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Mistresses

Mistresses

20085.73 Seasons16 EpisodesEndedTV-14

Overview

Follows the lives of four female friends and their involvement in an array of marital and extramarital relationships.

Created by Douglas Rae
Produced by Douglas Rae
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Sarah Parish

Sarah Parish

Katie Roden

Sharon Small

Sharon Small

Trudi Malloy

Orla Brady

Orla Brady

Siobhan Dhillon

Shelley Conn

Shelley Conn

Jessica

Raza Jaffrey

Raza Jaffrey

Hari Dhillon

Patrick Baladi

Patrick Baladi

Richard Dunlop

Adam Rayner

Adam Rayner

Dominic Montgomery

F

Flossie Ure

Gina Malloy

L

Lizzie Watkins

Amy Dunlop

Oliver Milburn

Oliver Milburn

Mark Hardy

Themes & Keywords

infidelityfemale friendshiprelationshipthirty something

About Mistresses

Mistresses is a drama, family series that first aired in 2008 exploring themes of infidelity, female friendship, relationship, thirty something. Created by Douglas Rae, it stars Sarah Parish, Sharon Small, Orla Brady. Follows the lives of four female friends and their involvement in an array of marital and extramarital relationships.

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