A FAMILY-RUN fancy dress business has been inundated with calls since appearing on a prime time television show.

Props and Frocks, in Rectory Lane, Battlesbridge, was featured on Alex Polizzi – the Fixer on BBC2 on Tuesday evening, which followed what it was like to be part of a family business.

The shop is run by the Wiseman family, including Adele, 44, her mother Joy, 66, son Ellis, 23 and daughter Rhys Ranson, 24, who were followed for six weeks by a camera crew and Ms Polizzi.

Adele, who manages the shop, said: “The phone hasn’t stopped ringing. We’ve had lots of people calling to say they enjoyed the programme and they would like to use us in the future.

“We’re using the show as a stepping stone to move the business forward and all the family are pulling in the same direction now.”

She described opening her family’s lives and their business up to the public as a “leap of faith”, but they were pleased with the way they were portrayed and learnt a lot of lessons from the programme.

Through the show, they refurbished the shop, got advice from other successful businesses, sorted out their stock and Adele even took some holiday – she usually works seven days a week.