Hotel (UK TV series)

For the Channel 4 documentary series, see The Hotel (UK TV series)
Hotel Adelphi
Genre Documentary
Directed by Neil Grant
Starring Eileen Downey
Brian Burchill
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Location(s) Adelphi Hotel
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Lion Television
Release
Original network BBC
Original release 3 November 1997

Hotel is a 1997 eight-episode BBC "fly on the wall" production that followed the general day to day running of a hotel giving viewers a rare glimpse of life behind the scenes of the Britannia Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool. The series first aired 3 November 1997 on BBC One with the first episode receiving viewing figures on 11 million. The series was directed by Neil Grant and narrated by Andrew Sachs.

Employees Depicted

Character/ Employee Position Description
Eileen Downey Hotel Manager Key Character of the show known as the Ferocious Boss
Brian Burchill Deputy Manager Famous for the quote – “COOK WILL YER”
David Smith Head Chef Became famous on Mersey FM following his argument with Brian
Christine Senior Receptionist known as the pregnant lady with the bump
Mark Hotel Porter Frequently in trouble for mischief & a professional skiver

Just Cook, Will Yer?

The phrase "Just cook, will yer?" became famous within Liverpool area, following the scenes in an episode when an argument between Deputy manager Brian Burchill and head chef David Smith resulted in the phrase being bellowed from Brian. The outburst became a local catch-phrase and was printed on t-shirts and various merchandise. The phrase also made it into the charts after it was released as a single by Alternative Radio[1]

Criticism

Following the first episode the Britannia Hotel chain owner reported[2] that he felt the hotel had been poorly portrayed and criticised the BBC for screening scenes that showed the hotel staff trying to handle the situation following the Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb threat during the 1997 Grand National.

References

  1. "Liverpool Local History - Adelphi - Just Cook Will Yer!". BBC. 22 April 2002. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. "BBC film 'liberties' irk adelphi's owner - 11/13/1997". Caterer Search. 13 November 1997. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

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