0 . ▁ ▁The ▁programme ▁concerns ▁the ▁owner - operator ▁and ▁ten ants ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Hotel — an ▁establishment ▁named ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁a ▁successful ▁Olympic ▁bid ▁by ▁the ▁UK . ▁Each ▁series ▁is ▁six ▁episodes ▁long ; ▁one ▁special ▁a ired ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Heart burn ▁Hotel ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁John ▁S ull ivan ▁and ▁Steve ▁Glo ver ; ▁it ▁star red ▁Tim ▁He aly ▁as ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁propriet or . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁series ▁premier ed ▁on ▁BBC ▁One ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁PM ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁second ▁series ▁a ired ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁to ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁at ▁a ▁ 1 0 : 2 0 ▁PM ▁time ▁slot . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁Harry ▁Springer ▁and ▁D ug gie ▁Stra chan ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁protagon ists ▁in ▁the ▁comedy . ▁After ▁both ▁characters ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁F alk lands ▁conflict ▁they ▁both ▁move ▁back ▁to ▁B irmingham , ▁Harry ▁to ▁own ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Hotel ▁and ▁D ug gie ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁teacher . ▁These ▁two ▁characters ▁take ▁oppos ing ▁view points ▁in ▁almost ▁every ▁matter ▁and ▁although ▁Harry ▁pret ends ▁to ▁sympath ise ▁with ▁his ▁customers , ▁his ▁views ▁are ▁rad ically ▁right ▁wing ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁D ug gie ▁who ▁em ph atically ▁em path ises ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁pl ight ▁brought ▁about ▁by ▁his ▁g amb ling ▁add iction .