in 2006, derren penned his own comedy for itv based in a spanish all inclusive holiday resort. "benidorm" turned out to be a ratings hit for itv and was also won for a bafta in the category of situation comedy. from series 3 onwards the half-hour sitcom was turned into an hour-long show. in october 2011 constable & robinson published derren's book to accompany the series, "the benidorm guide to a happy holiday". benidorm has won numerous awards including 7 national television awards. series 5 began transmission in february 2012 and series 6 began transmission in january 2014. derren did not take a regular acting part in "benidorm" but instead appears briefly throughout the series in a number of small cameo roles. in january 2013 sky living announced its new sitcom "the spa", written and created by derren and starring rebecca front, would air from 7 february 2013. in this series, litten also plays a regular character, marcus, an overweight fitness instructor who uses a wheelchair. in 2016 litten wrote the script for the pilot episode for the remake of "are you being served?"