The Real Marigold Hotel

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The Real Marigold Hotel
Genre Travel documentary
Narrated by Tom Hollander
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes15
Production
Running time50–60 minutes
Production company Twofour
Original release
Release26 January 2016 (2016-01-26) 
28 May 2020 (2020-05-28)

The Real Marigold Hotel (known in Australia as The Indian Dream Hotel) is a British travel documentary series created by Twofour productions, directed by Aparna Sanyal and broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two. The show, whose name is based on the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows elderly celebrities as they travel around India and experience the culture. In 2017, the show was nominated for a BAFTA in the category of Best Reality and Constructed Factual. [1] [2]

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Episodes

The Real Marigold Hotel

SeriesEpisodesAir dateParticipantsLocationRef.
1326 January – 9 February 2016 Miriam Margolyes, Sylvester McCoy, Wayne Sleep, Roy Walker, Rosemary Shrager, Bobby George, Patti Boulaye, Jan Leeming India, Jaipur [1] [3] [4]
2415 February – 15 March 2017 Bill Oddie, Paul Nicholas, Rustie Lee, Sheila Ferguson, Amanda Barrie, Lionel Blair, Dennis Taylor, Miriam Stoppard India, Kochi
341 – 22 August 2018 Stanley Johnson, Selina Scott, Stephanie Beacham, Susan George, Bob Champion, Syd Little, Janette and Ian Tough, Peter Dean India, Udaipur
4430 April – 28 May 2020 John Altman, Duncan Bannatyne, Susie Blake, Henry Blofeld, Barbara Dickson, Britt Ekland, Paul Chuckle, Zandra Rhodes India, Puducherry & Rishikesh

The Real Marigold on Tour

SeriesEpisodeAir dateParticipantsLocation
1127 December 2016 Miriam Margolyes, Wayne Sleep, Rosemary Shrager, Bobby George United States, Florida
230 December 2016 Japan, Kyoto
214 December 2017 China, Chengdu
211 December 2017 Miriam Margolyes, Wayne Sleep, Jan Leeming, Bobby George Cuba, Havana
320 December 2017 Sheila Ferguson, Rustie Lee, Paul Nicholas, Dennis Taylor Iceland, Reykjavík
431 December 2017 Rosemary Shrager, Sheila Ferguson, Paul Nicholas, Dennis Taylor Thailand, Chiang Mai
3113 February 2019 Miriam Margolyes, Bobby George, Sheila Ferguson, Stanley Johnson Russia, Saint Petersburg
220 February 2019 Wayne Sleep, Paul Nicholas, Sheila Ferguson, Jan Leeming Argentina, Buenos Aires
327 February 2019 Wayne Sleep, Rosemary Shrager, Stephanie Beacham, Syd Little Vietnam, Hanoi
46 March 2019 Rosemary Shrager, Paul Nicholas, Janette and Ian Tough Mexico, Guadalajara & Ajijic

Reception

First aired on BBC Two, the series was described as heart-warming by The Independent and credited by The Daily Telegraph as exposing the contrasting perceptions of ageism in India and the United Kingdom. The Radio Times called it funny and charming. [5] The show was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Reality and Constructed Factual. The first series was the highest rating factual series on BBC Two in 2016 with an average of 4.1 million and a 13.6 per cent share. It was also awarded a prestigious Rose d’Or Award for Reality and Factual Entertainment, a Grierson Award for Constructed Documentary Series, and a Broadcast Award for Popular Factual programme. [6]

After the popularity of the first series, the show's second series was moved to BBC One where it continued to receive mostly positive reviews despite a different cast of celebrities. [7] After the series ended, a new series named The Real Marigold on Tour was commissioned which saw celebrities travel to Florida and Japan. A second series was also produced which was broadcast at the end of 2017 with celebrities visiting China, Cuba, Iceland and Thailand. [3]

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