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==Cast==
==Cast==
===Pilot===
===Pilot===
*[[Barbara Windsor]] - Millie
*[[Barbara Windsor]] Millie
*[[Derek Francis]] - Mr Harcourt
*[[Derek Francis]] Mr Harcourt
*[[Penelope Keith]] - Daisy
*[[Penelope Keith]] Daisy
*Sonia Fox - Ruby
*Sonia Fox Ruby
*Jennie Paul - Blossom
*Jennie Paul Blossom
*[[Ronnie Stevens (actor)|Ronnie Stevens]] - Clarence
*[[Ronnie Stevens (actor)|Ronnie Stevens]] Clarence
*David Stoll - Lord Hurlingham
*David Stoll Lord Hurlingham
*Zena Howard - Lady Hurlingham
*Zena Howard Lady Hurlingham


===Series===
===Series===
*[[Barbara Windsor]] - Millie
*[[Barbara Windsor]] Millie
*[[Paul Whitsun-Jones]] - Mr Harcourt
*[[Paul Whitsun-Jones]] Mr Harcourt
*[[Pat Coombs]] - Daisy
*[[Pat Coombs]] Daisy
*[[Ken Platt]] - Albert
*[[Ken Platt]] Albert
*Toni Palmer - Ruby
*Toni Palmer Ruby
*[[Jessie Robins]] - Blossom
*[[Jessie Robins]] Blossom
*[[Daphne Heard]] - Ginny
*[[Daphne Heard]] Ginny
*Yvonne Paul - Flo
*Yvonne Paul Flo
*[[Anna Karen]] - Maude
*[[Anna Karen]] Maude
*[[Joan Sanderson]] - Mrs Harcourt
*[[Joan Sanderson]] Mrs Harcourt


==Outline==
==Outline==
This period sitcom, set in 1902, was a variation of ''[[The Rag Trade]]'', which was also written by [[Chesney and Wolfe]]. [[Barbara Windsor]], who also starred in ''The Rag Trade'', played Millie, a [[cockney]] woman who led the women in a [[Hatmaking|milliner's]] shop. The storylines focused around the conflict between the female workers and the management, Mr Harcourt and his apprentice Albert. Reflecting the mood of Britain in the late 1960s, the women adopted a new feisty spirit not seen in most characters in ''The Rag Trade''. In the pilot the women were shown as strong supporters of the suffragette movement, but it was decided not to make much of this in the series.
This period sitcom, set in 1902, was a variation of ''[[The Rag Trade]]'', which was also written by [[Chesney and Wolfe]]. [[Barbara Windsor]], who also starred in ''The Rag Trade'', played Millie, a [[cockney]] woman who led the women in a [[Hatmaking|milliner's]] shop. The storylines focused around the conflict between the female workers and the management, Mr Harcourt and his apprentice Albert. Reflecting the mood of Britain in the late 1960s, the women adopted a new feisty spirit not seen in most characters in ''The Rag Trade''. In the pilot the women were shown as strong supporters of the suffragette movement, but it was decided not to make much of this in the series.


The series failed to attract the same popularity as ''The Rag Trade'', and was decommissioned after the first series. Only episode 3 still exists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=c98761ce-cbc9-4236-a0fa-8c792e0b97d9|title=Missing or incomplete episodes for programme WILD, WILD WOMEN|accessdate=10 July 2008|author=|last=|first=|year=2006|format=|work=|publisher=LostShows.com}}</ref>
The series failed to attract the same popularity as ''The Rag Trade'', and was decommissioned after the first series. Only episode 3 still exists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=c98761ce-cbc9-4236-a0fa-8c792e0b97d9|title=Missing or incomplete episodes for programme WILD, WILD WOMEN|accessdate=10 July 2008|year=2006|publisher=LostShows.com}}</ref>


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|0201401|Wild, Wild Women}}
* {{IMDb title|0201401|Wild, Wild Women}}


{{Chesney Wolfe}}
{{Chesney Wolfe}}

Revision as of 10:55, 4 January 2023

Wild, Wild Women
Wild, Wild Women.jpg
Title card
GenreSitcom
StarringBarbara Windsor
Penelope Keith
Pat Coombs
Daphne Heard
Joan Sanderson
Derek Francis
Ronnie Stevens
Anna Karen
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes7 (6 missing)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release24 May 1968 (1968-05-24) –
10 February 1969 (1969-02-10)

Wild, Wild Women is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC from 1968 to 1969. Shot in black-and-white, it starred Barbara Windsor and was written by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney.

Cast

Pilot

Series

Outline

This period sitcom, set in 1902, was a variation of The Rag Trade, which was also written by Chesney and Wolfe. Barbara Windsor, who also starred in The Rag Trade, played Millie, a cockney woman who led the women in a milliner's shop. The storylines focused around the conflict between the female workers and the management, Mr Harcourt and his apprentice Albert. Reflecting the mood of Britain in the late 1960s, the women adopted a new feisty spirit not seen in most characters in The Rag Trade. In the pilot the women were shown as strong supporters of the suffragette movement, but it was decided not to make much of this in the series.

The series failed to attract the same popularity as The Rag Trade, and was decommissioned after the first series. Only episode 3 still exists.[1]

Episodes

Comedy Playhouse Pilot (1968)

  • Pilot (24 May 1968)

Series One (1969)

  • Episode One (6 January 1969)
  • Episode Two (13 January 1969)
  • Episode Three (20 January 1969)
  • Episode Four (27 January 1969)
  • Episode Five (3 February 1969)
  • Episode Six (10 February 1969)

References

Specific
  1. ^ "Missing or incomplete episodes for programme WILD, WILD WOMEN". LostShows.com. 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
General
  • Mark Lewisohn, Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy, BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003

External links