Costa del Sol increase in popularity through the decade. This trend coincided with rapid industrial growth in Málaga and the decline of dependence on the agricultural sector, although growth in the general economy of Spain slowed almost to a standstill after 1973. As rapid development proceeded on the Costa del Sol, and the influx of expatriate retirees from northern European countries, notably Great Britain, increased during the late 1970s and 1980s, it has since then sometimes been referred to in the press of the United Kingdom as the "Costa del Crime", because British criminals would escape justice at home by moving there to
Playa del Sol first season of the series takes place in Gran Canaria and was filmed in Playa del Inglés on Gran Canaria in the spring/summer of 2006. The second season takes place in Mallorca. Playa del Sol Playa del Sol is a Swedish comedy, directed by Peter Settman and Leif Lindblom (season 1) and Jon Holmberg and Kicki Kjellin (season 2), which were broadcast on Sundays at 20.00 on SVT 1. The series consists of two seasons, with a total of 25 half-hour episodes (12 episodes in season 1 & 13 in sseason 2). Season 1 aired from 21 January 2007 to