• Synopsis
  • Reviews
  • Awards
  • Credits
  • Synopsis

    Behind every prisoner, there’s a wife, girlfriend or mother doing time on the outside. For some it’s a nightmare, for others a liberation.

  • Reviews

    It’s the kind of polished “popular” drama that we don’t see enough of, a cut about the average. Cleverly written, neatly directed and, above all, acted so well that the all-too-real characters live with you beyond the final credits.”
    “Prisoners’ Wives gets me every time…because it’s such an involving-to-the-exclusion-of-all-else-drama. It’s so cleverly constructed too. It’s so deftly handled.
    As the series progressed, each one changed in ways completely believable that writer Julie Geary and the super cast deserve high praise. I hope there is a second series. We must hang on to this one.

    Radio Times

    Walker is superb as is Iain Glen. It marks an impressive serious drama debut for ex Hollyoaks star Emma Rigby.

    The Guardian

    This fantastic drama will have you rearranging your diary so you are free for telly every Tuesday for the next 6 weeks.

    The Sun

    Pitch-perfect performances, engaging characters and a nail-biting, intriguing script.

    TV Times

    A brilliant idea backed up by superb performances. The writing and the acting are first class- very funny lines are mixed with compelling and credible emotional scenes. This is a popular drama out of the top drawer.

    The Sunday Times

    Julie Geary’s quietly captivating six-part drama is an exploration of the feelings of isolation, abandonment and resentment experienced by a group of women whose partners are all in prison.

    The Guardian

    At it’s heart lay a drama about relationships under pressure, but so many themes pumped through it : the cost of loyalty, the price of betrayal, male manipulation, female solidarity, parenting and the Fosterean question of what one owes the state and what one’s family. Against these dilemmas, social divisions dissolved.

    The Times

  • Awards

    • Writers’ Guild of GB Awards 2012: Nominated for Best Television Series
    • TV Choice Awards UK 2012: Nominated for Best New Drama
  • Credits

    Polly Walker
    Francesca
    Iain Glen
    Paul
    Emma Rigby
    Gemma
    Natalie Gavin
    Lou
    Pippa Haywood
    Harriet
    Harry McEntire
    Matt
    Phoebe Dynevor
    Lauren
    Adam Gillen
    Gavin
    Don Gayle
    Lead Inmate Don
    David Bradley
    Frank
    Adrian Rawlins
    Ian
    Oliver Hannam
    Mason
    Jonas Armstrong
    Steve
    Reuben Johnson
    Sean
    Tom Tunstall
    Visits Hall Guard
    Penny Capper
    Security Officer
    Juliet Ellis
    Debbie
    Andrew Tiernan
    DS Hunter
    Anthony Flanagan
    Andy
    Chris Brailsford
    Senior Security Officer
    Dystin Johnson
    Kaneez
    Sally Carman
    Kim
    Enzo Cilenti
    Mick
    Karla Crome
    Aisling
    Callum Lambert
    Jack
    Gary Overton
    Stan
    Anne Reid
    Margaret
    Owen Roe
    Brendan
    Nicola Walker
    DCI Jo Fontaine
    Stuart Wolfenden
    Liam
    Jason Watkins
    Will
    Sai Bennett
    Saskia
    Julie Clerehugh-Eaton
    Prison Officer
    Karen Bolton
    Danny’s Mum
    Jorden Bennie
    Jaiden
    Rebecca Grant
    Shaheen
    Joshua Lambert
    Charlie
    Emma Matthews
    Vicky
    Jack Mitchell
    Reece
    Osi Okerafor
    Ben Ballo
    Chris Overton
    Blake Fenner
    Julie Riley
    Yvonne
    James Rastall
    Sam
    Sue Vincent
    Nicki
    Howard Crossley
    Bob
    Dwayne Scantlebury
    Gary
    Sean Cernow
    Tapper
    Charlotte Donnelly
    Miss Simms
    Colin Connor
    Dog Handler
    David Keeling
    Detective Mitchell
    Richard Calder
    Angler
    Marvin Henriques
    Jackson
    Faz Aoufi
    Gang Leader’s 2nd
    Ben Batt
    Danny
    Tony Bell
    DS Hagen
    Directors
    Harry Bradbeer
    Damon Thomas
    Writer
    Julie Gearey
    Producer
    Anna Ferguson
    Executive Producer
    Roanna Benn

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