DRAMA

AGE BEFORE BEAUTY, BBC1, TUESDAY 9PM

Debbie Horsfield’s gritty drama is set in a Manchester beauty salon run by a rowdy extended family. When her kids leave home for university, Bel (Polly Walker) feels bereft till husband Wesley persuades her to return to her family’s salon, which is being run into the ground by her warring relatives.

But Bel’s sister Leanne is not happy about her return. Meanwhile, marital problems are brewing at home.