Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

We live in a society obsessed with physical perfection, surrounded by images of unattainable beauty. Nine out of ten women in Britain are unhappy with their appearance, over half would resort to surgery to change it, and nearly three quarters of Brits think that being better looking would make them more successful. Meanwhile, half a million people in Britain have a serious facial disfigurement, and must counter the negative connotations many of us apply to such differences on a daily basis. This series investigates the extremes of dissatisfaction and discrimination by bringing together two people defined by the way they look, but who approach the beauty debate from very different sides. Can someone who lives with a facial disfigurement convince a self-confessed beauty addict that true beauty comes from within?

Series details

• Title: Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2011-02-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-07-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35509
• TVDB ID: 240411

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-02-02; final listed air date 2011-03-09; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-07-10; final listed air date 2012-07-31; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice 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.