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About Beautiful People

Beautiful People is a comedy and drama TV series that premiered on BBC Two on October 2, 2008. It has 2 seasons and 12 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 6 "How I Got My Gash", aired on December 18, 2009.

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.

  • Comedy
  • Drama

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Episodes

12 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

2008 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 18 years ago

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    6. How I Got My Globe

    Finale

    A new teacher arrives at school who really may be one of the Beautiful People. Can this really be true? Simon and Kylie finally try to leave Reading for ultra glamorous London. In New York older Simon gets homesick.

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    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.

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    4. How I Got My Posh

    Birthdays have ever been easy for Simon, especially when the whole school finds out what he really really wants. Meanwhile, Ashlene meets a flasher and Aunty Hayley feels loved and a whole lot more.

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    3. How I Got My Beads

    Simon remembers his mother's experiments with the occult and his grandmother's return from a mental hospital, which saw her change rather radically from the nicest granny in the world. Featuring conjoined twins and a bingo caller.

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    2. How I Got My Nose

    Simon Doonan, now living in New York, remembers the time auditioning for the school play led to his mother being arrested for assault and the re-enactment of a famous horror film.

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    1. How I Got My Vase

    While at Kylie's, Simon steals one of Reba's dresses and tries it on back at home. Ashlene takes a Polaroid photo of him wearing it and threatens to show it to everyone unless he styles her hair to look like Heather Small's. Debbie finds the dress in the bin, assumes Reba is having an affair with Andy, and fights her in the street. Simon reveals that he took the dress. Debbie tries to quit drinking alcohol but starts again when Andy tells her she is boring when she is sober. Simon sees supposedly-vegan Hayley eating a burger and threatens to tell everyone. To keep him quite, she give him £30, which he spends on a vase that he has had his eye on for a long time.

Season 2

2009 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 16 years ago

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    6. How I Got My Gash

    Finale

    Simon is plagued by school bullies and decides to leave home to be with The Beautiful People. But as usual, nothing goes according to plan. Debbie, convinced that she's destined for stardom, becomes to talk of Melody Crescent. AS our favourite characters converge in the front room for Debbie's TV premiere, three questions remain: Will Kylie ever get out of the closet? Who is Puff Daddy's daddy? and... Will Simon meet his match?

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    5. How I Got My Turner

    The Doonans go deep into the world of Brit Art when they meet rabble rouser Stacey Bile near the Kate Winslet memorial roundabout. This leads to several road accidents, imminent birth, blind ladies driving cars, and the Turner Prize. Meanwhile, Aunty Hayley has set herself up as a telephone astrologer with one rather obsessive client.

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    4. How I Got My Camp

    The Doonans plan a holiday abroad, but a plumbing disaster spoils everything. Meanwhile across the road, Kylie's father meets his match in the form of a snarling dog called Madonna. Warning: contains Bette Midler impersonations and a replica Eiffel Tower.

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    3. How I Got My Water Feature

    It's 1998, and Ground Force is at its height and Simon feels a desperate need for a water feature. Meanwhile, the women of Melody Crescent feel a desperate need to 'sloshercise' with hunky training instructor Tiger. Elaine Paige makes a stunning appearance in Simon's imagination. Warning: contains showtunes.

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    2. How I Got My Plumes

    In 1998 Simon and Kylie form a pop band called E-male and hunky music teacher Mr. Carr offers to manage them. To Simon's surprise, when his Dad invites taciturn new neighbour Ross Kemp to dinner, he brings his significant other, who happens to be Mr. Carr. The two men have a big bust-up but Mr.Carr still takes Simon and Kylie to Birmingham for the Eurovision Song Contest. The boys get locked in a toilet and are rescued by contest winner Dana International, with whom they also appear, by accident, on stage. Simon grabs a plume from Dana's costume and years later it's still on his Mum's hat, though when he meets Dana again in the street she is not keen to reacquaint herself with him.

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    1. How I Got My Groom

    Simon returns to Reading and recalls a school project that led to him unearthing a terrible secret about his parents' marriage and his sister revealing some devastating news.

Cast & crew

  • Frances Barber

    Frances Barber

    Miss Prentice

  • Sarah Hadland

    Sarah Hadland

    Miss Dunnderdale

  • Rory Kinnear

    Rory Kinnear

    Ross

  • Mark Lawson

    Mark Lawson

    Presenter

  • Gary Amers

    Sacha

  • Samantha Blakey

    Student Teacher

  • Kerron Darby

    Leroy

  • Tameka Empson

    Tameka Empson

    Tameka

  • Josh Handley

    Josh Handley

    Jayeson Jackson

  • Stephen Henry

    Policeman

  • Nicholas Bailey

    Nicholas Bailey

    Policeman

  • Andrew Brooke

    Andrew Brooke

    Policeman

  • Juliet Cowan

    Juliet Cowan

    Kathy

  • Poppy Lee Friar

    Poppy Lee Friar

    Imelda

  • Aline Mowat

    Aline Mowat

    Loretta

  • Holly Matthews

    Adult Imelda

Beautiful People FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Beautiful People?

Beautiful People has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 18, 2009.

When did the latest episode of Beautiful People come out?

The most recent episode of Beautiful People, Season 2 Episode 6 "How I Got My Gash", aired on December 18, 2009.

How many seasons of Beautiful People are there?

Beautiful People has 2 seasons with 12 episodes in total.

When did Beautiful People first air?

Beautiful People first aired on BBC Two on October 2, 2008.

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