| Widows | |
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| Format | Drama |
| Created by | Lynda La Plante |
| Starring | Ann Mitchell Fiona Hendley Maureen O'Farrell Eva Mottley Debby Bishop Maurice O'Connell David Calder Kate Williams |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Lynda La Plante, CBE (born Lynda Titchmarsh on 15 March 1946) is an English Author, Screenwriter and former Ann Mitchell (born April 22, 1939 in Stepney, East London England) is one of Britain 's leading stage and television actresses Fiona Hendley is a British actress and latterly Christian speaker married to the former Manfred Mann singer and actor Paul Jones. Maureen O'Farrell is a British Actress, probably best known for her role as Linda Perelli in the 1980s Television drama Widows. Eva Mottley ( 1 January 1953 - 14 February 1985) was a British actress best known for her role as Bella O'Reilly in the acclaimed Debby Bishop is a British actress She is probably best known to Television viewers for her appearance in the second series of the crime drama Widows Maurice O'Connell may refer to Maurice O'Connell (MP ( c 1801&ndash1853 Irish politician Member of Parliament (MP for Tralee 1832&ndash1837 and David Calder (born 1 August 1946) is a British actor probably best known for his performances on Television. Kate Williams (born in 1941 in London, England, UK) is an English actress from London who trained at London's The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 Hour |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | 1983 – 1985 |
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| IMDb profile | |
Widows was a British primetime television serial aired in 1983, produced by Euston Films for Thames Television and aired on the ITV network. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Euston Films was a British Film and Television production company Thames Television was a licencee of the British ITV television network covering London and parts of the surrounding counties Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent
The six-part series revolved was written by crime writer Lynda La Plante, and set the tone for police procedural TV dramas which followed, including Prime Suspect. Lynda La Plante, CBE (born Lynda Titchmarsh on 15 March 1946) is an English Author, Screenwriter and former Prime Suspect is a British Police procedural television drama series made by Granada Television for the ITV network in the 1990s The executive producer was Verity Lambert. Verity Ann Lambert, OBE ( 27 November 1935 &ndash 22 November 2007) was an English television and
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Plot
Three armed robbers - Harry Rawlins, Terry Miller and Joe Pirelli - are killed during an armed robbery. They are survived by their widows, Dolly Rawlins (Ann Mitchell), Shirley Miller (Fiona Hendley) and Linda Pirelli (Maureen O'Farrell). Ann Mitchell (born April 22, 1939 in Stepney, East London England) is one of Britain 's leading stage and television actresses Fiona Hendley is a British actress and latterly Christian speaker married to the former Manfred Mann singer and actor Paul Jones. Maureen O'Farrell is a British Actress, probably best known for her role as Linda Perelli in the 1980s Television drama Widows. With the police applying pressure, and a rival gang intending to take over Harry Rawlins' crime business, the widows turn to Dolly for leadership.
She uses Harry's famous "ledgers", a cache of books detailing all his robberies over the years, to find the details of the failed robbery, and, enlisting the help of a fourth woman, Bella O'Reilly (Eva Mottley), they resolve to pull off the raid themselves. Eva Mottley ( 1 January 1953 - 14 February 1985) was a British actress best known for her role as Bella O'Reilly in the acclaimed At the same time, they discover the "fourth man" in the raid escaped - leaving their husbands for dead. Dolly must contend with the police and the gang, as well as her fellow widows, agitating for vengeance.
Widows concluded with the widows successfully pulling off the raid, and escaping to Rio. In the final scenes, however, they discovered that the "fourth man" was in fact Harry Rawlins (Maurice O'Connell), Dolly's husband. Maurice O'Connell may refer to Maurice O'Connell (MP ( c 1801&ndash1853 Irish politician Member of Parliament (MP for Tralee 1832&ndash1837 and
Sequels
Widows was followed by Widows 2 in 1985. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The second series saw the widows return from Rio to track down Harry Rawlins, revealed at the conclusion of the original Widows to be the surviving "fourth man" from the original raid. Harry is determined to pay back the widows for staging his raid, and the widows have a score to settle with him for running out on their husbands. For this second series, Debby Bishop took over the role of Bella, after Eva Mottley had died from a drugs overdose. Debby Bishop is a British actress She is probably best known to Television viewers for her appearance in the second series of the crime drama Widows
Widows 2 was followed by She's Out in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The third (and final) series began with Dolly Rawlins' release from prison after serving a nine year sentence for the murder of Harry, her husband. She teams up with several other parolees and make plans to stage a train robbery on horseback. Dolly's new companions in crime were - Ester Freeman (Linda Marlowe), Julia Lawson (Anna Patrick), Gloria Radford (Maureen Sweeney), Connie Stephens (Zoe Heyes), Angela Dunn (Indra Ove) and Kathleen O'Reilly (Maggie McCarthy). Indra Ové is a British movie and stage actress Her most notable appearance was in Interview with the Vampire, where she worked with Tom Cruise and
US re-make
In 2002, it was re-made for the US market as Widows, but the plot was changed. Instead of a traditional armed robbery, the US version united the three widows and the fourth woman in a plan to steal a famous painting. The US version starred Mercedes Ruehl as Dolly Rawlins, Brooke Shields as Shirley Heller (note: the character name was changed from Miller), Rosie Perez as Linda Perelli and N'Bushe Wright as Bella O'Reilly. Mercedes J Ruehl ( February 28, 1948) is an American Theater, Television and Film actress. Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. Rosa María "Rosie" Pérez (born September 6, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress, Dancer, N'Bushe Wright (pronounced nuh-BOO-shay born September 20 1970 in New York City New York, U
DVD Release
The complete series of Widows is available on DVD (Region 2, UK) from Fremantle Media. The 1990's sequel, She's Out, is also available, having been released by Revelation.
External links
- Widows at the Internet Movie Database
- Widows 2 at the Internet Movie Database
- She's Out at the Internet Movie Database
- Encyclopedia of Television
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