The film tells the story of the Blanche family who run a dark and dismal health resort on a remote island which is only accessible by ferry. The spa program consists of feeding the guests seaweed and eel-based meals, then administering liberal colonic irrigation. The spa is run by the family matriarch Dame Blanche until her death. Things continue on with her children running the resort until Kath, the resort's former sous chef and love interest of one of the sons, comes back to the island unannounced. Stranded between monthly ferries, she is a catalyst for a series of events that turns life as it is known at Hotel Splendide on its ear.
Writing | Terence Gross | Writer |
Directing | Terence Gross | Director |
Production | Ildikó Kemény | Producer |
Production | Robert Buckler | Producer |
Production | Lucinda Syson | Casting |
Editing | Michael Ellis | Editor |
Art | Alison Dominitz | Production Design |
Sound | Mark Tschanz | Music |
Costume & Make-Up | Michele Pernetta | Costume Design |
Camera | Gyula Pados | Director of Photography |
Directing | Janice Schumm | Script Supervisor |
Production | Guy Tannahill | Line Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Christine Allsopp | Makeup Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Christine Allsopp | Hair Designer |
Production | Charles Gassot | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | Robert Buckler | Executive Producer |
Production | Amanda McKenzie Stuart | Associate Producer |
Production | Mark Frith | Associate Producer |
Production | Colin Vaines | Production Consultant |
Directing | Max Keene | First Assistant Director |
Directing | Matthew Baker | Second Assistant Director |
Directing | Joe Geary | Third Assistant Director |
Art | Christina Moore | Art Direction |
Art | Clare Clarkson | Set Decoration |
Crew | Thomasina Smith | Scenic Artist |
Art | Thomasina Smith | Storyboard Artist |
Art | Catrin Meredydd | Assistant Art Director |
Art | Sarah Cooper | Art Department Assistant |
Art | James Foster | Draughtsman |
Production | Lisa Parker | Production Coordinator |
Production | Mel Claus Crawford | Assistant Production Coordinator |
Production | Christel Franken | Post Production Coordinator |
Production | Susan Nicholson | Production Accountant |
Production | Stephen Naulls | Assistant Accountant |
Production | Virginia Whitwell | Casting Assistant |
Sound | John Taylor | Sound Mixer |
Sound | Simon Dart | Boom Operator |
Costume & Make-Up | Nigel Egerton | Assistant Costume Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hiscock | Wardrobe Assistant |
Costume & Make-Up | Berenice Wright | Wardrobe Assistant |
Costume & Make-Up | Jon Henry Gordon | Key Hairdresser |
Costume & Make-Up | Rupert Simon | Makeup & Hair |
Costume & Make-Up | Tony Lilley | Makeup & Hair |
Camera | Matthew Hale | Focus Puller |
Camera | Anthony Cooper | Clapper Loader |
Camera | John McSweeney | Grip |
Lighting | Steve Foster | Gaffer |
Lighting | Stephen Roberts | Best Boy Electric |
Lighting | Joe Allen | Electrician |
Lighting | Toby Flesher | Electrician |
Lighting | Colin Vinton | Electrician |
Art | Augustus David Wookey | Property Master |
Art | Lisa Chugg | Property Buyer |
Art | Marcus Wookey | Props |
Art | David Morison | Props |
Art | Mark Scruton | Props |
Art | Harry Metcalfe | Construction Manager |
Art | Lolly Batty | Sculptor |
Visual Effects | Paul Dunn | Special Effects Supervisor |
Visual Effects | George Gibbs | Pyrotechnic Supervisor |
Crew | Wilma Dunn | Special Effects Coordinator |
Editing | Amy Quince | First Assistant Editor |
Editing | Lea Morement | Assistant Editor |
Editing | Kate Mackenzie | Assistant Editor |
Crew | Stephen Barker | Post Production Supervisor |
Sound | Christopher Ackland | Supervising Sound Editor |
Sound | Miriam Ludbrook | Assistant Sound Editor |
Sound | Gillian Dodders | Dialogue Editor |
Sound | Kevin Taylor | Foley Mixer |
Sound | Natalie Bayford | Foley Mixer |
Sound | Ellen Heuer | Foley Artist |
Sound | Paula Boram | Foley Artist |
Sound | Robert Farr | ADR Recordist |
Sound | Mike Prestwood Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Crew | Claudia Kalindjian | Unit Publicist |
Camera | Liam Daniel | Still Photographer |
Crew | Bruno Tonioli | Choreographer |
Crew | Andy Bradford | Stunt Coordinator |
Crew | Ray De-Haan | Stunt Coordinator |
Crew | Nrinder Dhudwar | Stunt Coordinator |
Crew | Claudie Cheval | In Memory Of |