BBC News - Gaynor Faye stars in Yorkshire film about the menopause (Feb 4 2026)

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Publisher: BBC News · Published: February 4, 2026 · Accessed: August 28, 2026

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• 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.