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The series focuses on Dolly Rawlins, a recently made widow. After her husband, Harry, died along with two others in a bank job gone horribly wrong, she discovers her late husband's plans for one last heist. Armed with this information, she gathers the other two widows, Linda Perelli and Shirley Miller, along with new recruit Bella O'Reilly, to pull off her husband's heist. But fate has other plans....
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The series focuses on Dolly Rawlins, Rawlins (Ann Mitchell), a recently made widow. After her husband, Harry, died along with two others in a bank job gone horribly wrong, she discovers her late husband's plans for one last heist. Armed with this information, she gathers the other two widows, Linda Perelli (Maureen O'Farrell) and Shirley Miller, Miller (Fiona Hendley), along with new recruit Bella O'Reilly, O'Reilly (Eva Mottley in Series 1, Debby Bishop in Series 2), to pull off her husband's heist. But fate has other plans....
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* FashionModel: Shirley takes up this job as a front for the second heist.
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Creator/SteveMcQueenDirector adapted the first series as [[Film/{{Widows}} the film of the same name]] in 2018.
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''Widows'' is a British primetime television crime drama that was broadcast in 1983, produced by Euston Films for Thames Television and aired on the ITV network. The series and its 1985 sequel were written by crime writer Lynda La Plante. The executive producer for the series was Verity Lambert. In 1984 it was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series or Serial.
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''Widows'' is a British primetime television crime drama that was broadcast in 1983, produced by Euston Films for Thames Television and aired on the ITV network. The series and its 1985 sequel were written by crime writer Lynda {{Creator/Lynda La Plante. Plante}}. The executive producer for the series was Verity Lambert. Creator/VerityLambert. In 1984 it was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series or Serial.
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The series was a major hit, and was followed by the sequel Widows Revenge in 1985, and the follow up series She's Out in 1995.
La Plante also released novelizations of all three series. Creator/SteveMcQueenDirector adapted the first series as [[Film/{{Widows}} the film of the same name]] in 2018.
La Plante also released novelizations of all three series. Creator/SteveMcQueenDirector adapted the first series as [[Film/{{Widows}} the film of the same name]] in 2018.
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The series was a major hit, and was followed by the sequel Widows Revenge a second series in 1985, and the follow up series She's Out ''She's Out'' in 1995.
1995. La Plante also released wrote novelizations of all three series. series.
Creator/SteveMcQueenDirector adapted the first series as [[Film/{{Widows}} the film of the same name]] in 2018.
Creator/SteveMcQueenDirector adapted the first series as [[Film/{{Widows}} the film of the same name]] in 2018.
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'''Widows''' is a British primetime television crime drama that was broadcast in 1983, produced by Euston Films for Thames Television and aired on the ITV network. The series and its 1985 sequel were written by crime writer Lynda La Plante. The executive producer for the series was Verity Lambert. In 1984 it was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series or Serial.
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** Linda is sanguine to begin with, but becomes more of a Broken Bird.
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** Linda is sanguine to begin with, but becomes more of a Broken Bird.BrokenBird.
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Widows is a British primetime television crime drama that was broadcast in 1983 and 1985, produced by Euston Films for Thames Television and aired on the ITV network. Two six-part series were written by crime writer Lynda La Plante. The executive producer for the series was Verity Lambert. In 1984 it was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series or Serial.
The series focuses on Dolly Rawlins, a recently made widow, whose husband, Harry died along with three others in a bank job gone horribly wrong, who discovers her late husband's plans for one last heist. Armed with this information, she gathers the other widows (Linda Perelli, Shirley Miller, and new recruit Bella O'Reilly) to pull off her husband's heist. But fate has other plans....
The series focuses on Dolly Rawlins, a recently made widow, whose husband, Harry died along with three others in a bank job gone horribly wrong, who discovers her late husband's plans for one last heist. Armed with this information, she gathers the other widows (Linda Perelli, Shirley Miller, and new recruit Bella O'Reilly) to pull off her husband's heist. But fate has other plans....
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Widows is a British primetime television crime drama that was broadcast in 1983 and 1985, 1983, produced by Euston Films for Thames Television and aired on the ITV network. Two six-part The series and its 1985 sequel were written by crime writer Lynda La Plante. The executive producer for the series was Verity Lambert. In 1984 it was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series or Serial.
The series focuses on Dolly Rawlins, a recently madewidow, whose widow. After her husband, Harry Harry, died along with three two others in a bank job gone horribly wrong, who she discovers her late husband's plans for one last heist. Armed with this information, she gathers the other widows (Linda Perelli, two widows, Linda Perelli and Shirley Miller, and along with new recruit Bella O'Reilly) O'Reilly, to pull off her husband's heist. But fate has other plans....
The series focuses on Dolly Rawlins, a recently made
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* ActionGirl: All four women. She's Out also includes the formerly incarcerated women that recruit Dolly.
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* ActionGirl: All four women. She's Out ''She's Out'' also includes the formerly incarcerated women that recruit Dolly.
* British Brevity: Six epispdes in each series.
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* CouchPotato: Linda after her assault in Rio in the second series.
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* CouchPotato: Linda after her assault in Rio in ''Widow's Revenge''.
* EverybodySmokes: As it's thesecond series. 80's, both the criminals and the police frequently light up.
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Harry Rawlins. Turns out the mysterious 'fourth man' who supposedly escaped the accident was one of the ones who died and Harry was the one who got away.]]
* EverybodySmokes: As it's the
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Harry Rawlins. Turns out the mysterious 'fourth man' who supposedly escaped the accident was one of the ones who died and Harry was the one who got away.]]
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** Dolly is melancholic.
** Bella is choleric.
** Shirley is phlegmatic.
** Linda is sanguine to begin with, but becomes more of a Broken Bird.
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** Dolly is melancholic.
** Bella is choleric.
** Shirley is phlegmatic.
** Linda is sanguine to begin with, but becomes more of a Broken Bird.
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Linda, Shirley and Harry in the second series, and Dolly herself in the third series finale]]
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Linda, Shirley Shirley, and Harry in the second series, ''Widow's Revenge'', and Dolly herself in the third series finale]]last episode of ''She's Out'']]
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La Plante also released novelizations of all three series. Steve McQueen adapted the first series as the film of the same name in 2018.
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La Plante also released novelizations of all three series. Steve McQueen Creator/SteveMcQueenDirector adapted the first series as [[Film/{{Widows}} the film of the same name name]] in 2018.
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Widows is a British primetime television crime drama that was broadcast in 1983 and 1985, produced by Euston Films for Thames Television and aired on the ITV network. Two six-part series were written by crime writer Lynda La Plante. The executive producer for the series was Verity Lambert. In 1984 it was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series or Serial.
The series focuses on Dolly Rawlins, a recently made widow, whose husband, Harry died along with three others in a bank job gone horribly wrong, who discovers her late husband's plans for one last heist. Armed with this information, she gathers the other widows (Linda Perelli, Shirley Miller, and new recruit Bella O'Reilly) to pull off her husband's heist. But fate has other plans....
The series was a major hit, and was followed by the sequel Widows Revenge in 1985, and the follow up series She's Out in 1995.
La Plante also released novelizations of all three series. Steve McQueen adapted the first series as the film of the same name in 2018.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: All four women. She's Out also includes the formerly incarcerated women that recruit Dolly.
* BankRobbery
* TheCaper
* CouchPotato: Linda after her assault in Rio in the second series.
* FashionModel: Shirley takes up this job as a front for the second heist.
* HollywoodDrowning: Harry attacks Linda at the hideout in Rio and attempts to drown her. He fails.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Bella is one.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Linda, Shirley and Harry in the second series, and Dolly herself in the third series finale]]
* LipstickLesbian: Ester and Julia
* PostRobberyTrauma: Shirley goes through this in spades.
* ShootTheDog: Dolly's poor dog Heidi (Wolf in the novel) dies during the scuffle with Shirley and Harry, when the latter accidentally steps on it.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ester Freeman (not Esther)
* VideoArcade: Linda works at one of these.
The series focuses on Dolly Rawlins, a recently made widow, whose husband, Harry died along with three others in a bank job gone horribly wrong, who discovers her late husband's plans for one last heist. Armed with this information, she gathers the other widows (Linda Perelli, Shirley Miller, and new recruit Bella O'Reilly) to pull off her husband's heist. But fate has other plans....
The series was a major hit, and was followed by the sequel Widows Revenge in 1985, and the follow up series She's Out in 1995.
La Plante also released novelizations of all three series. Steve McQueen adapted the first series as the film of the same name in 2018.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: All four women. She's Out also includes the formerly incarcerated women that recruit Dolly.
* BankRobbery
* TheCaper
* CouchPotato: Linda after her assault in Rio in the second series.
* FashionModel: Shirley takes up this job as a front for the second heist.
* HollywoodDrowning: Harry attacks Linda at the hideout in Rio and attempts to drown her. He fails.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Bella is one.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Linda, Shirley and Harry in the second series, and Dolly herself in the third series finale]]
* LipstickLesbian: Ester and Julia
* PostRobberyTrauma: Shirley goes through this in spades.
* ShootTheDog: Dolly's poor dog Heidi (Wolf in the novel) dies during the scuffle with Shirley and Harry, when the latter accidentally steps on it.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ester Freeman (not Esther)
* VideoArcade: Linda works at one of these.
