▁will ▁make ▁his ▁director ial ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁series ▁began ▁air ing ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁on ▁I TV ▁at ▁ 9 pm , ▁one ▁week ▁after ▁a ▁document ary ▁titled ▁Ben id orm : ▁ 1 0 ▁Years ▁on ▁Hol iday . ▁This ▁document ary ▁show ▁cast , ▁past ▁and ▁present ▁talking ▁about ▁their ▁experience ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁includes ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁series ▁being ▁fil med . ▁This ▁document ary ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁All ▁main ▁cast ▁members ▁from ▁series ▁nine ▁will ▁return , ▁except ▁for ▁D anny ▁Wal ters , ▁Paul ▁B az ely , ▁Johnny ▁Veg as ▁and ▁Honor ▁K ne af sey . ▁Sh ane ▁Rich ie , ▁who ▁last ▁appeared ▁in ▁series ▁ 8 , ▁will ▁make ▁his ▁return ▁as ▁Sam my ▁Valent ino ▁for ▁four ▁episodes . ▁John ▁Ch all is ▁will ▁become ▁a ▁series ▁regular , ▁after ▁making ▁on - off ▁appearances ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁series ▁as ▁Mont y ▁St aines . ▁Tim ▁He aly ▁will ▁return ▁full - time ▁as ▁trans vest ite ▁Les ▁Con roy . ▁This ▁series ▁will ▁also ▁feature ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁guest ▁stars ▁including ▁children ' s ▁TV ▁comedy ▁du o ▁The ▁Ch uck le ▁Brothers , ▁legend ary ▁com ed ian ▁Bobby ▁Ball ▁and ▁sing ers ▁Hol ly ▁Johnson , ▁Carol ▁De cker ▁and ▁Tony ▁Had ley .