How I Got My Plumes

Synopsis

Debbie's millinery choices lead Simon to recall his visit to the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, a very odd dinner with his parents' gaybours (gay neighbours) and a meeting with Dana International in a disabled toilet. Warning: contains euro-pop.

Chapters

1. Chapter 1

   Opening Titles

   (00.20)

2. Chapter 2

   Eurovision Lessons

   (05.18)

   Everyone seems to be struck with Eurovision fever and Simon and Kylie enlist the help of the new music teacher, Mr Carr, to help them enter the contest.

3. Chapter 3

   Mixed Signals

   (06.34)

   Deb says the wrong thing to the new neighbour when inviting him and his partner around for dinner, and Mr Carr’s car is spotted in an unusual place.

4. Chapter 4

   Interrupted Dinner

   (04.27)

   The dinner guests become a little too heated with one another at dinner and Simon and Kylie get an amazing offer.

5. Chapter 5

   Break Ups

   (04.29)

   The dinner party finishes abruptly and Simon and Kylie’s career is put in jeopardy by the disappearance of Mr Carr.

6. Chapter 6

   Opportunity

   (07.56)

   Simon and Kylie break the rules in order to see their new Eurovision icon.

Credits

Simon

Luke Ward-Wilkinson

Older Simon

Simon Barnett

Debbie Doonan

Olivia Colman

Kylie

Layton Williams

Andy Doonan

Aidan McArdle

Ashlene Doonan

Sophie Ash

Mr Carr

Tom Payne

Ross

Rory Kinnear

Jayeson Jackson

Josh Handley

Herself

Dana International

Justin

Nick Hardcastle

Director

David Kerr

Producer

Justin Davies

Writer

Jonathan Harvey

Broadcasts

1. Fri 20 Nov 2009
   21:30
   BBC Two (except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue))
2. Fri 20 Nov 2009
   22:00
   BBC HD
3. Tue 24 Nov 2009
   02:10
   BBC One (except Wales)