Bad Girls (1999)
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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.
Cast & Crew
Victoria Alcock
Julie Saunders
Kika Mirylees
Julie Johnston
Helen Fraser
Sylvia Hollamby
Antonia Okonma
Darlene Cake
Nicola Stapleton
Janine Nebeski
Stephanie Beacham
Phyllida Oswyn
Amanda Barrie
Beverley Tull
Liz May Brice
Pat Kerrigan
Victoria Bush
Tina O'Kane
Amanda Donohoe
Lou Stoke
Angela Bruce
Mandy Goodhue
Colin Salmon
Dr. Rowan Dunlop
Sid Owen
Donny Kimber
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