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MUCH-loved TV series The Real Marigold Hotel recently returned for a fourth season.

Here's what you need to know about the new series of The Real Marigold Hotel.

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The celebs enjoy what India has to offer in The Real Marigold Hotel

What is The Real Marigold Hotel and when is it on?

continues TONIGHT (May 28, 2020).

You can watch it on BBC One at 9pm.

The show follows a group of celebrities as they explore India and consider what it would be like to retire there.

It was inspired by the 2011 film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

 Singer Barbara Dickson is among the celeb line-up in 2020
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Singer Barbara Dickson is among the celeb line-up in 2020Credit: BBC

Who's in the 2020 cast?

This year's line-up doesn't disappoint.

The show will feature Paul Elliott from the Chuckle Brothers, Dragons' Den's Duncan Bannatyne and Scottish singer Barbara Dickson.

Actors joining the line-up are Mrs Brown’s Boys' Susie Blake, former Bond girl Britt Ekland and ex EastEnders bad boy John Altman.

Zandra Rhodes, the pink-haired designer who produced clothes for Princess Diana and Freddie Mercury, and cricket's Henry "Blowers" Blofeld complete the line-up.

 John Altman, back left, in India with Paul Chuckle, Henry Blofeld and Duncan Bannatyne
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John Altman, back left, in India with Paul Chuckle, Henry Blofeld and Duncan BannatyneCredit: BBC

Executive producer, David Clews has said of the new series: "Household names combined with royalty from the creative industries all promise to see hearts open and some unlikely friendships blossom.

"Our cast members deliver a journey of reflection and warmth, with laugh out loud adventures and life-changing results."

This time the cast visit the cities of Puducherry, which is by the coast, and Rishikesh, which is in the Himalayan foothills.

David says the series offers an "unforgettable adventure"; for the celebrities.

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