Drop Dead Gorgeous
2006
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 10 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
DramaComedy
Drop Dead Gorgeous is a British comedy-drama for BBC Three. Set in Runcorn, it tells the story of 15-year-old Ashley Webb, whose life is turned upside-down when she is approached by a spotter from a local modelling agency. Events move at lightning speed and the whole family, including Ashley's fraternal twin sister Jade, are affected.
The first episode was shown on BBC Three on Sunday, 11 June 2006 at 10pm, with weekly episodes until the finale, which aired on 2 July 2006. The first series was shown for the first time on BBC One in August 2007, in the run up to the premiere of the second series on BBC Three. The second series began on 16 September 2007 at 9pm, again with weekly episodes until the finale on 22 October 2007. As yet, the BBC have not cleared the series for release on DVD.
Seasons
Season 1
15-year-old twins Ashley and Jade are sitting in their local café when they are approached by a model spotter from a local agency. But it’s not the beautiful Jade who gets the nod, it’s self-confessed lanky geek Ashley.
Parents Pauline and Terry want to support their daughter and give her the best opportunity – so Pauline goes ahead and makes the call. Within days Ashley is introduced to her agent Murray Priestman, contracts are signed, promises are made, and life in the Webb household starts to change.
Pauline’s routine of making dinners at the local school, selling cosmetics, and drinking down the local takes a bit of a battering as she encourages Ashley on her big adventure.
Twin sister Jade finds it increasingly difficult to deal with her jealousy, now that life seems to revolve around Ashley.
Ashley, meanwhile, once she gets over the initial nerves, seems to be fitting into her new life perfectly. It's not long before she gets the call that could change the fortunes of the entire family forever...
Season 2
Murray gets married to his partner and while on his honeymoon Pauline takes over.
Ashley is in the running to be a model for Chanel while her brother and Moonbase are selling pictures of her and her underwear. Meanwhile Tiggsy finds he's only got months to live.
Crew
Writer
Carmel Morgan
Producer
Mark Redhead
Network
BBC Three