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The Salon (TV series)

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The Salon
GenreReality
Narrated byBen Crystal (first series)
Brian Dowling (second series)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
Production
Running timeVaries
Production companyEndemol UK Productions
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
E4
Release12 January 2003 (2003-01-12) –
4 March 2004 (2004-03-04)
Related
Celebrity Scissorhands

The Salon is a British interactive reality TV show set in a beauty salon in London, which first aired on Channel 4 in 2003.[1] Various members of the public (some famous) were invited daily to have treatments (mostly hair styles) in a studio built beauty salon situated in Balham, south-west London, and in the second series, a purpose-built studio inside the Trocadero, Piccadilly Circus.

Overview

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Everything going on in the salon was filmed.[2] While all beauty treatments were free of charge, customers had to agree to appear on television.[3][2] Beauty treatments on the show ranged from haircuts and Botox injections, to collagen implants and colonic irrigation.[2][3]

Viewers were given an insight into the running and bickering of life in a professional salon with manager Paul Merritt and his team of trainees and employees. The show was most notable for bringing fame to Brazilian-born hairstylist, Ricardo Ribeiro and introducing viewers to Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's nephew, Terry Longden.

Guests

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Some of the show's celebrity guests included Linford Christie, Cheryl Baker, Carrie Grant, Linsey Dawn McKenzie, Simeon Williams, Brigitte Nielsen, Val Lehman, Kristian Nairn, Michael Barrymore, and Lucy Pinder, Denise Pearson, Rory Bremner, Shane Connor, Danni Behr, Donna Eyre, Neil Pickup and Michael Heseltine. Kat Chaplin

Reception

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The first episode had 1.9 million viewers, a 7% share of the total.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Plunkett, John (13 January 2003). "One in three viewers fall for Sons and Lovers". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Coming your way in 2003". The Guardian. 27 January 2003. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Open for business; The Salon Ch4, 9.00pm". Daily Record. 11 January 2003. Retrieved 22 March 2025 – via ProQuest.
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