Beautiful People (I) (2008– )

The story of the flamboyant and ambitious 14-year-old Simon Doonan, who has dreams that stretch beyond his hometown of Reading.

Stars:

Luke Ward-Wilkinson, Aidan McArdle, Samuel Barnett

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Luke Ward-Wilkinson	...	Simon Doonan (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Aidan McArdle	...	Andy Doonan (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Samuel Barnett	...	Narrator (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Layton Williams	...	Kylie (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Olivia Colman	...	Debbie Doonan (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Sophie Ash	...	Ashlene Doonan (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Meera Syal	...	Aunty Hayley (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Sarah Niles	...	Reba (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tameka Empson	...	Johoyo (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Gary Amers	...	Sacha (5 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

Simon Doonan and his best friend Kyle, better known as Kylie dream of living in London with the "beautiful people". Here and now (the 90s), Simon lives with his wacky family: the gin drinking mother, blind ex-druggie hippie aunt, slutty sister, Irish wine-experimental father and briefly, his angel-turned-devil grandmother. The series includes musical sequences, football and a barrel of laughs.

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Plot Keywords:

best friend | 13 year old | suburbia | working class | blindness | 

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Taglines:

This is not your average family sitcom because the Doonans are not your average family.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Gente Famosa

Filming Locations:

Crabtree Close, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Author Simon Doonan wanted the writer Jonathan Harvey to feel free to be liberal and "surprise him" with his scripts; he only requested that the names be changed, as he felt the series should be inspired by his story, not literally his story.

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Connections

Featured in The New Paul O'Grady Show: Episode dated 24 November 2009 (2009)

User Reviews

First episode very engaging with some great characters...

I thought the first episode was very engaging with some great characters and laugh out loud funny. It is so hard to create a whole universe in one episode, introduce the characters and have time for a story but it really worked.

As one review put it, it is not just gay friendly it is gay delirious, it is the story of Simon growing up in the 80's, wearing dresses, battling his family and school friends with the help of his best friend Kylie (or Kyle as he is really called!).

When was the last time a British comedy actually had great lines and delivery? Excellent fun.