Sandylands

[3] The series also stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Harriet Webb, David Walliams, Sophie Thompson, Simon Bird, Bronwyn James, Hamza Jeetooa, Hugh Bonneville, Craig Parkinson, Radha Sthanakiya and Tracy-Ann Oberman.

She is forced to lodge with overbearing bed and breakfast owners Derek (David Walliams) and Jeannie Swallows (Sophie Thompson) after being unable to gain entry to her father's house.

Emily's estranged mother Donna Vegas (Tracy-Ann Oberman), a cruise ship singer, returns and begins to reconnect with her daughter and husband.

Derek and Jeannie Swallows are left reeling after a poor online review from the insurance investigator who had stayed with them in the previous series, and plan a flashy relaunch of their bed and breakfast.

[4] Rupert Hawksley of the i called the series "camp and gaudy with plenty of oo-er humour" and remarked, "Emily’s confusion between grief and anger over her father’s disappearance was cleverly handled by [the writers], who managed to wring out just the right amount of emotion, never dampening the jaunty, end-of-the-pier feel".