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Beautiful People - Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew

Beautiful People. Image shows from L to R: Kyle (Layton Williams), Simon Doonan (Luke Ward-Wilkinson). Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

"Sitcom based on the young family life of window-dresser Simon Doonan, written by Gimme Gimme Gimme writer Jonathan Harvey"

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Comedy Details
Comedy Type:TV Sitcom
Broadcast:Thu 2nd October 2008 - Thu 6th November 2008  (BBC2)
Episode Count:6 (1 series)
Production Company :British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Soundtrack:Beautiful People Theme - written and performed by Dan Gillespie Sells and Ian Masterson. Additional music by Chloe Nicholson with The BBC Concert Orchestra. See our episode guides for the tracks used in each episode.
Laugh Track:NO, Laugh Track Free
Regular Cast
Olivia Colman ... Debbie Doonan
Meera Syal ... Aunty Hayley
Aidan McArdle ... Andy Doonan
Luke Ward-Wilkinson ... Simon Doonan
Layton Williams ... Kyle
Sophie Ash ... Ashlene Doonan
Sarah Niles ... Reba
Samuel Barnett ... Adult Simon
Gary Amers ... Sacha
Tameka Empson ... Tameka
Writing Team
Simon Doonan ... Creator
Jonathan Harvey ... Writer
Production Team
Gareth Carrivick ... Director
Justin Davies ... Producer
Jon Plowman ... Exec Producer
Dennis De Groot ... Production Design
Mark Lawrence ... Editor
Other Cast / Crew
Roly Keating ... Commissioner
Lucy Lumsden ... Commissioner

For guest cast and crew see our episode guides