BBC News - Gaynor Faye stars in Yorkshire film about the menopause (Feb 4 2026)
Where this fits: Menopause on Screen: The 2026 Watchlist
Claims this source supports
- The feature film 'Hot Flash' (written/produced by Jan Birley, starring Gaynor Faye) follows Geri, a single mum in her 40s described as 'a failed hairdresser, she's grasping at life and she's deeply in the menopause.'
- The film is humor-led and was shot entirely in Yorkshire; a community casting call invited local Yorkshire women to share their menopause stories, making the recognition sourced from real women.
- Gaynor Faye is the daughter of the late Kay Mellor, grounding the project in a Yorkshire storytelling lineage.