Bad Girls (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Bad Girls


caption = "Bad Girls" title screen.
format = Drama
picture_format = 16:9
runtime = 60 / 90 minutes
creator = Maureen Chadwick, Ann McManus
starring = Jack Ellis
Debra Stephenson
Kika Mirylees
Linda Henry
Helen Fraser
Simone Lahbib
Mandana Jones
Claire King
Nathan Constance
James Gaddas
Stephanie Beecham
Amanda Barrie
Eva Pope
Dannielle Brent
Nicola Stapleton
Liz May Brice
Amanda Donohoe
Sid Owen
Colin Salmon
channel = ITV
first_aired = 1 June 1999
last_aired = 20 December 2006
country = UK
num_series = 8
num_episodes = 107
list_episodes = List of Bad Girls episodes
producer = Shed Productions
related =
website = http://www.badgirls.co.uk/
imdb_id = 0203248
tv_com_id = 3159

"Bad Girls" was an award winning British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1999 to 2006. It was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced "Footballers' Wives" and "Waterloo Road" . It was set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and featured a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing.

On 11 January 2007, Channel Five's sister channel Fiver won the rights to air "Bad Girls" along with fellow popular, axed ITV series "Footballers' Wives". They have now finished showing the fourth series, and they plan to air the fifth series later in the year, ITV3 has also finished its repeat run of Series 1 - 3 and currently have no plans to repeat any more episodes.

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The first series of "Bad Girls" was shown on ITV1 in 1999, lasting 10 episodes. There have been eight series in total, ranging from 10 to 16 episodes. Christmas specials were produced in 2005 and 2006 and are now established as the final episodes of each of Series 7 and Series 8, respectively. All series have been shown on ITV, at 9 pm, on varying days but primarily Tuesdays and Thursdays. The 100th episode, part of Series 8, was shown on Thursday 3 August 2006 at 9 pm.

Initially the series was very gritty and quite hard hitting. As the seasons passed, more far-fetched storylines were phased in.

ITV axed Bad Girls after its eighth series and the 2006 Christmas Special was the final episode.

The exterior shots that featured in Series 1–3 of the show were shot at Oxford Castle (a.k.a Oxford Prison), and the set itself, used in the show, is a almost exact replica of the wing layout at Oxford. For series 4–8, a entire replica set of the prison was constructed and built to look similar to Oxford. This was due to the prison in Oxford being reconstructed to become a new hotel complex.

Shed recently closed a deal with US channel FX, for them to create their own version of "Bad Girls". On May 27, 2008 it was announced that Alan Ball, executive producer of "Six Feet Under" would adapt "Bad Girls" for an American audience. A pilot script is to be penned by Nancy Oliver and Raelle Tucker for HBO with Ball as executive producer. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3if04d4af91afa116b47cae086fc3253a3] . Film and TV actress Michelle Rodriguez has signed on with the series. It has been revealed that the American version will remake the UK version (with the same storylines and characters). [http://www.afterellen.com/people/2008/6/eileengallagher] .This at least means that Bad Girls has not been completely axed globally.

"Bad Girls" around the world

External links

* [http://www.badgirls.co.uk "Bad Girls"] Official website
* [http://www.logoonline.com/shows/dyn/bad_girls/videos.jhtml "Bad Girls"] page on Logo
* [http://www.shed-insider.net "Shed Insider"] , fan-site of Shed Productions' programs.
* [http://www.badgirlsannex.com "Bad Girls" Annex] Media studies site on Bad Girls
* [http://www.thesoapshow.com/badgirls.htm "The Soap Show"] , information on Bad Girls The Musical and cast interviews.
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