Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun

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Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun
Alt=Series title over an image of Gibralter and the union flag
GenreDocu-Soap, Fly-on-the-wall
Narrated byTimothy Spall
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes13
Production
Production locationGibraltar
Running time43-45 minutes
Original release
NetworkChannel 5
Release11 June 2013 (2013-06-11) –
Present

Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun is a British documentary broadcast on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. It first broadcast on 11 June 2013 and series one ended on 16 July 2013. The programme experienced higher than average and expected ratings, peaking just below 1.90 million viewers on most episodes. It returned for a second series which began on 7 January 2014, and the series finished 11 February 2014. The third series began on 5 November 2014.

Summary

The programme follows the lives of many British ex-pats who now reside in the territory and some Gibraltarians. Filming took place in June 2012, when Gibraltar Airport's new terminal was officially opened by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. The opening was seen on the programme however the Royal visit was not.