My favourite BTS photo in Yorkshire from our shoot for the feature film ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ starring Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton.
I have fond memories of this job travelling up and down the country from South Devon to the Scottish border and everything in-between. It was also the first of many jobs I have worked on with Makeup Designer Carol Cooper and co
It was post-pandemic 2021 and we were all masked-up, looking like some kind of cult!
The film is having its network premiere on Channel 4 this Saturday night and is also on Prime Video and Netflix 🙌🏻❤️
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13/05/2025
A fun job over the past few months
Can You Keep a Secret? 🤫 We often have to - but today we can happily share that we've been quietly hosting new BBC One sitcom Can You Keep a Secret? starring the incomparable Dawn French, which has now wrapped production at The Bottle Yard Studios 🎬👏🎬👏
Also starring Mark Heap, Craig Roberts and Mandip Gill, the new six-part series written by Simon Mayhew-Archer (producer of hit BBC comedy This Country) began filming in March.
Filmed and set in the West Country, it's the story of an odd little family you haven’t met yet, but that you already know – a sitcom that places comedy icon Dawn French in the middle of some mischief we can all relate to...
Can You Keep a Secret? is a Big Talk Studios, Mayhay Studios and CBS Studios co-production for BBC One and iPlayer.
(Image courtesy BBC/Big Talk Studios)
02/11/2024
After a summer working away, being busy and taking a little break from social media, I’m back and still here doing what I love.
Here is a bit about a production I’ve been working on recently with a lovely cast and crew and a fabulous hair and makeup team - a remake of the classic detective drama series, Bergerac.
I’m looking forward to seeing it in 2025.
Have a great day everyone!
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UKTV today releases a selection of first look images captured in Jersey for the upcoming re-imagined series of Bergerac (6x60’) for U and U&DRAMA. The six-
18/07/2024
This was a fun job last summer!
McDonald and Dodds series 4 airs on ITV Sunday 21st July 🙌🏻
Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia are back as the crime-fighting detective duo in McDonald & Dodds series 4 - and there's a fantastic guest cast.
10/05/2024
04/05/2024
It’s not always about making people look pretty.
Here is some bruising I created for the character of Jake Seaton (Charles Furness) in the thriller series The Killing Kind 🔪
Thank you to anyone who has supported me by liking posts, sharing, commenting and following my pages. I appreciate you all 🙌🏻💜 Hope you’re having a good week!
12/03/2024
I've been working on a few things behind the scenes in the past few months during a quieter time in the TV and film world, including giving my website a refresh. Hope you like it ☺️
I graduated from Bath Academy of Media Makeup where I professionally trained in makeup for TV and film, under the creative direction of Oscar-winning Makeup Designer Peter Swords King.
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My name is Sarah and I am a freelance Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist based in Bristol, UK.
I graduated from Bath Academy of Media Makeup where I professionally trained in makeup for TV and film, under the creative direction of Oscar-winning Makeup Designer Peter Swords King.
Since completing my training, I have been working in the industry and experiencing many different aspects including TV, film, theatre, fashion, editorial and bridal. I have worked in the hair and makeup department of TV dramas, feature films, a popular TV gameshow and an international TV news channel. I also do makeovers for a commercial photography studio and have private clients.
In 2019, I qualified in Women's Hairdressing and attended the London School of Barbering, graduating with distinction.
I am currently a Hair and Makeup Trainee on the ScreenSkills scheme for High-End TV production.