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Loretta Chase is a fictional character portrayed by Kate Fitzgerald in the TV series Benidorm.
They appear in 17 episodes out of a total of 72 aired

Loretta Chase

by Kate Fitzgerald

character

Episodes17

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    Episode #9.1
    episode S9.E1 march 2017
    To Joyce's annoyance former guest Sam is now a holiday rep but she is no help when the returning Dawsons lose their luggage and Eddie has an 'accident' which destroys the foyer's aquarium though she is more accommodating to Joey and Tiger. Evicted from his flat Kenneth is sleeping in the salon where he meets Stanley, his late uncle Horace's dentist, who is anxious to buy Horace's dentures. Liam discovers why, giving Kenneth the wherewithal for a new home for them, whilst young Tiger gets extremely drunk and cops off with the much older Loretta - who turns out to be Sheron's mother.
  • 6.5
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    Episode #9.2
    episode S9.E2 march 2017
    Joyce is invited to attend a conference in Barcelona but when she gets there she is told that she has to do a speech in Spanish .
  • 6.7
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    Episode #9.3
    episode S9.E3 march 2017
    Jodie gets to film an audition for a television advert to send to a casting agency but needs a couple to pose as grandparents and when Loretta and Eddie fall out Jodie has a plan of her own. Let down by her meat supplier Joyce asks Mateo to help so he enlists Les's aid, leading them to a dodgy farm where the meat is not what it seems - until Sam exposes its origins. Sam also engages Joey and Tiger to strip to their underpants to promote a local bar, sadly the wrong one. Kenneth meanwhile believes there is a spy in the salon when Troy wises up to his indolence and side-line as a taxi driver though Troy has news of his own.
  • 6.8
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    Episode #9.5
    episode S9.E5 april 2017
    Joyce asks Sir Henry to cover while she is at her conference in Barcelona, while Neville steps into Les's shoes during the time he is back in the UK. Sam gets free tickets for the dinosaur park and Liam has a day off, giving him the perfect opportunity to address his childhood fear of dinosaurs. When Tiger and Joey hear about the free trip they decide that they want to get involved too, but end up being roped into being the entertainment for the park's visitors, with disastrous results.
  • 6.8
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    Episode #9.6
    episode S9.E6 april 2017
    In this episode, Sir Henry is still standing in for Joyce as the Solana is due to put on a psychic convention. Sam sees a chance to boost her income, but Psychic Sue becomes suspicious of her. Billy receives some life-changing advice from Uri Geller, but drives his family crazy with his new positive way of thinking. Meanwhile, Tiger and Rob decide that Joey's mathematical talents would come in handy for a profitable trip to the casino, and Pauline reveals that she is pregnant, but who is the father?
  • 7.1
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    Episode #9.7
    episode S9.E7 april 2017
    A religious festival arrives in benidorm where no alcohol is allowed but the guests at the Solana are determined to ignore it.
  • 7.2
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    Episode #9.8
    episode S9.E8 april 2017
    Joyce returns from Barcelona as the alcohol ban ends - to the guests' delight., whilst Pauline finds herself succumbing to Malcolm, to her family's horror. Malcolm seems to have the upper hand, until Kenneth comes out with a revelation. Kenneth is also perturbed when he wrongly suspects that Liam has joined a self-help group to confront his unhappy childhood and seeks advice from Jacqueline and Troy. Elsewhere Monty fails to dupe Loretta into buying a holiday home though his affair with Joyce is exposed and Loretta saves her from humiliation whilst Eddie mourns a deceased friend and Rob makes a career decision.
  • 7.8
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    Episode #9.9
    episode S9.E9 may 2017
    A ten year old illegal hotel worker accidentally pollutes the swimming pool with weed killer so Joyce organizes a trip to the circus for the guests whilst it is refilled and, after a slow start, alcoholic clown Bean rallies the other performers and hotel staff to put on a hugely successful show. In the mean time Monty pulls strings to get the pool cleaned in time and an evening concert by Jacqueline's friends Madness rounds off a perfect day for the guests, ensuring the continued success of the Solana hotel. There are still setbacks for some but Monty has a proposal for Joyce.
  • 6.9
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    Episode #10.1
    episode S10.E1 february 2018
    It's Joyce and Monty's wedding day, but all doesn't go to plan.
  • 6.8
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    Episode #10.2
    episode S10.E2 march 2018
    The wedding party is finally rescued, apart from Kenneth, who later turns up having been saved by a handsome sailor and who turfs Stanley out of the salon he has been using as a dental surgery. The Dawsons meet Rob's girlfriend Cyd but Joyce is already starting to regret marrying slobbish Monty. Rob's friend, lustful Irish boy Callum takes Tyger's place as dim Joey's new holiday companion whilst Jacqueline has news for Kenneth and a karaoke performance raises eye-brows.
  • 7.1
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    Episode #10.3
    episode S10.E3 march 2018
    Joyce is interviewing for the entertainments manager job and is compromised by drunken clown Bean into making him a dubious children's entertainer and, with no other applicants, reluctantly gives the post to Monty. His first booking is magic act Crostini and Co but they are a disaster only saved by Bean. Liam returns to the hair salon now owned by Jacqueline where they have to hide Kenneth from love-sick giant Vladimir whilst Callum's sexual boasts are exposed as false and Loretta still believes that Cyd is a gold digger.
  • 6.8
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    Episode #10.4
    episode S10.E4 march 2018
    Monty searches for an entertainment star for the Solana.
  • 7.2
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    Episode #10.5
    episode S10.E5 april 2018
    Kenneth pretends to be straight to get out of unwanted attention.
  • 7.5
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    Episode #10.6
    episode S10.E6 april 2018
    Whilst Rob wins Cyd back and Noreen welcomes her twin sister Doreen Monty has a double problem - the deranged Sammy begging for a gig and the fact that he has spent all the entertainments budget. Jacqueline rumbles Nigel and Dennis whilst Liam disapproves of Kenneth cashing in on a customer's scratch card. Worse is to come when Sammy finally takes the stage.
  • 7.2
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    Episode #10.7
    episode S10.E7 april 2018
    Pauline is surprised to find her book has been published after Doreen secretly submits it but Noreen is shocked by its erotic content and the arrival of its publisher Malcolm, Pauline's ex-lover. Joyce is also horrified to learn Monty has signed a contract with Sammy Valentino and forces him to provide a get-out clause. Meanwhile Nigel and Dennis have cause to thank Les, leading to the arrest of somebody more dangerous, whilst Sheren and Billy enjoy a romantic day out. Nigel and Dennis depart with their prisoner but Les also disappears.
  • 7.3
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    Episode #10.8
    episode S10.E8 april 2018
    Kenneth goes all Shawshank after he is bricked in the Solana.
  • 7.2
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    Episode #10.9
    episode S10.E9 may 2018
    An inept Elvis impersonator tells Joyce the hotel is about to be sold whilst an airport strike prevents the Dawsons from returning home in time for Sheren and Billy's anniversary party. Fortunately Eddie meets an old friend who solves the problem whilst an unexpected announcement from Sam's boyfriend Angelo makes her realize how much Joey means to her. Joyce gets a further shock when she hears of Monty's new job but she has reckoned without his change of heart and they unite to foil Sir Henry.