Benidorm star lands new show set to rival The Repair Shop as he switches careers away from acting

A BENIDORM star has landed a new show set to rival The Repair Shop as he switches careers away from acting.

TV channel Quest has announced it is to further expand its antiques offering with a new show set to air in the summer.

A Benidorm star has landed a new show set to rival The Repair Shop as he switches careers away from actingCredit: ITV

Johnny played Geoff “The Oracle” Maltby on the much loved comedy show BenidormCredit: ITV

Johnny Vegas has landed an exciting new series where he will open up an Antiques shopCredit: QuestThe exciting new series has been announced as Johnny Vegas’ Little Shop Of Antiques.

It will consist of eight one hour episodes that will follow the comedian opening up a new antiques show in the North West.

Viewers are promised access to a side of the TV personality never seen before.

The blurb explains: “As he investigates, hunts and repairs pieces to add to his collection, he strives to make enough profit in his new shop to turn it into a permanent business. 

“With taste as eclectic as his personality, there will be hilarious disasters, unusual finds and touching moments as he attempts to turn his ramshackle dream into a reality.”

Speaking of his new role Johnny said: “Finally after a lifetime of collecting the eclectic, the antique, bits of everything.

“I’m out buying, hopefully trading, and I think it’s going to be an exciting ride.”

The series is made by Plum Pictures, the same production company that worked with Johnny on his Channel 4 series Carry On Glamping.

It’s a far cry from his character Geoff “The Oracle” Maltby on the comedy show Benidorm.

Johnny left the series in 2010 after a reported falling out with the show creator – which they both denied – but he returned to the role in 2015.

Benidorm ran for ten hilarious series but fans were sad to see the holiday come to an end when it was axed, in 2018.

It followed holidaymakers who spent a week at the Solana Resort Benidorm, Spain.

Some higher-class people who came to the Solana were not satisfied with its facilities or the holidaymakers who go there, though others enjoyed themselves, mostly due to the fact that it was all-inclusive.

Most recently, Johnny has starred in Blood Actually, a 2023 murder mystery spoof and also had his own channel 4 show Carry On Glamping.

In the four-part series Johnny set out to open his very own glamping site and travelled around the UK in his camper van, named Patricia after his mother.

Johnny has also been a regular guest panellist on the television comedy panel shows QI and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

Johnny Vegas’ Little Shop Of Antiques will air on Quest in July 2025.