Beautiful People. Copyright: BBC
Beautiful People
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2008 - 2009
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom about the young family life of window-dresser Simon Doonan, based upon the memoirs of the fashionista of the same name. Stars Olivia Colman, Meera Syal, Aidan McArdle, Luke Ward-Wilkinson, Layton Williams and more.
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Series 1, Episode 5 - How I Got My Tongs
A trip to the hairdresser and a fabulous pair of shimmering golden hair tongs prompts Simon's decision to turn Kylie into Princess Diana.
Further details
Beautiful People. Debbie Doonan (Olivia Colman). Copyright: BBC
Behind a display of gorgeous Girl's World heads in Barneys department store window, New York, Simon covets his prized Gold Tongs.
Back to Reading, 1997, and a trip to the hairdresser and a fabulous pair of shimmering golden hair tongs prompts Simon's decision to turn Kylie into Princess Diana. But when the dye-job results in an orange disaster, an angry Kylie turns on Simon. Death is in the air...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 30th October 2008
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Olivia Colman | Debbie Doonan |
| Meera Syal | Aunty Hayley |
| Aidan McArdle | Andy Doonan |
| Luke Ward-Wilkinson | Simon Doonan |
| Layton Williams | Kyle |
| Sophie Ash | Ashlene Doonan |
| Sarah Niles | Reba |
| Samuel Barnett | Adult Simon |
| Gary Amers | Sacha |
| Tameka Empson | Tameka |
| Josh Handley | Jayeson Jackson |
| Kamara Bacchus | Lafeesha |
| June Bailey | Little Old Lady |
| Donna Berlin | Sunrise |
| Howard Charles | Adult Kylie |
| Sidney Cole | Priest |
| Sarah Hadland | Miss Dunderdale |
| Linda John-Pierre | Keisha-Camille |
| India Wadsworth | Model |
| Jonathan Harvey | Writer |
| Gareth Carrivick | Director |
| Justin Davies | Producer |
| Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
| Mark Lawrence | Editor |
| Dennis De Groot | Production Designer |
Video
Dye Laughing
Debbie takes Simon to see a corpse.
Featuring: Olivia Colman (Debbie Doonan) & Luke Ward-Wilkinson (Simon Doonan).