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