What's the story?
Mirror Mirror.
Sigh. Are you fishing for compliments again?
How very dare you. It's a new 12-part BBC Scotland series charting life for the nation's hairdressers.
Aren't they all closed?
Currently, yes. This was filmed before lockdown. The show holds, erm, a mirror up to the many fascinating conversations that take place in salons and barber shops.
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Like where people are going on holiday?
That's a dull cliche. We're talking running the gamut from theories on why sheep always look so weird to the joy of caravans and what it's like to own a nuclear bunker.
How on earth does that come up at the hairdressers?
The question should be: how does it not? Cutting and colouring hair is merely part of it. All good hairdressers and barbers are also skilled therapists with a hearty dash of cabaret thrown in. There are few secrets in salons.
Really?
Yeah. My hairdresser has shared everything from stories of mangled toes to badly drawn tattoos.
I've clearly led a sheltered life.
Evidently. Although perhaps you can change that by tuning in. Or finding a new hairdresser.
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When can I watch?
Mirror Mirror begins on BBC Scotland, Friday, 10.30pm.
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