| Age Before Beauty | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Debbie Horsfield[1] |
| Written by | Debbie Horsfield[1] |
| Directed by | Paul Norton Walker[1] |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
|
| Producer | Guy De Glanville[1] |
| Production location | Manchester |
| Production company | Mainstreet Pictures[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 31 July – 29 August 2018 |
Age Before Beauty is a BBC television drama series by Debbie Horsfield that premiered on BBC One on 31 July 2018.[2] The six-part series is based in Manchester, England, and stars Robson Green, Sue Johnston, Polly Walker and James Murray.[3]
Plot
Age Before Beauty is a family drama set in a Manchester beauty salon. The series follows Bel, a homemaker and mother-of-two, as she deals with the demands of her family's struggling salon business and her warring family with the problems in her marriage.[4]
Cast and characters
- Robson Green as Teddy Roxton, Bel's brother-in-law and best friend.[1]
- Sue Johnston as Ivy-Rae Regan, Bel's mother and a spray tan technician in the family's salon.[1]
- Polly Walker as Bel Finch, a homemaker and mother who takes over her family's salon business.[1]
- James Murray as Wesley Finch, Bel's husband of 25 years.[1]
- Lisa Riley as Tina Regan, Bel's sister and a tattoo artist in the family's salon.[1]
- Kelly Harrison as Leanne Roxton, Bel's obnoxious sister and a nail technician and personal stylist in the family's salon.[1]
- Vicky Myers as Heidi Regan, Bel's sister, a cosmetic surgery addict and mother to seven-year-old Disney, a wannabe pageant queen.[1]
- Madeleine Mantock as Lorelei Bailey, a personal trainer in her twenties.[1]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [5] | U.K. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Paul Norton Walker | Debbie Horsfield | 31 July 2018 | 4.57 million[6] |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Paul Norton Walker | Debbie Horsfield | 7 August 2018 | 3.84 million[6] |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Paul Norton Walker | Lee Warburton | 14 August 2018 | 3.68 million[6] |
| 4[7] | "Episode 4" | Paul Norton Walker | Debbie Horsfield | 21 August 2018 | 3.67 million[6] |
| 5[8] | "Episode 5" | Paul Norton Walker | Debbie Horsfield | 28 August 2018 | 3.74 million[6] |
| 6[9] | "Episode 6" | Paul Norton Walker | Debbie Horsfield | 29 August 2018 | 3.82 million [6] |
Production
Filming for the series began in June 2017 in the Northern Quarter, Manchester.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Casting announced for new BBC One drama Age Before Beauty". BBC. 1 June 2017.
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Katie (25 July 2016). "BBC One books new beauty drama based in Manchester". Manchester Evening News.
- 1 2 "Star cast announced for new BBC drama Age Before Beauty". The Yorkshire Post. 1 June 2017.
- ↑ Lazarus, Susanna (1 June 2017). "Robson Green and Sue Johnston to lead new BBC drama from Poldark writer". Radio Times.
- ↑ "Age Before Beauty Episodes". BBC One. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Weekly top 30 programmes - BARB". www.barb.co.uk.
- ↑ "Age Before Beauty - S1 - Episode 4". Radio Times.
- ↑ "Age Before Beauty - S1 - Episode 5". Radio Times.
- ↑ "Age Before Beauty - S1 - Episode 6". Radio Times.
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