Three Salons at the Seaside | Documentary | 1994

Three Salons at the Seaside documentary filmed in Blackpool in 1994. The show focuses on the proprietors and customers of salons Vanity Box, Mary's Way and Tricia's and was directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, now well-known for directing episodes of drama series such as Call the Midwife and The Crown. Three Salons was this year selected as one of the best documentaries of the past 50 years by the charity the Grierson Trust, which promotes documentary filmmaking. - The documentary was also an inspiration for the Royle Family, created by Caroline Aherne & Craig Cash. - Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett and Harriet Walter made a spoof version of Three Salons, called Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport, on the US mockumentary series Documentary Now. Produced by the team behind the long-running US sketch series Saturday Night Live.