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Stella (2012)

Comedy · Drama

Ruth Jones stars as a 40-something mum juggling the ups and downs of family life amid the chaos of her eccentric friends, relatives and children's fathers.

IMDb rating
8.0 (2,326 votes)
Episode average
8.1 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
6
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

8.18 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 7.7 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 53 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 39 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 29 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 30 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 24 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 23 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 28 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 25 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 28 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 25 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #1.18.153
2Episode #1.27.939
3Episode #1.38.329
4Episode #1.48.230
5Episode #1.58.524
6Episode #1.68.323
7Episode #1.78.628
8Episode #1.87.425
9Episode #1.98.828
10Episode #1.107.725

Season 2 (2013)

8.12 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 8.7 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 25 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 24 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 28 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 24 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 24 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 26 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 24 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 23 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 22 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 28 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #2.18.025
2Episode #2.27.724
3Episode #2.37.428
4Episode #2.48.124
5Episode #2.57.924
6Episode #2.68.326
7Episode #2.78.424
8Episode #2.88.323
9Episode #2.98.422
10Episode #2.108.728

Season 3 (2014)

8.25 avg 11 episodes 8.3 → 8.4 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 24 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 20 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 22 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 20 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 8: 8.8 · 24 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 21 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 25 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 26 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #3.18.324
2Episode #3.28.120
3Episode #3.38.118
4Episode #3.47.919
5Episode #3.58.122
6Episode #3.67.920
7Episode #3.77.921
8Episode #3.88.824
9Episode #3.98.621
10Episode #3.108.625
11Episode #3.118.426

Season 4 (2015)

8.20 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.9 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 29 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 26 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 22 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 21 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 20 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 22 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 24 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 22 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 21 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 27 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #4.17.729
2Episode #4.27.926
3Episode #4.37.622
4Episode #4.48.621
5Episode #4.58.420
6Episode #4.68.622
7Episode #4.78.224
8Episode #4.88.122
9Episode #4.98.021
10Episode #4.108.927

Season 5 (2016)

7.93 avg 11 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 46 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 29 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 28 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 25 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 21 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 22 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 19 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 29 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 24 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #5.17.629
2Episode #5.27.828
3Episode #5.37.825
4Episode #5.48.121
5Episode #5.58.122
6Episode #5.68.119
7Episode #5.78.019
8Episode #5.87.921
9Episode #5.97.221
10Episode #5.109.029
11Christmas Special7.624

Season 6 (2017)

7.82 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 46 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 23 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 21 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 22 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 22 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 22 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 24 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #6.17.523
2Episode #6.27.721
3Episode #6.37.622
4Episode #6.47.722
5Episode #6.57.922
6Episode #6.68.524

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