HighLites - Radio 4 Comedy Drama - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
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Lorraine Ashbourne, Rosie Cavaliero, Stephanie Racine and Sarah Thom
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Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding
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HighLites started off as a one-off Radio 4 comic drama in the Afternoon Play spot, before becoming a series.
HighLites is the enduring comedy of Bev, the bitter and vindictive chief stylist and Shirley, her fond and foolish assistant.
Bridgford is blessed with the meanest, and most stupid, hairdresser in Britain. Bev's lifestyle has brought the salon to the point of bankruptcy and she'll do anything to keep it afloat. Deciding against Shirley's suggestion of dog-clipping, Bev resorts to desperate measures to save the salon.
As series progress, the duo take their salon on the road, to the seas, are involved in a hit-and-run, and expand into the booming fitness market.
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Also known as
- Afternoon Play: High-Lites (Pilot)
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First broadcast
Tuesday 15th December 2009 at 2:15pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats
- Monday 22nd January 2024 at 2:50am on Radio 4 Extra - HighLites: Natural Bounce, Episode 5
- Monday 22nd January 2024 at 2:35am on Radio 4 Extra - HighLites: Natural Bounce, Episode 4
- Monday 22nd January 2024 at 2:20am on Radio 4 Extra - HighLites: Natural Bounce, Episode 3