What to watch: Hotel Stephanie

In the next instalment of Hotel Stephanie (Monday, November 9, BBC ONE Wales) the cameras are once again hot on the heels of north Wales business woman Stephanie Booth as she attempts to weather the storm of the current recession, keep her businesses afloat, boost the tourism industry in Llangollen and make the area an unmitigated success.

Never one to shy away from a challenge, Stephanie is determined to turn around the area’s fortunes. “It’s a community and it’s made much more successful if we all work together. If everyone works together, everyone benefits,” she says.

After her gender reassignment surgery 26 years ago, Stephanie was shunned by family, friends and society. She was also forced from her job as a top level executive. It’s these past experiences that have shaped her life and made her the person she is today.

In tonight’s episode viewers will follow her as she mediates a dispute between two local traders, deals with one of her hotel managers who isn’t performing, organises a VIP dinner for 50 people and has an entertaining evening with the reported ghosts and ghouls of Bodidris Hall.

Hotel Stephanie is a Mentorn Cymru in association with Chwarel production for BBC Cymru Wales.

HOTEL STEPHANIE
Monday, November 9, BBC ONE Wales, 10.35pm
bbc.co.uk/wales