Wife on Strike: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this series, we meet some of the UK's most unequal households, in which one partner – usually the woman – is taking on more of the domestic load than anyone else in the home.

In each episode, two participants (not always women) from two different households down tools and walk out on their ungrateful families. Those left behind must try and muscle through one week without the family linchpin, as we uncover the real dynamics of the household. As their strike unfolds, we follow both sides as they try to cope in this unique look at how we all live together in modern Britain.

Series details

• Title: Wife on Strike
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2023-11-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 72149
• TVDB ID: 441971

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-11-06; final listed air date 2023-11-20; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-07-21; final listed air date 2024-08-11; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wife on Strike on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.