Bad Girls
Seen it?1999 | 8 seasons | 60 min | Drama, Crime
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It was critically acclaimed. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Vigil or Power Book IV: Force, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 8 seasons and 107 episodes: a long-haul commitment, hour-long episodes, about 107 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
- A big time investment at 8 seasons.
Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout the eight-year run. The series was broadcast in 17 countries and was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road. It is set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and features a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing. From 2010, the UK broadcast rights were bought by CBS Drama, and is repeated regularly – as of September 2012, the channel is re-running the series again in a late-night time slot.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 8 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 76K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 5 is the high point.
Season 11999 · 10 episodes · 6.2 out of 10Monday- Season 22000 · 13 episodes · 1.6 out of 10Monday
- Season 32001 · 16 episodes · 1.8 out of 10Monday
- Season 42002 · 16 episodes · 2.0 out of 10Monday
Season 52003 · 16 episodes · 8.3 out of 10Friday- Season 62004 · 12 episodes · 3.3 out of 10Monday
- Season 72005 · 13 episodes · 1.4 out of 10Monday
- Season 82006 · 11 episodes · 1.0 out of 10Monday
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Cast & crew
Created by Maureen Chadwick, Ann McManus
- Victoria AlcockJulie Saunders
- Kika MiryleesJulie Johnston
- Helen FraserSylvia Hollamby
- Antonia OkonmaDarlene Cake
- Nicola StapletonJanine Nebeski
- Stephanie BeachamPhyllida Oswyn
- Amanda BarrieBeverley Tull
- Liz May BricePat Kerrigan
- Victoria BushTina O'Kane
- Amanda DonohoeLou Stoke