Sunburn (TV series)

Sunburn
GenreDrama
Docudrama
Created byMike Bullen
Written byMike Bullen
Lizzie Mickery
StarringMichelle Collins
Rebecca Callard
Sharon Small
George Layton
Sean Maguire
Paul Nicholas
Natalie J. Robb
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes14
Production
Running time60 mins
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release16 January 1999 (1999-01-16) –
1 May 2000 (2000-05-01)
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Sunburn is a British television series that followed the lives of a group of British holiday reps. It was broadcast on BBC One between 16 January 1999 and 1 May 2000, running for two series of six and eight episodes respectively. The first was set and filmed in Cyprus and the second in Algarve. The cast included Michelle Collins, Rebecca Callard, Sharon Small, George Layton and Sean Maguire, with Paul Nicholas joining later. The series was created by Mike Bullen, who was interested in the behind-the-scenes lives of holiday reps after watching the docusoap Holiday Reps.[1] Bullen wrote most of the first series but scaled back his involvement in the second; most of that series' episodes were written by Lizzie Mickery.

The series has never been officially released on video or DVD, nor in any digital format. In March 2023 both series were made available for streaming on UKTV Play.

  1. ^ Rees, Jasper (17 January 1999). "Sun, sea, sand and ... Cyprus". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 July 2008. [dead link]