The Salon (TV series)
The Salon is a British reality TV show where various members of the public (some famous) are 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.
| The Salon | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Narrated by | Ben Crystal (first series) Brian Dowling (second series) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Varies |
| Production company | Endemol UK Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 E4 |
| Original release | 12 January 2003 – 4 March 2004 |
| Related | |
| Celebrity Scissorhands | |
Overview
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
Some of the show's celebrity guests included Linford Christie, Cheryl Baker, Carrie Grant, Linsey Dawn McKenzie, Simeon Williams, Brigitte Nielsen, Val Lehman, Michael Barrymore, and Lucy Pinder,Denise Pearson, Rory Bremner, Danni Behr, Donna Eyre, Neil Pickup and Michael Heseltine. Kat Chaplin