Bedford Wives: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When her restaurateur husband, Marco Giannopolous, is found dead under a side of lamb and dripping in gourmet olive oil, Bedfordview housewife and Mrs South Africa entrant, Despina, vows to keep the family businesses going  but then learns the real family business is crime.

Set in the lavish but seedy Johannesburg East suburb, Bedfordview, Bedford Wives follows the lives of four women, and a community of Bedfordview criminals who; on the surface, exude pristine and perfect lives, but behind closed doors, are revealed to have skeletons and secrets.

Series details

• Title: Bedford Wives
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2017-08-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-11-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: SABC 3
• Network country: South Africa
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 50638
• IMDb ID: tt7875562

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-08-24; final listed air date 2017-11-16; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bedford Wives 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.