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15 Minute Drama

HighLites: Retouched

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

by Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding.

1/5 Bridgford is blessed with the meanest hairdresser in Britain, and the stupidest. Bev and Shirley go mobile when the salon is closed down by environmental health.

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

The enduring comedy of Bev, the bitter and vindictive Chief Stylist, played by Lorraine Ashbourne, and Shirley, her fond and foolish assistant, played by Rosie Cavaliero.

Originally piloted as an Afternoon Play, HighLites is now on its second 15 minute series, with another commissioned for next year. Show less

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