| Sunburn is a British television series that followed the lives of a group of British holiday reps. It was broadcast on BBC One between 16 January 1999 and 1 May 2000, running for two series of six and eight episodes respectively. The first was set and filmed in Cyprus and the second in Algarve. The cast included Michelle Collins, Rebecca Callard, Sharon Small, George Layton and Sean Maguire, with Paul Nicholas joining later. The series was created by Mike Bullen, who was interested in the behind-the-scenes lives of holiday reps after watching the docusoap Holiday Reps. Bullen wrote most of the first series but scaled back his involvement in the second; most of that series' episodes were written by Lizzie Mickery and Sally Wainwright. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Callard | Laura Hutchings | 14 |
| Sharon Small | Carol Simpson | 14 |
| George Layton | Alan Brookes | 14 |
| Michelle Collins | Nicki Matthews | 10 |
| Paul Nicholas | David Janus | 8 |
| Sean Maguire | Lee Wilson | 8 |
| Natalie J. Robb | Maria Ioannides | 6 |
| Peter Polycarpou | Yiannis Kyprianou | 6 |
| Colette Brown | Julie Hill | 6 |
| George Zenios | Tassos Ioannides | 6 |
| Adrian Rawlins | Ronnie Vaughn | 1 |
| Isla Fisher | Woman | 1 |
| Brian Murphy | Sid Dawson | 1 |
| Annabelle Apsion | Susan Armitage | 1 |
| Sally Bretton | Lisa | 1 |
| Caroline Blakiston | Mrs. Armitage | 1 |
| Robin Askwith | Nigel Karver | 1 |
| James D'Arcy | Phil | 1 |
| Richard Cant | Paul Alcock | 1 |
| Miranda Raison | Madeline Chalfont | 1 |
| Andrew-Lee Potts | Darren Priestley | 1 |
| Naomi Radcliffe | Clare Alcock | 1 |
| Stefan Kalipha | Mr. Hill | 1 |
| David Mallinson | Mr. Nicholson | 1 |
| Anita Dobson | Joyce Potts | 1 |
| Maxine Peake | Sue | 1 |
| Victor McGuire | Barry Gage | 1 |
| Colin Baker | John Buchanan | 1 |
| Louise Germaine | Kim Eastwood | 1 |
| John Benfield | Reg Storey | 1 |
| Phil Cornwell | Delegate | 1 |
| Frank Harper | Colin Daley | 1 |
| Mia Soteriou | W.P.C. | 1 |
| Pooky Quesnel | Josie Daley | 1 |
| Sandra Dickinson | Sylvie Chalfont | 1 |
| Windsor Davies | Eric Moorcroft | 1 |