Sunburn: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sunburn was 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 Mickeryand Sally Wainwright.

Series details

• Title: Sunburn
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1999-01-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-03-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8268
• IMDb ID: tt0185118
• TVDB ID: 77232

Cast and credited roles

• Michelle Collins — Nicki Matthews
• Rebecca Callard — Laura Hutchings
• Sharon Small — Carol Simpson
• James Buller — Greg Patterson
• George Layton — Alan Brookes
• Sean Maguire — Lee Wilson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-01-16; final listed air date 1999-02-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2000-01-22; final listed air date 2000-03-11; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sunburn 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.