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Hotel Babylon

  • TV Series
  • 2006–20092006–2009
  • 1h
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Hotel Babylon (2006)
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At a posh urban hotel, the love lives and whims of its wealthy guests are attended to by hard-working staff who have their own troubles with love.At a posh urban hotel, the love lives and whims of its wealthy guests are attended to by hard-working staff who have their own troubles with love.At a posh urban hotel, the love lives and whims of its wealthy guests are attended to by hard-working staff who have their own troubles with love.

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  • Creator
    • Tony Basgallop
  • Stars
    • Dexter Fletcher
    • Martin Marquez
    • Michael Obiora
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  • Creator
    • Tony Basgallop
  • Stars
    • Dexter Fletcher
    • Martin Marquez
    • Michael Obiora
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    • 17User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 nominations total

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    Dexter Fletcher
    Dexter Fletcher
    • Tony Casemoreas Tony Casemore…
    32 episodes32 eps • 2006–2009
    Martin Marquez
    • Gino Primirolaas Gino Primirola
    32 episodes32 eps • 2006–2009
    Michael Obiora
    Michael Obiora
    • Ben Truemanas Ben Trueman
    32 episodes32 eps • 2006–2009
    Raymond Coulthard
    Raymond Coulthard
    • James Schofieldas James Schofield
    31 episodes31 eps • 2006–2009
    Danira Govic
    Danira Govic
    • Tanya Mihajlovas Tanya Mihajlov
    28 episodes28 eps • 2006–2009
    Emma Pierson
    Emma Pierson
    • Anna Thornton-Wiltonas Anna Thornton-Wilton
    27 episodes27 eps • 2006–2009
    Max Beesley
    Max Beesley
    • Charlie Edwardsas Charlie Edwards
    22 episodes22 eps • 2006–2009
    Natalie Mendoza
    Natalie Mendoza
    • Jackie Clunesas Jackie Clunes
    21 episodes21 eps • 2006–2008
    Billy Burke
    • Porteras Porter
    21 episodes21 eps • 2006–2009
    Tamzin Outhwaite
    Tamzin Outhwaite
    • Rebecca Mitchellas Rebecca Mitchell
    16 episodes16 eps • 2006–2007
    Alexandra Moen
    Alexandra Moen
    • Emily Jamesas Emily James
    16 episodes16 eps • 2008–2009
    Elliot Levey
    Elliot Levey
    • Mark Masonas Mark Mason
    9 episodes9 eps • 2008–2009
    Nigel Harman
    Nigel Harman
    • Sam Franklinas Sam Franklin
    8 episodes8 eps • 2009
    Anna Wilson-Jones
    Anna Wilson-Jones
    • Juliet Milleras Juliet Miller
    8 episodes8 eps • 2009
    Ian Bonar
    Ian Bonar
    • Dave Wiltshireas Dave Wiltshire
    7 episodes7 eps • 2006
    Emil Suceska
    • Edas Ed…
    7 episodes7 eps • 2006–2008
    Michael Attwell
    Michael Attwell
    • Derek Crispas Derek Crisp
    6 episodes6 eps • 2006
    Alan Chimes
    • Andrew Jonesas Andrew Jones
    6 episodes6 eps • 2007–2008
    • Creator
      • Tony Basgallop
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    Storyline

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    At a posh urban hotel, the love lives and whims of its wealthy guests are attended to by hard-working staff who have their own troubles with love.
    • hotel manager
    • concierge
    • hotel
    • corporate intrigue
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      • Get a room.
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      • Comedy
      • Drama
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    • Trivia
      Besides this show, Emma Pierson and Max Beesley worked together on Bloodlines (2006) and Talk To Me (2007). Every time they appeared together, their characters were romantically involved in some way.
    • 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.

      Tanya Mihajlov: I do nothing she attack me!

      Charlie Edwards: Ok Tanya, from the beginning.

      Tanya Mihajlov: I go into room to turn down beds, I knock first, no talkback I go in and she, Bitch is putting the powder over her face.

      Rebecca Mitchell: Over her face? You mean applying makeup.

      Tanya Mihajlov: No the powder

      [mimics sniffing cocaine up her nose]

      Tanya Mihajlov: like a vacuum cleaner, Silly cow drop it on the floor and she go Vin Diesel on me!

      Rebecca Mitchell: Yes thank you Tanya I think we've got the picture now

      [Tanya leaves the room, still speaking Serbo Croat]

      Rebecca Mitchell: .

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      Featured in Screenwipe: Episode #3.4 (2007)

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    A Good Bit of Light Fluff
    I have to acknowledge that the BBC played it smart when scheduling this series. It's not too taxing on the brain and perfect for a Thursday night when you're tired from a week at work and ready to ease into the weekend.

    The series is set in a five star hotel, revolving mainly around the staff that work there and the more unusual problems they face with some of their customers.

    The most interesting character in the series must be Dexter Fletcher's Concierge, Tony. There is definitely something very watchable about the way he's acted and he is undoubtedly the man in the middle of most of the action, due to his job meaning he can pretty much obtain or fix anything or any situation - he's usually a man in demand.

    The main central character is Max Beesley's Charlie, the Deputy Manager. Most of the stories are told through his perspective and, like Tony, he seems to play a central role in most of the stories.

    Tamzin Outhwaite is the General Manager and seems to be a little underused. Her character comes across as quiet hard initially, although throughout the series viewers are given glimpses that she is kinder than initially thought and it is in these moments she becomes more interesting and three dimensional.

    Natalie Jackson Mendoza as Jackie is completely under used. She is seems to have promise as a character and enough charisma to carry a better role but seems to be there merely so that Charlie can have a love/lust interest. It would be nicer to see her with a more rounded role.

    Emma Pierson as Anna, the Head Receptionist is a stereotypical, hard nosed, nasty piece of work. The role is massively one dimensional, although entertaining to watch and probably better for it - it wouldn't be any fun if the viewer discovered she had a terrible upbringing/hard life/problems that made her be so mean - it's just more fun to think she doesn't care less and she's enjoying her life!

    Finally there is Gino the Barman and Ben, the Head Receptionist. Gino features slightly more than Ben and holds his own in a part that is probably the right size for the role. Ben the Head Receptionist hardly appears at all and it would be more fun to see him interacting with Anna as they could be a funny pairing - he has more promise than he is being given the opportunity to show.

    Every week the staff at the hotel have to go to extraordinary lengths to keep all guests happy - this can be from arranging hookers and parties to attempting to prevent suicide bids, all done discreetly so as to avoid bad publicity or obtain good reviews, whilst relieving guests of as much money as they possibly can get away with.

    Having not worked in a five star hotel I cannot definitively state how accurate the goings on are - I did use to work in top class restaurants when at Uni however and from my experience in those it is probably more accurate than people realise! Basically this is a good, stylised piece of TV. It won't make you think, it (probably) won't be up for any Baftas, it won't change the world but it will more than likely entertain if you want to just sit down, switch your brain off and watch something fun for an hour or so.
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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2006 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Готель Вавилон
    • Filming locations
      • Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Carnival Film & Television
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

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