Real Women: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Real Women is a drama about five girls who grew up together in North London and became firm friends before going their separate ways. Twenty years later it's 1995 and they're in their late thirties and about to reunite for the first time to celebrate a wedding.

Series details

• Title: Real Women
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1998-02-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-11-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 34980
• IMDb ID: tt0143057
• TVDB ID: 288376

Cast and credited roles

• Frances Barber — Anna Nicholls
• Pauline Quirke — Mandy Evans
• Gwyneth Strong — Janet Crossley
• Michelle Collins — Susie Ball
• Lesley Manville — Karen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-02-26; final listed air date 1998-03-12; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 1999-10-19; final listed air date 1999-11-09; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Real Women 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.