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.
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Air Date: 2008-10-02
While at Kylie's, Simon steals one of Reba's dresses and tries it on back at home. Ashlene takes a Polaroid photo of ...
Air Date: 2008-10-09
Simon Doonan, now living in New York, remembers the time auditioning for the school play led to his mother being arre...
Air Date: 2008-10-16
Simon remembers his mother's experiments with the occult and his grandmother's return from a mental hospital, which s...
Air Date: 2008-10-23
Birthdays have ever been easy for Simon, especially when the whole school finds out what he really really wants. Mean...
Air Date: 2008-10-30
A trip to the hairdresser and a fabulous pair of shimmering golden hair tongs prompts Simon's decision to turn Kylie ...
Air Date: 2008-11-06
A new teacher arrives at school who really may be one of the Beautiful People. Can this really be true? Simon and Kyl...