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Geordie Finishing School for Girls, BBC Three
Geordie Finishing School for Girls, BBC Three
A tale of two societies when the Home Counties hits Newcastle
Tuesday, 02 August 2011
Lucy Haythornthwaite-Shock is aptly named for the culture shock she receivesBBC
If you're reading this review, you'll probably be expecting a sarky analysis. It invites that - wow, posh girls with unpronounceable names have to work in a Newcastle chippy! - but the programme, which sent four Home Counties fillies up North to compare lives with four Newcastle lasses, hit on something so important that we should force MPs to watch it.
If you're reading this review, you'll probably be expecting a sarky analysis. It invites that - wow, posh girls with unpronounceable names have to work in a Newcastle chippy! - but the programme, which sent four Home Counties fillies up North to compare lives with four Newcastle lasses, hit on something so important that we should force MPs to watch it.
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