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Beautiful People
Beautiful People is a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys creative director Simon Doonan. The series takes place in Reading, Berkshire, in 1997, where thirteen-year-old Simon Doonan and his best friend Kylie dream of escaping their dreary suburban surroundings and moving to cosmopolitan London "to live amongst the beautiful people." The first episode aired on BBC Two on 2 October 2008 and recorded overnight ratings of 1.5 million viewers and positive critical reaction. Episodes are self-contained, but do follow a loose story arc throughout the course of each series. The second and final series finished airing on 18 December 2009.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 6 episodes (October 2, 2008)
- Season 2 — 6 episodes (November 13, 2009)
Cast
- Luke Ward-Wilkinson as Simon Doonan
- Layton Williams as Kylie Parkinson
- Olivia Colman as Debbie Doonan
- Aidan McArdle as Andy Doonan
- Samuel Barnett as Adult Simon Doonan
- Sophie Ash as Ashlene Doonan
- Sarah Niles as Reba Parkinson
- Meera Syal as Aunty Hayley
Details
- First aired
- October 2, 2008
- Episodes
- 12
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Network
- BBC Two
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 6.8 / 10 from 26 votes
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