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Widows (1983)

Widows poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After a heist goes wrong and their husbands are killed, a group of women decide to finish the job they planned. The series follows them as they navigate the criminal underworld and prepare for a dangerous robbery.

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What happens

Widows is a British primetime television crime drama that was broadcast in 1983 and 1985, produced by Euston Films for Thames Television and aired on the ITV network. Two six-part series were written by crime writer Lynda La Plante. The executive producer for the series was Verity Lambert. In 1984 it was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series or Serial. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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