Beauty develops a romance with the son of a client, Ma Lockney, a local business hero.

Stephen appears to be a charming, English gentleman - just like the ones she has seen in the Hugh Grant films. But real life isn't always like the movies.

Beauty of Britain is about one woman's progress through a foreign country as she searches for personal fulfilment, a sense of belonging and a pair of Jimmy Choos she can walk to church in.

The outspoken African careworker works for the Featherdown Agency in Stoke.

Written by Christopher Douglas and Nicola Sanderson

Beauty ....... Jocelyn Jee Esien
Ma Lockney ....... Maureen Lipman
Stephen ....... Robert Bathurst
Karen, Kirsty ....... Nicola Sanderson
Sally ....... Felicity Montagu
Mrs. Gupte ....... Indira Joshi
Anil ....... Phaldut Sharma
Jodie, Waitress ....... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
News Announcer ....... Christopher Douglas

Producer: Tilusha Ghjlani

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2012. Show less