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Bad Girls (1999)

Crime · Drama

Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout the eight-year run. The series was broadcast in 17 countries and was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road. It is set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and features a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing. From 2010, the UK broadcast rights were bought by CBS Drama, and is repeated regularly – as of September 2012, the channel is re-running the series again in a late-night time slot.

IMDb rating
7.9 (2,812 votes)
Episode average
8.0 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
8
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1999)

8.19 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 8.7 49 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 88 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 65 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 61 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 58 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 58 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 57 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 55 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 56 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 60 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 61 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Them and Us8.288
2Drug Wars8.265
3Love Rivals7.861
4The Victim8.358
5Tangled Web7.858
6A Big Mistake8.157
7Playing with Fire8.255
8Falling Apart8.456
9Pay Back Time8.260
10Love Hurts8.761

Season 2 (2000)

8.49 avg 13 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 49 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 52 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 60 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 49 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 44 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 50 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 50 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 44 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 46 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 47 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 43 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 43 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 45 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 60 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Tug of Love8.452
2Sh*t Happens8.660
3Visiting Time8.549
4Looking for Love8.144
5Mistaken Identity8.650
6Losing It8.650
7The Set-Up8.544
8Babes Behind Bars8.546
9The Leaving8.947
10Family Plan8.543
11Rough Justice8.343
12Facing Up8.245
13Oh What a Night!8.760

Season 3 (2001)

8.27 avg 16 episodes 8.9 → 9.0 48 min avg

Ep 1: 8.9 · 61 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 47 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 41 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 44 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 45 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 44 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 46 votesEp 8: 9.1 · 58 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 41 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 43 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 45 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 47 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 44 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 45 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 45 votesEp 16: 9.0 · 85 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Back from the Brink8.961
2The Turn of the Screw8.347
3The Chains of Freedom7.841
4False Identity7.944
5Blood Ties7.945
6Do or Die8.044
7The Great Escape8.646
8Uninvited Guests9.158
9Common Criminal8.141
10Chapel of Love8.043
11Battle Lines8.345
12Tough Love8.147
13Revolving Doors8.144
14Standing Up8.145
15Cat and Mouse8.245
16Coming Out9.085

Season 4 (2002)

8.03 avg 16 episodes 7.9 → 8.5 48 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 42 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 44 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 43 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 44 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 41 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 38 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 37 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 37 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 36 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 35 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 40 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 36 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 35 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 36 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 36 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 39 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Fight or Flight7.942
2Unholy Alliances7.944
3Behind Closed Doors8.043
4Fait Accompli8.244
5Only the Lonely7.941
6Sweet Sixteen7.738
7Pillow Talk8.037
8Prison Issue8.137
9Baby on Board8.236
10Family Matters8.135
11Battle Lines8.240
12Appearances' Sake7.836
13True Colours8.035
14Hard Knock Life7.936
15Marriage of Inconvenience8.036
16Curtain Call8.539

Season 5 (2003)

7.91 avg 16 episodes 8.1 → 8.0 48 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 35 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 34 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 33 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 32 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 31 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 35 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 33 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 32 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 32 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 33 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 33 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 35 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 32 votesEp 14: 7.7 · 34 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 33 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 39 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #5.18.135
2Episode #5.28.234
3Episode #5.38.133
4Episode #5.48.232
5Episode #5.57.931
6Episode #5.67.735
7Episode #5.77.933
8Episode #5.87.832
9Episode #5.97.732
10Episode #5.107.633
11Episode #5.117.833
12Episode #5.127.935
13Episode #5.138.132
14Episode #5.147.734
15Episode #5.157.833
16Episode #5.168.039

Season 6 (2004)

7.88 avg 12 episodes 8.2 → 8.4 50 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 36 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 31 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 28 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 33 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 33 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 32 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 34 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 36 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 35 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 37 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 32 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 36 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #6.18.236
2Episode #6.28.031
3Episode #6.37.828
4Episode #6.47.633
5Episode #6.57.933
6Episode #6.68.132
7Episode #6.77.834
8Episode #6.88.136
9Episode #6.97.535
10Episode #6.107.637
11Episode #6.117.632
12Episode #6.128.436

Season 7 (2005)

7.73 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 6.7 57 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 33 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 31 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 34 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 31 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 34 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 33 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 36 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 34 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 36 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 36 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 32 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 32 votesEp 13: 6.7 · 42 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #7.17.933
2Episode #7.27.731
3Episode #7.37.534
4Episode #7.47.931
5Episode #7.57.534
6Episode #7.68.233
7Episode #7.77.836
8Episode #7.87.534
9Episode #7.98.136
10Episode #7.108.136
11Episode #7.117.732
12Episode #7.127.932
13Christmas Special6.742

Season 8 (2006)

7.75 avg 11 episodes 8.2 → 6.7 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 39 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 31 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 37 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 32 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 32 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 33 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 32 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 29 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 28 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 29 votesEp 11: 6.7 · 37 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #8.18.239
2Episode #8.27.531
3Episode #8.37.637
4Episode #8.47.632
5Episode #8.58.032
6Episode #8.68.433
7Episode #8.78.332
8Episode #8.87.829
9Episode #8.97.028
10Episode #8.108.229
11Christmas Special6.737

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