Three Salons at the Seaside
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| Three Salons at the Seaside | |
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| Directed by | Philippa Lowthorpe |
| Produced by | Philippa Lowthorpe |
| Cinematography | Graham Smith |
| Edited by | Fred Hart |
| Music by | Peter Salem |
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| Distributed by | BBC Worldwide |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Three Salons at the Seaside is a 1994 British documentary film directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. First broadcast on 29 August 1994 on BBC Two to mark the centenary of Blackpool Tower, the film follows the staff and customers of three hair salons operating in Blackpool, England. Three Salons at the Seaside received renewed attention after it was added to BBC iPlayer in 2022.[1][2]
Three Salons at the Seaside follows the staff and customers of Vanity Box, Mary's Way, and Tricia's, three hair salons operating in residential areas of Blackpool. While Blackpool is a seaside town known for its beach and resorts, the film focuses on elderly women living in the town going about their daily lives, centred around their visits to the salons.[2][3]
Production
The film was filmed in early 1994 in Blackpool, Lancashire. Lowthorpe stated that she was inspired to make Three Salons at the Seaside to show "a world of women talking that you don't otherwise see". She said the women reminded her of her own female working class relatives in neighbouring Yorkshire.[4]