TV series
Bad Girls
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1999-06-01
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 8 seasons
- Episodes
- 107 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Network
- ITV1
- Production
- Shed Productions
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Victoria Alcock as Julie Saunders
- Kika Mirylees as Julie Johnston
- Helen Fraser as Sylvia Hollamby
- Jack Ellis as Jim Fenner
- Tracey Wilkinson as Di Barker
- Linda Henry as Yvonne Atkins
- Alicya Eyo as Denny Blood
- Victoria Bush as Tina O'Kane
- Claire King as Karen Betts
- James Gaddas as Neil Grayling
- Isabelle Amyes as Barbara Hunt
- Stephanie Beacham as Phyllida Oswyn
Creators and crew
- Maureen Chadwick - Creator
- Ann McManus - Creator
- Laurence Moody - Director
- Mike Adams - Director
- Jim O'Hanlon - Director
- Jim Loach - Director
Seasons
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