we have a viable insurance claim?
[Tanya starts speaking Serbo Croat]
Rebecca Mitchell: Do we need a translator for this? My Serbo Croat isn't very strong.
Charlie Edwards: [to Tanya] In English.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (#3.0)" (2007)

Finally, some good stuff on the box

I came upon this show accidentally last week. I couldn't be bothered finding the remote so I put up with it. Within thirty seconds I was absolutely hooked. It is the most brilliant show to come out of anywhere in years.

The characters have a depth rarely seen on any prime time show. They are sexy, charismatic and appealing to everyone. The humour is black, yet subtle, and I love the way the camera work glides here and there-- it is very "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" in style.

Speaking of "Lock, Stock", Dexter Fletcher plays the savvy concierge Tony, clearly the most appealing character. The others each add their own to the show, however, it is the individual guests that bring out the best in the regular characters.

I'll be watching this for a while, or at least until the syndicates take it off to be replaced with some other piece of crap show. I give it 4.5 out of 5.