The Real Marigold Hotel: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Embarking on a journey of a lifetime, this new four-part series sees the group travel thousands of miles to make a new home in Kochi, a city in the southwest Indian state Kerala. Inspired by, but otherwise unrelated to the blockbuster film, the series documents the authentic experience of the eight characters living out their golden years, to test whether they can set up a more rewarding retirement than in the UK.

Series details

• Title: The Real Marigold Hotel
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2016-01-26
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 9/10
• TVMaze ID: 11785
• IMDb ID: tt5502900
• TVDB ID: 306202

Cast and credited roles

• Tom Hollander — Narrator
• Selina Scott — Selina Scott
• Susan George — Susan George
• Stephanie Beacham — Stephanie Beacham
• The Krankies — The Krankies
• Syd Little — Syd Little
• Peter Dean — Peter Dean
• Bob Champion — Bob Champion
• Stanley Johnson — Stanley Johnson
• Duncan Bannatyne — Duncan Bannatyne
• Zandra Rhodes — Zandra Rhodes
• Paul Elliott — Paul Elliott

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-01-26; final listed air date 2016-02-09; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-02-15; final listed air date 2017-03-15; episode order: 3.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-08-01; final listed air date 2018-08-22; episode order: 4.
• Season 4: premiered 2020-04-30; final listed air date 2020-05-28; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Real Marigold Hotel on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.