I flew with Monarch back in 2007 (was our honeymoon in Crete) and we had films going there and coming back. Not sure if they've changed this recently though.
We also had an 8 hour delay going but they put us up in a
hotel in Manchester with shuttle bus there and back. We got a free lunch and a room with a mini bar and apple computer. If only I'd known they didn't check the mini bar on departure lol...
Return journey was on time.