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Beautiful People

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Beautiful People — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • October 2, 2008
  • Runtime
  • 29 min
  • TMDB score
  • 6.8
2 seasons Drama, Comedy Creator: Jonathan Harvey

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Beautiful People — Cast

Luke Ward-Wilkinson photo Luke Ward-Wilkinson Simon Doonan Layton Williams photo Layton Williams Kylie Parkinson Olivia Colman photo Olivia Colman Debbie Doonan Aidan McArdle photo Aidan McArdle Andy Doonan Samuel Barnett photo Samuel Barnett Adult Simon Doonan Sophie Ash photo Sophie Ash Ashlene Doonan Sarah Niles photo Sarah Niles Reba Parkinson Meera Syal photo Meera Syal Aunty Hayley

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Season 16 episodesSeason page
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