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.
Episode menu
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
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).