UPDATE: Benidorm creator Derren Litten has rubbished claims that the show will be returning as a feature-length movie, taking to his Twitter to dispel the rumours:

Original report below:

The 'Benidorm' cast are reuniting for a movie.

The ITV show was axed in 2018 after 10 seasons but star Sherrie Hewson - who played Joyce Temple-Savage, the manager of the Solana Hotel - has revealed that it is set to make a big-screen comeback.

She told The Sun Online: "I know it's quite sad that 'Benidorm' is gone but we are going to make a film and I assume there will be another tour. 'Benidorm' will never die.

"We'll make it next year. We used to go out at the beginning of March and finish at the end of July and a film will only take eight weeks so it'll be good.

"It's such a wonderful show and I love Joyce Temple Savage. I love everyone in it - we all keep in touch. 'Benidorm's a kind of a phenomenon really because there's never been anything like it and there won't be ever again.

"People would come out for a week and end up staying for the entire time because it's so much fun.

"It's one of the best jobs you could ever have because everyone had such a wonderful time."

Several big-name stars made appearances in 'Benidorm' over the years, including Dame Joan Collins, Cilla Black, Tony Hadley, and 'Only Fools and Horses' actor John Challis.

Creator Derren Litten previously revealed that following the success of a stage production based on the show, his friend Shane Richie encouraged him to write a film.

He said: "Shane Richie came to see our touring show 'Benidorm Live' and said, 'That's the movie, right there.'

"I'd always declined the offer of meetings regarding a 'Benidorm' movie but the stage tour is proving so popular and the story I came up with would work so well as a film to tie up the end of the TV series we've put the wheels in motion."

And the director claimed there's even a "very big American movie star" who is keen to be a part of the sunsoaked saga.

He added: "We already have interest from a very big American movie star who apparently is a fan. British movies are notoriously difficult to fund but if it does happen, you can blame Shane Richie."

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