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Beautiful People

IMDb 6.8 2008 • 29 min • DramaComedy

Director

N/A

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Luke Ward-Wilkinson
Luke Ward-Wilkinson Simon Doonan
Layton Williams
Layton Williams Kylie Parkinson
Olivia Colman
Olivia Colman Debbie Doonan
Aidan McArdle
Aidan McArdle Andy Doonan
Samuel Barnett
Samuel Barnett Adult Simon Doonan