Hotel Babylon

Anna thinks all her Christmases have arrived at once when highly successful clothing company, 'De Rigeur' holds a fashion show at Babylon to launch their new collection. Anna's a big fan of the label and quickly ingratiates herself with Duncan, the creative director in order to get her hands on the collection's star piece, the Astrix dress. However, things at De Rigeur aren't as glossy as they seem to be...

Love is in the air as Valentine's night approaches but the restaurant has received a damning review from London's 'make or break' restaurant critic Alexander Crawfield and Head Chef Adam Price's head is on the block. New PR Emily sees this as an opportunity to prove her worth by turning the situation to their advantage.

Hotel tycoon, Donald Stern's little girl, Naomi, is getting married to wealthy American Earl and he wants her to have the best wedding possible. Normally, this would be no problem at all for Babylon, it's just that the Sterns have literally moved the wedding from the Burlington to Babylon and expect everything to be arranged within a day. Babylon's wedding planner is away so the responsibility is placed on Emily to ensure Stern's requests are met.

The final rounds of auditions for a new West End musical are taking place in the hotel and it's alive with precocious kids, crazy showbiz parents and a swarm of pestering journalists. Tony is stunned when his 13 year old daughter Liz arrives out of the blue and announces that she's in the final ten. But their shaky relationship is put to the ultimate test during a crisis...

Charlie is starting to realise the pressure of managing a five star hotel and a damning missive from head office, criticising his accounting and demanding answers is an added strain he could do without. He quickly brings in a new sommelier to better the profits of the wine cellar, but the Head Office threat becomes just the tip of the iceberg: biblical chaos is going on below stairs - the chambermaids haven't been paid. Charlie tells Jackie he'll sort the situation, but when Jack reveals the lack of pay is all Charlie's fault, his promise to get the money by the morning is looking unlikely.

Jack has just been made the new GM and this year's big 'rom com' is being filmed in Babylon. Having a film crew in the hotel quickly vexes our regulars. The stars, Katie and Tom, are your typical needy celebrities, claiming to hate the media but at the same time craving their attention. When someone leaks to a popular gossip website that Tom has indulged in a little botox, he furiously threatens to leave the hotel which jeopardises both the film and the hotel's profits...

Northern based, slightly out of touch, chat show host Eddie Palmer stays in Babylon and asks Tony if he'll get him some company. On a warning from Jack to keep illegal activities to a discreet minimum, Tony is loathed to help Palmer, especially as Palmer insists on using one of his regular contacts. Tony's job is threatened... is this the end of his 20 years at Babylon?

Provincial preacher turned soon to be famous faith healer; Jonah Slaughter arrives at Babylon with his faithful assistant, Nathan in tow. At the same time, nervous, small town type, Caroline checks in and quickly situates herself in the bar with a calming drink. Also checking in is Martin, with an odd request - he wants his son's ashes to be stored in the hotel safe. When this isn't an option, Jack enlists James to look after the ashes - guard them with his life.