Sunburn

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. 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. Episodes Series one (1999) Episode one (16 January 1999) – Nicki Matthews arrives to take over as Janus Holidays' head rep. Episode two (23 January 1999) – Laura has to look after a family of appalling holidaymakers, while Carol conspires to reunite Nicki with Yiannis. Episode three (30 January 1999) – Carol agrees to organise a small wedding for two holiday-makers. Episode four (6 February 1999) – Yiannis's wife puts Nicki in an awkward spot. Julie's parents arrive. Episode five (13 February 1999) – Alan gets into trouble with the police. Episode six (20 February 1999) – Nicki must choose between Yiannis and Steve. Will Greg and Maria ever be reconciled?