If you are in the UK and own a TV, tune in to Channel 4 tonight for the first instalment of the Israeli TV series, The Beauty and the Baker. Girl meets boy – Noa, a gorgeous and famous Ashkenazi model, falls in love with Amos, the son of a Mizrahi baker. Aside from being a hugely entertaining romantic comedy – the show has a grittier side which will appeal to a British audience, says the Daily Telegraph. The show’s writer and creator Assi Azar says British viewers will be introduced to the tension underlying Israeli society – Noa’s family is white Ashkenazi, while Amos’s is Yemeni.
Famous model Noa meets Mizrahi baker Amos (Photo: Global series network)
The Beauty and the Baker, has been picked for British audiences after it became the number one show in Israel when it first aired in 2014. The fact that the cast are easy on the eye must have helped too. The principal story line includes Ashkenazi model and heiress Noa Hollander fall for humble – if incredibly *ahem* hot – Sephardic baker Amos Dahari when their worlds collide on a night out in Tel Aviv and it will be the first time a Hebrew language drama has ever aired on a main terrestrial channel in the UK. However, the country certainly has some form producing compelling dramas. Homeland was originally an Israeli series, made by the same production company as this latest venture.
“I’ve been on both sides, and I would never be able to date somebody from my industry because we are all annoying, narcissistic, self-absorbed people who think everything should work according to our plans. To date another me would be impossible.”
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