Age Before Beauty: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Married to Wesley for 25 years, Bel has spent the last 18 years as a homemaker and mum to their twins, but having just waved them off to university, now has a void in her life. Enter Teddy, brother-in-law and long-time best friend, begging her to step in and rescue the family business - a down-at-heel beauty salon in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

Like Bel, it could do with a bit of a face-lift. And possibly a clear-out, since it employs her high-maintenance family: mother Ivy-Rae, sisters Leanne, Tina and Heidi.

Into the mix comes beautiful 20-something Personal Trainer Lorelei who seems to have caught Wes's eye… can Bel reconcile the demands of her business, her warring family and the problems in her marriage?

Series details

• Title: Age Before Beauty
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2018-07-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-08-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 34486
• IMDb ID: tt6268466
• TVDB ID: 348305

Cast and credited roles

• Polly Walker — Bel Finch
• James Murray — Wesley Finch
• Robson Green — Teddy Roxton
• Sue Johnston — Ivy-Rae Regan
• Kelly Harrison — Leanne Roxton
• Lisa Riley — Tina Regan
• Madeleine Mantock — Lorelei Bailey
• Vicky Myers — Heidi Regan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-07-31; final listed air date 2018-08-29; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Age Before Beauty on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.